True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping down in front of the television with a welcome drink. Nor is it about drifting into an exhausted sleep. Useful though these responses to tension and over-tiredness mi
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be, we should distinguish between them and conscious relaxation in
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(term) of quality and effect. Regardless of the level of tiredness, real relaxation is a state of alertness, yet, at the same
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, passive awareness, in which our bodies are a
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rest while our minds are awake.
Moreover, it is as natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting.
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(be) relaxed in action means we bring the appropriate energy to everything we do, s
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as to have a feeling of healthy tiredness by the end of the day, ra
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than one of exhaustion.
Unfortunately, as a con
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of living in today"s competitive world, we are under constant strain and have difficulty in coping, let alone nurturing our body"s abilities.
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needs to be rediscovered is conscious relaxation. With this in m
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we must apply ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes, however deep-seated.