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• Find yourself a comfortable position, either sitting or lying down.

• Uncross your legs and arms (crossing your legs and arms creates physical tension).

Note: Physical tension creates mental tension. Mental tension creates physical tension.

• Put one hand on your stomach area, just above the navel.

• Check the main tension points and consciously relax them:

• unclench your teeth

• drop your shoulders

• open your hands.

• Close your eyes and just be aware of the position of your body in the chair or on the bed. Concentrate on your head for a moment, then on your arms, the trunk of your body, your legs.

• Listen to your breathing for about ten breaths. Do not do anything. It is unimportant whether you breathe quickly or slowly, just listen to it.

• Now begin to take deeper breaths. As you breathe in, make sure you breathe in through your belly. If you are doing this properly, the hand on your stomach will rise with your expanding belly. As you exhale, your belly area will deflate and your hand sink down with it.

• Take ten deep breaths through your belly and for each one hold your breath for a count of five, then exhale again.

• Let your breathing go back to normal again.

• Gently tighten all your muscles and, as you release the tension, open your eyes again. You should feel physically calm now.