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A stress management technique that combines meditation, breathing and relaxation techniques with gentle movement and visualisation. It doesn’t require complicated postures or large amounts of time.
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Close your eyes, breathe in, and hold your breath for a few seconds while tensing up all the muscles in your body. Then, as you exhale, release all the muscles and let go, allowing the body and mind to slow down
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It was developed in Spain in 1960 by neuropsychiatrist Prof Alfonso Caycedo. It sits at the crossroads between western relaxation and eastern meditation, as a result of the struggle to find the best way to enable people to better manage stress, fear, anxiety.
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