Relaxation Exercise!

Hello everyone!

If this is your first time on my blog, welcome!  I hope this blog helps you in some sort of way and that you find it at least a little interesting!  If you are a returning "visitor," welcome back!  This is my first time blogging (besides my initial "practice" blog) and so far, I like it.  As most of you know, I had to set this blog up for a "Creating Wellness" class, so most of my blogs will actually be a weekly homework assignment; however, I may input little extra blogs every now-and-then.  I truly hope you enjoy it!

Well, here is my very first assignment!  For this blog, I had to listen to a relaxation track and then write about my experience.  Wow!  What a way to begin the day!  I put on the track, and then, since I wanted to get as comfortable as possible, I laid down on the floor.  The narrator had me take off my watch, close my eyes, and take a deep breath; on the exhale he told me to "relax."  I did this a couple more times and all of a sudden, I had this overwhelming sensation of relaxation.  My body just sunk into the floor.  I was then told that I would be using my mind to move the blood that was in my abdomen to other parts of my body; really?  Can this actually work?  Can I really "tell" my blood to go elsewhere?  Well, turns out, I can!  The soothing sound of the narrator told me to focus on sending the blood circulation to my shoulders, arms and hands.  Doing so, I noticed my arms and hands became extremely heavy; he then said that this would happen.  I must have done something right!  We stayed like this for a while, focusing on breathing and my arms; I actually noticed that while the blood was in my arms, my breathing was a little shallower. 

Eventually, he told me to bring the blood back to my abdomen.  This seemed a little harder for me, but I was finally able to accomplish this task.  My breathing was, once again, deeper, and my arms were lighter; he said this would happen!  I was (and still am) relaxed!  When I was told to become more aware of my surroundings, I opened my eyes a little and just laid there, trying to focus on not getting up to fast and becoming dizzy.  I was eventually able to get up and go to my computer to write about this experience; I have to admit, it was a really nice, relaxing, and great way to start the day! 

I truly hope y'all have a great day; and remember to always give yourself a little bit of time everyday to lie/sit comfortably and just relax! 

-Natasja