Relaxation

     (1) you have learned relaxation techniques, you can use them at any time.  

(2) you begin to feel your body respond to distress, make time to relax, both to give yourself added strength  

(3) to help alleviate the negative physical effects of stress.  

(4) your body relaxes, your heart rate slows, your blood pressure and metabolic rate decrease, and many other body-calming effects occur, allowing you to channel energy effectively.  

(5), sleep is an important way of revitalizing the body. Be sure to get enough of it.

—Adapted from Donatelle, Access to Health, 7th ed., p. 83