Relaxation Techniques

There are quick relaxation techniques that take just a few minutes. You can use these in many places for example taking a few minutes to relax in the middle of an exam if you find yourself getting stressed and not thinking clearly.

  • Deep breathing - breathe in through the nose and let the air fill the bottom of your lungs first, breathe right down to your stomach, then breathe out slowly, concentrating on letting the muscles of your body relax.
  • Focus breathing - breathe in through the nose and as you breathe out say a positive statement to yourself like relax or calm down.
  • Stretching - stretch out muscles, reach the arms above the head and stretch or just stretch whatever part of the body you feel needs it.
  • Visualisation - this is where you picture a pleasant place and use slow breathing through the nose - you can make the place anywhere you want to and you can change anything in the picture to see, feel, sound or smell just as you wish.
Page Created: 17th Apr, 2008
Last Updated: 5:10pm on 17th Apr, 2008 by Tom Scott