To do at home
First, make yourself comfortable with your head and back straight. With your eyes open, inhale deeply, while grimacing. Then closing your eyes, breathe: release yourself from all tension, relax the muscles of your face. For a few seconds, breathe in while inflating the belly and concentrate on the regularity of this rhythm.
Open your eyes. Inhale again and this time make a strong fist. Close your eyes. As you breathe out, relax and allow your arm and hand muscles to relax.
Breathe and become aware of the comings and goings of the air in your lungs. One last time, inhale and straighten your legs. Letting the air escape, relax the muscles of the thighs and legs, down to the feet. Finally, remember a good time. Then stretch and open your eyes.
At a professional
In the posture of your choice (sitting, lying or standing), the sophrologist helps you release the muscular tensions in your body through different breathing techniques. It also uses visualization techniques that consist of either re-immersing yourself in a happy moment or facing a situation that you dread to prepare for it. The sessions generally cost between 30 and 60 €. For more information on this method of relaxation, you can contact the French Sophrology Society on 01 40 56 94 95 or browse its website at the following address: www.sophrologie-francaise.com.
