1-Awareness of tension - by concentrating on an area of your body, you learn to recognize tension.
<span> 2-Tensing the muscles.
3-Letting go of the tensing.
4-Awareness of relaxation - you concentrate on the particular area of your body, and you learn to recognize the feeling of relaxation.
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How/When-The best position for practicing progressive relaxation technique is lying down. Some people use this technique just before falling asleep, but you can use it at anytime of the day.
