HOW DOES AUTOGENIC TRAINING WORK?

Autogenic can be carried out to people who undergo a lot of stress in their day to day activities. This could be used as a remedy to stress or a way of easing the same. It can also be used on people who suffer from anxiety disorder. It can be done at home to individuals although nowadays it is used to deal with low productivity by companies.

Autogenic training - Silent place

For a person who has never practiced autogenic, first read a book that talks about the technique or search the sites that deals with the same. Go to a silent place that you cannot be distracted. Dress in a loose fitting outfit and remove your shoes. Put music that has tunes of nature if you so wish. It advised that you do this on an empty stomach.

Have some breathing exercise .Take in air using the nose and out via the mouth. Make a point of breathing out more as the compared to breathing in. Place your hand on the abdomen and feel it move in and out with the breathing.

How does Autogenic training work?

Practice heavy breathing. You should utter a statement like ‘my hand is relaxed’ and as you breathe out. You could go further to saying ‘my hand is becoming tighter and tighter’. Repeat this for some 8 to 9 times. After you have gained control of your whole being say ‘I am totally relaxed’. Learn to practice this for three to four times in a day. Do this for three days in a week.