RELAXATION EXERCISES
Starting this exercise, you should be in a location and position that is comfortable and in which you can totally respond to the directions you will receive. Sit or lie comfortably and relaxed. Keep your eyes closed. There is nothing to look at, or read for the rest of this exercise. With your eyes closed, think only of what you are hearing. Pay attention to the muscles around the areas we talk about. If you need time to get into a comfortable position, turn the recorder off and when ready, turn it back on. DO IT NOW!
THE HEAD
Start at the top of your head. Raise your eyebrows. Push them right up toward the top of your head. Push hard. Hold it. Push harder. Hold it there. Feel the tension tighten in the muscles in the forehead and scalp area. Now, gradually and slowly, lower your eyebrows. Smooth your
forehead. This tension created by raising your eyebrows extended back into your scalp area. As you relaxed, the entire top of your head relaxed. Pay attention to the top of your head gaining tension and then releasing it as you repeat this exercise.
Raise your eyebrows high. Push them right up to the top of your head. Push hard. Notice the tightness all the way back over your head and to the rear of your scalp. Keep pushing. Hold it.
Hold it. Now, very slowly, slowly, begin to lower your eyebrows. Gradually and slowly. Smooth your forehead. Totally relax that area. Pay special attention to how good it feels. Relax. Relax. Could you feel the tension begin to leave as soon as you began to relax?
Taken From: ALPHA-NETICS
RAPID READING PROGRAM
