Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Want to destress your mind? Start with your body. Progressive Muscle Relaxation is a practice where you methodically tense and release your muscles to ...

The deadline for the APPIC Application for Psychology Internships is fast-approaching, and my level of stress has thus been fast-increasing. Sleep has been difficult to come by, so I have found myself ...

How does sugar affect relaxation exercises? A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Konstanz provides ...

For decades, one popular approach to panic disorder has emphasized calming the body down: deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness. Now, a study challenges this strategy with a ...

Stress is inevitable, but too much stress can negatively impact your mood, relationships, sleep routine, and even how your body functions. There are a variety of ways to manage stress, such as ...

Don’t you hate it when someone tells you to “Just relax”? As if it’s that simple. If we could all relax at a moment’s notice, we’d all be chilling, all of the time. But the reality is that we live in ...

Progressive muscle relaxation A 2021 study found that progressive muscle relaxation can significantly reduce anxiety levels and sleep quality in individuals with COVID-19. These exercises involve ...

The progressive muscle relaxation exercise is conducted while participants are seated or lying on yoga mats. Noriega guides the group slowly through tensing and then relaxing each muscle group, from ...

Good for the body: Sometimes emotions are so overwhelming they take control of your mind and your body. These videos teach approaches to overcome difficult emotions and physical responses so that you ...