Coaching practices for Full Body Relaxation Sequence

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• I’ll relax my shoulders and then realize my jaw and my stomach were clenched the whole time too
• The quick fifteen-minute run-throughs barely scratch the surface for me
• Every time I try to relax I end up trying so hard at it that I get more tense
• The acute panic has passed but my whole body is still clenched
• I’m so chronically keyed-up that even lying down to rest, my body won’t actually let go

Practices that may help

1. Work a systematic head-to-toe sequence
   Move through muscle groups in a fixed order so no area of held tension gets skipped.
   Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Made Practical
2. Slow, systematic full-body progressive sequence
   Work through every major muscle group from feet to face in a single slow session — more thorough than abbreviated PMR.
   Edmund Jacobson’s Progressive Relaxation, Made Practical
3. Guided body scan into deep rest
   Follow attention slowly through the body to drop into a relaxed, conscious state.
   Yoga Nidra & NSDR for Recovery
4. Progressive relaxation: release physical tension systematically
   Tense and release each muscle group in sequence to clear the physical tension that emotional arousal creates.
   TIPP: DBT’s Crisis Skill for Rapidly Lowering Emotional Intensity
5. Deep relaxation and restorative practice
   Use yoga nidra / NSDR-style guided relaxation to drop the body into a sustained parasympathetic state.
   Vagal Tone, Honestly Explained
6. Release-only relaxation: drop the tension phase
   Achieve the same result from release alone once you have learned what relaxation feels like.
   Applied Relaxation, Made Practical
7. Savasana and the relaxation response
   Lying completely still at the end of a yoga practice triggers the relaxation response — the physiological counterpart to the stress response.
   Yoga for Stress: What the Research Shows
8. The foundational stance — observing, not fixing
   Approach each body region as a curious observer, not as someone trying to relax, release, or change what’s there.
   Body Scan Meditation, Made Practical
9. The core tense-and-release cycle
   Tense one muscle group for several seconds, then release fully and notice the contrast.
   Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Made Practical
10. Progressive muscle relaxation — using tension to find release
    Systematically tense each muscle group for 5–10 seconds, then release, to identify and dissolve chronic tension your nervous system has stopped noticing.
    The Relaxation Body-Mind, Made Practical

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