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Relaxation techniques help solving muscular tensions, encourage the balance of vegetative processes, deepen mental concentration and help eliminating disturbing thoughts and habits.
The salutary effect of relaxation has been known for millennia. Autogenous training and progressive muscle relaxation are the established methods in this domain.
Autogenous training was developed by J. H. Schultz for clinical use. He discovered that autonomous organ functions can be systematically influenced by means of autosuggestion and cognitive training. Suggestive formulas stimulate muscle relaxation and blood circulation. Aimed training couples vegetative processes with formulas that can later be used to trigger these organic functions.