The importance of relaxation

As I travel through life there are certain beliefs I have abandoned over the years, some I continue to test and remain unsure of and still others that I have become more and more convinced about. One of the latter of these beliefs is that being able to properly and naturally relax is the essence of good health and wellbeing as well as essential for optimising most, or possibly all, of the functions that our human bodies need to perform minute by minute. We are bombarded these days with all the ways that stress negatively affects our wellbeing and our health and can lead to many serious illnesses so there is a general consensus that stress is bad but perhaps not yet a good understanding of what it really means to be fully relaxed.

 

Let me tell you a story about Alison. Alison had done a little meditation before but didn’t find it easy so decided to try a class. Life was quite stressful for Alison and her blood pressure had got a bit higher than ideal. Her doctor wasn’t insisting on medication yet but was keeping a close eye. She thought that regular meditation might help her to relax and cope better with the stress.
 

There is so much pressure at this time of year to make new year's resolutions, get fit and start new projects but I find myself wondering if this really is the right time of year.
 

A brand new book: “Understanding Reiki: From self-care to energy medicine”, recently fell into my hands and I am so excited by it... It does for Reiki what I have wanted a book to do for years.