Article: Payne R. Relaxation Techniques A Practical Handbook for the Health Care Professional.(Book review)

Article: Relaxed Patients Have Quicker, Less Costly Procedures.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
AORN Journal;  March 1, 2000 ;     252 words ...Using hypnotic relaxation techniques during invasive medical...approximately 50% of patients when relaxation techniques were used. The 161 patients...18%) who did not use relaxation techniques and 38 of 82 (46%) patients...

Article: It's all in your head! Everyone gets a headache once in a while. Find out how you can decrease the pain and increase the prevention. (disease & disorders).
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......University seems to back up the use of relaxation techniques for treating most headaches. Researchers...another. Even if this is the case, relaxation techniques can still bring some pain relief...some medications can bring. So try relaxation techniques; if that fails, it may be ...

Article: natural childbirth
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English;      27 words ...nat·u·ral child·birth • n. childbirth with minimal medical or technological intervention, usually involving special breathing and relaxation techniques.

Article: Managing stress. (includes related article by Gerald Le Van on wisdom for workaholics) (The Complete Lawyer)
Trial;  July 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......The best way to do this is to use relaxation techniques that involve breathing, muscle...of mental relaxation. In part, relaxation techniques work because they allow you to...that are harmful to your health. Relaxation techniques are effective short-term interventions...

Article: Voice and the Alexander Technique: Active Explorations for Speaking and Singing (w/CD).(Book Review)
American Music Teacher;  August 1, 2005 ;     330 words ...Voice and the Alexander Technique: Active Explorations for...written material about the Alexander Technique--the remarkable method of...Heirich's book, Voice and the Alexander Technique, is, as far as I know, the...

Article: Alexander Technique
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine;      700+ words ...Alexander technique Definition The Alexander technique is a somatic method for improving physical and mental...physical and mental disorders. Benefits Because the Alexander technique helps students improve overall functioning, both...

Article: Mind your body: Alexander Technique: get in gear.
Dance Magazine;  May 1, 2004 ;     616 words ......Some dancers have found that The Alexander Technique is a tool that can help. Robert...discoveries and teaching them to others. ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE sessions involve gentle hands-on...dance at Barnard College, studied Alexander Technique during the years that she danced...

Article: A new course on how you combat stress.
Goole & Thorne Courier (Thorne, England);  October 5, 2007 ;     81 words ......wide variety of techniques to reduce these effects including healthy living strategies, time management techniques, decision making, positive thinking, confidence building and relaxation techniques. For more information phone 01405 837130.

Article: tinnitus
A Dictionary of Nursing;      81 words ......auditory pathways in the brain. t. retraining therapy ( TRT ) a unified method of treating tinnitus, including explanation, counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy, relaxation techniques, and sound therapy (see white noise instrument ).

Article: Make Room for Happiness.(Make Room for Happiness: 12 Ways to Improve Your Life By Letting Go of Tension)(Brief article)(Book review)
Small Press Bookwatch;  October 1, 2008 ;     112 words ......self-help guide suggesting that people improve their contentment with their lives by simply uncomplicating them. Suggesting relaxation techniques, cutting down on anxieties, being truer to one's relationships including the one with yourself, getting enough sleep...

Article: Include relaxation in New Year resolutions. (PMS Access recommends that women suffering from premenstrual syndrome should learn relaxation techniques)(Brief Article)
USA Today (Magazine);  December 1, 1995 ;     365 words ......information, recommends that women with the condition should approach the new year equipped with stress reduction and relaxation techniques. Learning the relaxation response is vital to personal health and helps reverse the damaging physical effects of stress...

Article: Indian carrier offers in-flight meditation.
Airline Industry Information;  April 29, 2004 ;     108 words ......meditation courses by former Miss India-Asia Maureen Motwane. The former beauty queen will demonstrate breathing and relaxation techniques in 20-minute sessions on selected flights. The courses will be offered once or twice a week, depending on Motwane's availability...

Article: Managing stress; principles and strategies for health and wellbeing, 5th ed. (CD and workbook included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  March 1, 2006 ;     97 words ......relationship between stress and disease, outlines pertinent psychological concepts, and suggests coping strategies and relaxation techniques for daily use. The fifth edition adds color images and a chapter on managing time and money. The relaxation CD provides...

Article: FEATURE/'Tis the Season to Chill Out: Stress Experts Tell Reader's Digest How They Stay Cool.
Business Wire;  December 2, 1998 ;     573 words ......Domar came equipped with a full array of stress-busting relaxation techniques. Many health professionals are now trained in techniques...magazine. Take a `mini.' That's Domar's term for mini-relaxation techniques that can be used anywhere. One technique is belly breathing...