Progressive muscle relaxation has been studied as a behavioral therapy to treat anxiety and depression. A group of researchers studied progressive muscle relaxation in women with babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. They found that women who underwent progressive muscle relaxation followed by guided visualization produced twice as much breast milk as those who had not participated in either process.
Want to unwind? Give it a try with the sample below (approx. 13 minutes).
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Guided Visualization
Take a listen to this guided imagery. Make sure you are in a position of being able to relax and not required to be alert. The total time of the audio is 10 minutes.