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Let's take a moment.

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This is Marnie Castor.

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Chronic muscular tension

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is a thing.

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We are tense all the time.

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Then all of a sudden you

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have such a pain under your

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shoulder blade or in your

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neck that you can barely turn

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your head.

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Sometimes you don't even know

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how tense you are until

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your back spasms and

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you are laid up for a couple of

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days.

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Progressive relaxation is a

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technique where you voluntarily

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tense up your muscles and then

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relax them.

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Let's try it.

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But before we begin, just

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make sure you don't have any

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physical injuries that may be

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exacerbated when you voluntarily

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tensed your muscles.

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Okay, take a moment

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and center yourself with

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an inhale and an exhale.

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Make a fist with your right hand.

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And contract your right arm like

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you're making a Popeye muscle.

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Now let it go.

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Inhale and exhale.

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Make a fist with your left hand and

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contract your left arm.

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Then let it.

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Release, relax, and breathe.

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Now scrunch your shoulders up to

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your ears. Hold it and

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soften.

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Relax your shoulders down.

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Inhale, exhale.

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Squeeze your shoulder blades close

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together on your back and

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then let go.

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Relax, release,

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and breathe.

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Progressive relaxation.