Review: YOU can do this!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
Melissa Razo gives us a book of insight to what most think is easy to do - relax. Many think relaxing involves watching TV or reading a book but true relaxation involves more than those simple acts. She provides a handful of successful ways to relax depending on your level of commitment or time. She explains proper technique, their benefits and steps to achieve total relaxation. For example the commonly used "Happy Place". Most use this as part of a joke but it's very true. The mere act of stopping to think of a place other than the stressful one you might currently be in at work, home, even in the car, pays dividends. Melissa takes us through the steps of "PMR" or progressive muscle relaxation - "this practice involves tensing and releasing various muscle groups in succession" and involves 16 distinct muscle groups. And it works! There is also yoga and meditation. Simple ways to get ahead of anxiety and stress by achieving proper time management skills,prioritization, exercise, develop a recreational activity, rest, talk to yourself (chances are you already do this), build self esteem and unlearn fear. I truly enjoyed this book and have some new tools to help manage my anxiety and stress.