There are other relaxation techniques including counting numbers in a specific way, listening to the sounds of nature with the eyes closed, and by saying Psalms and Proverbs and closing the eyes in the middle to connect to the soul. All the techniques of relaxation are to connect to the still and quiet soul that has been untouched by mental illness. The house of God is the soul, the place of the divine presence. The two primary connections to the soul which must be made in healing mental illness are through the eyes and ears. The ears are a more internal connection than the eyes.
Hearing is more internal than sight.
Sight and sound are two worlds. The eyes and ears are windows of the soul. They should be open and clean. In the mentally ill these windows are blocked. First the window of sight should be opened.