What is it?

A relaxation technique, which is a review of the body 'without doing anything', interesting when you feel under high tension to get rid of the 'wanting' and the temptation to control.

It consists of focusing your attention on the different parts of your body, simply taking note of the condition of your muscles (relaxed, tense) without judgment and without acting. It's about getting rid of the will in order to let the imagination run wild.

The underlying principle is that if “you don't teach someone who drowns to swim,” you don't teach someone who is under high tension to relax either. Paradoxical relaxation is then an interesting alternative to direct or indirect muscle relaxation.

Protocol

Preparatory phase

• Installation : “I'm settling in as comfortably as possible” Close my eyes or not
• Weather TOP : What is my internal state?
• Intent : Why am I doing this exercise?
• Environment : “I take into account my environment with all the noises that could occur if these noises are not available, I will stay focused on my internal state”
• Respiratory exercises in order to accentuate the state of relaxation

Work phase

• Observation of the condition of all parts of the body from head to toe (tension, relaxation or not), without judgment and without acting.

Psycho-physiological recovery

• If in line with the original intention

Duration: 5 to 20 min

Precaution:

Like any session involving relaxation, it should be done well before an activity because of possible hypovigilance.