Customer Reviews

Meditations for Relaxation and Stress Reduction (Love Is the Lesson Tape)

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I highly recommend this audio tape to people who are trying to incorporate meditation into their lives. Dr. Borysenko has a very soothing voice and the exercises are effective. I think this tape may be especially appealing to women; there is some content that I know some men may find corny. However, I found the both the breathing exercises and the stretching to be relaxing and very beneficial.

I've found the 30-minute body relaxation exercise to be a great stress relief on my way to work or when lying in bed. Having listened to the CD regularly for the past few weeks, I am finding that it is making a profound difference in my ability to relax. I am so happy to discover that the "relaxation response", the brain's response to quiet meditation, is real, and actually reverses the effects of stress. It's making a bigger difference than I would have imagined. Having experienced increasing stress over the past year, I am so grateful and relieved to find something that helps. Many thanks to the author for her peaceful voice and healing images.

This tape has helped me relax on many, many occasions. I have almost worn out my tape. Joan's voice and the music are exceptionally soothing. You don't even have to pay attention to it, in order to get benefit from the tape. I just wish it came in CD.

I've read several of her books and decided to try the CD. I have a severe to profound Hearing loss and use a neck loop for my music. I decided if I wanted to relax I was going to try with out any aide. I could hear the music but not her speaking but it must have been just the touch because I woke up 3 hours later. Her voice is very soothing. Well worth buying if you have problems with stress. Put it on and stretch out after a long hard day!

I was so relaxed after listening to it that even the next day I was much calmer. And self massage session very helpful also.

The music from the CD was very relaxing, but the author did not have a very relaxing voice. I tried to get myself use to the voice, but could not. I have not been able to listen to the CD in its entirety because of this. It would have been nice if I could have listened to a small portion of the CD before purchasing this.

Although I felt somewhat silly listening to this CD in my car when first playing it because of the relaxation mantras, I must say it was quite helpful towards inducing a calming and relaxing feeling. The CD has two stress reduction tracks whereby the author calmly and melodically walks you through each progressive relaxation exercise while gentle, meditative music plays in the background. The second track involves stretching exercises so it is not helpful when driving.

Lacking however, are recommendations and expectations by the PhD'd, best selling author of the CD about how to benefit most from the techniques. No mentions is made as to how often one should listen to the techniques, when and where they should be used and how quickly one can expect to incorporate these techniques into their daily lives. The CD simply jumps right into the exercises and then they are over.

Overall, I recommend this CD as an introduction to relaxation/stress reduction techniques.

I am trying to find a good relaxation cd for my insomnia. I listened to the sample before buying and I'm glad I did. Personally I found her voice a little annoying, I'm sure she has the best of intentions but this wouldn't work for me!

good but the voice need to be more soft to make you feel calm but not boring this was a little to much low for me.

I've just listened to the first track of this CD so far. This would be good to listen to in bed before falling asleep. I felt very calm and relaxed afterward. Good purchase. I highly recommend it to others.