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Total Relaxation

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After reading a rave review of this CD in a national magazine, I decided to try it myself. Though I did everything "wrong," I still enjoyed it and found the guided meditations interesting, fun--and very relaxing!

Ideally, the stressed-out listener will sit in a quiet, darkened room or someplace where there will be no interruptions. The female guide then speaks in a soft, slow voice with British accent, explaining what will happen during the exercises and guiding the listener's breathing so that a relaxed state results. After about ten minutes, the guide begins a narrative in which the listener visualizes himself/herself. Gradually the listener enters a self-hypnotic state in which the imagination is on high alert, the listener's own imagination maintaining and continuing the relaxed state until the speaker guides him/her back into wakefulness.

Three separate 21-minute meditative stories offer three separate opportunities for total relaxation. The first track is "deep recharge" in the sanctuary of a desert oasis. The second is for "inner peace" in cabin in a beautiful, secluded valley, and the third is "pure relaxation" in a hammock in a garden with fountain and birds.

As I said earlier, I did everything "wrong." I listened to this CD while jogging four miles. Obviously, I was not in a darkened place, and I wasn't able to close my eyes. I did, however, concentrate on the tarmac road, not the distracting scenery, and I found that though the breathing exercise was not in sync with my own breathing, that I was able to key into the idea of the CD (since I have done some meditation in the past). I usually listen to books on tape or to music while jogging, but I loved the imagined scenes in which I found myself as a result of this tape.

Gradually, I felt myself relaxing, my stride lengthening, and though I felt as if I were slowing down, with my heart rate also slowing, I actually finished my usual jog sooner than normal. I felt as if I could have gone much farther--all the hills seemed to flatten out, and the experience was exhilarating. I will listen to this CD under ideal conditions soon, but to have good results while jogging speaks highly of this CD. I thoroughly enjoyed it. n Mary Whipple

All I can say is WOW. This is the best CD in this series. The stories are the easiest to follow along with. And the sounds and music have the most profound effect on your muscles. After i listened to this, I felt so calm and relaxed and fell into a deep pleasurable sleep.

As a person with a neurological disorder, Cerebellar Ataxia, I find that stress and needless worry increases the symptoms of my Ataxia. When I reduce stress and am calmer, my coordination is somewhat better. When I am super-stressed out, I am clumsier and fall down more.
This cd is great. The listener is guided through fictional/calm settings. The listener is told to close their eyes and relax. A sweet, gentle, soothing voice gently eases the listener out of their stresses and to a relaxed and unstressful place.
Everyone needs this cd on hand.
My book is called Dreams in August: Life, Love, and Cerebellar Ataxia

I found the sound effects to be too loud!! First you hear the calming music and voice of the lady,and the the LOUD sound of birds and water. It will shock you out of any calming effect you may have achieved. I have many relaxation cd's and this is not one of them.

This CD made me so relaxed I couldn't listen to the 2nd session ....I fell asleep.