Rapid Relaxation Relieves Fibromyalgia Fatigue

If you are usually on the verge of tears because of chronic fatigue from Fibromyalgia, Rapid Relaxation will release physical tension, restore mental awareness and replenish spiritual energies. My mentor gifted me with this holistic practice and, in turn, I gift it to you.

Preparations for Rapid Relaxation

Rapid Relaxation is not a waste of time. Rather, it is your private time for renewal and revitalization. This holistic practice to help relieve chronic fatigue from Fibromyalgia doesn't encourage sleep; however, if you should fall asleep, your physical body is begging you to listen. Take a nap and resume your practice another day. Further, Rapid Relaxation is not meditation. You are not seeking insights or attempting travel to a higher dimension.

When you are ready to commit, circle seven dates on the calendar that you can set aside about fifteen minutes of alone time. Treat this appointment as you would a dental appointment or brownie baking for a fund-raiser. Otherwise, you will break a valuable promise to yourself.

Read over the instructions, but don't stress if you forget something during your practice - fatigue feeds on stress. Next, find a quiet place where you will not be interrupted. Stay with your practice and eventually you will master Rapid Relaxation to the point that your body can replenish itself during any stressful situation.

Practice of Rapid Relaxation

1. Get into the correct position: Facing a low chair, stretch out on the floor. Position your legs, from knees to feet, on the chair. Put a pillow under your head to support your neck.

2. Breathe in and out a minimum of seven times. With each inhale, creatively visualize your blood cleansing your physical body of all stress and fatigue. As you exhale permit any unwanted thoughts to escape. Appointments and chores are not important during Rapid Relaxation. This is your "you" time.

3. When you feel comfortable, begin to tense and release - breathe in as you tense, breathe out as you release. Tense your right foot and release. Tense your right leg and release. Tense your left foot and release. Tense your left leg and release. Clench your left fist and release. Clench your right fist and release. Tense your left arm and release. Tense your right arm and release.

4. Try to visualize that your physical body is a huge bowl of gelatin. There are no muscles, no bones, no skin or hair, just gelatin. You feel loose and limber. Rest here a few minutes and resume your regular schedule with a lightness of being.

5. After you have practiced to this point for seven days, experiment with going even deeper into relaxation. When you feel loose and limber, begin seeing in your mind's eye, something blue and boundless, like the sky or ocean. Sense blue surrounding and enfolding you, until you are immersed in blue.

6. Stay in this place of beautiful blueness until you are ready to leave.

A word of caution: Following prolonged practice, Rapid Relaxation naturally flows into a meditative state, where your higher consciousness may receive messages from the Divine. Here, you will either become curious or frightened. If you are anxious, stop at step four each time you practice. If you are curious, it is best to work with a mentor for optimum results and safety.

You owe it to yourself to keep all aspects of your mental, physical and spiritual self in prime condition. Fibromyalgia may have grabbed you with its tenacious tentacles but it cannot navigate through Rapid Relaxation.