Building a Personal Development Plan

Learn to Relax on Demand

Most people hardly ever relax - even when they're asleep, they're still tense and under stress. Our bodies operate and function best when we are relaxed. We can think more clearly, we feel better, and are much more fun to be around. So the first and most vital lesson is learning how to fully relax - and you'll be amazed at how easy it is.

Sit in your chair with you back straight, and your feet flat on the floor. Make sure the base of your spine is pushed right back into the back of the chair.

1. Place your right hand on your stomach where you belt buckle sits (or would sit if you're not wearing a belt).

2. Now you take a deep breath in, filling the bottom of your lungs first by forcing out your stomach and trying to push your lungs into the space it leaves behind. Then fill the top of your lungs and expand your ribcage at the same time. This helps you get your lungs completely filled with air. Hold you breathe for a slow count of 6. Holding your breathe helps your lungs extract as much oxygen as possible from the air and pass it into your bloodstream.

3. Breathe out slowly, and at the same time suck in your stomach muscles as far as you can - as though you are trying to get your stomach muscles to touch your spine. When you have fully exhaled, hold for a count of 6.

4. Do it all over again and repeat for between 6 and 12 times.

The process we are following is:

Push out your stomach and breathe in - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
Hold your breath - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
Suck in your stomach and breathe out - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
Hold your breath - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6
Repeat the complete process 6 - 12 times.

You may start to feel a bit dizzy or light headed while your doing this, or once you've finished. Don't worry as it's completely natural - just sit still for a few seconds and the feeling will pass. The reason is that you are now very relaxed and your blood is very well oxygenated. The light headedness is due to the increased amount of oxygen getting to your brain (which is a good thing).

Now that you're calm and relaxed you can move on to the rest of the program. You can download it and have completed the first task within the next 10 minutes, and be on your way to a happier, more positive and much more successful life. Get your personal development plan here