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Relaxation Techniques
The Internet is a big place. It is chock
full of good, bad, valuable, and completely worthless free
downloads for sleep and relaxation. Some of the best freely
distributed downloads can be found at college websites. Such
is the case for a progressive and natural muscle relaxation recording I
found while on the University of North Carolina's
website.
They have a variety of MP3 relaxation downloads (all voice
guided suggestions) that are freely distributed. One in
particular caught my attention. It is an 18 Meg MP3 file
that is about 20 minutes in length. They call it a
Progressive Muscle Relaxing Session.
Here is part of what they have to say
about this free download:
'To arrive at a
profound sense of physical relaxation one can use progressive muscle relaxation, a technique for tensing
and relaxing various muscle groups. Often we do not even
notice how tense our body is simply because we get so used
to feeling tense. If you don't know you're feeling tense it
is more difficult to get yourself to relax. The following
audio file will take you through some muscle tensing and
relaxing. Respect any physical limits you might encounter
when tensing muscles. If you start to experience any muscle
cramping or excessive discomfort you should forego tensing a
particular muscle group.'
And here is the free file:
Our Free
Tinnitus Masking Downloads
We also have some free downloads on our
Tinnitus Masking Page.
This page was created to highlight some of our sounds that
assist in cancelling out background noise, such as ringing
ears. The closest sound that emulates Virtual Dreaming is
the Niagara download. This utilizes some visualization
sounds combined with the sound of a waterfall that
ultimately melds into Pink Noise.
An interesting audio combination for
those dealing with insomnia would be to find a muscle
relaxation session (a guiding voice) that you are
comfortable with and follow that up with one of our nature
soundscapes. Just a thought.
On a side note: Miracle Ear
© (hearing aids and such)
has offered to sponsor the free downloads. As
the popularity of our free
tinnitus masking downloads has increased so too has
the cost of bandwidth the webpage uses. Such is life.
Brad McBride
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