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Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise

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Learn to recognize when and where you hold tension in your body and how to effectively release it, allowing yourself to fully relax.

  • This script is used by permission from Georgia Southern University Counseling Center
  • Background music is from "inchadney" on The FreeSound Project
  • Editing by Martin Grant

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      • 15 Day Mindfulness Challenge
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      • Refresh - Sleep Improvement
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