The founder of autogenic training is I. Schulz, who initially used it to treat neurotics with various psychosomatic diseases. The technique is also suitable for healthy people as a relaxation technique, as it contributes to the regulation of the physiological and psychological state of a person. The main exercises of the technique are not at all complicated, but it is important to successfully choose the place and time of classes.
Exercise Preparation
If possible, the place for classes should be dimmed lighting, all kinds of sounds and noises are excluded. This is especially important at the beginning, when mastering the technique of autogenous training. It is better to do it either in the morning, immediately after waking up, or in the evening, before going to bed. During the day, you can also do some exercises when you have free time.
Autogenous training exercises can be performed in several relaxed poses: lying down, especially when waking up and before bedtime, reclining, for example, in a chair, as well as sitting - this pose is also called the coachman pose.
It is not necessary during training specifically, by volitional efforts to achieve relaxation. The focus on exercise should be passive, not active. Before class, you should pronounce the phrase "I am completely calm." Those who find it easier to work with images can imagine themselves as a bird or a balloon, soaring serenely in the air.