Try: Many care recipient’s cr experience sleeping problems while many people often jump straight to medications other more natural aids such as relaxation techniques can also have success relaxation techniques that can relieve stress and help you sleep include simple meditation practices progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing techniques these techniques are often easy to learn and can help the cr unwind at bedtime and improve sleep naturally the following are natural relaxation techniques for the cr to try relax before bedtime focus on quiet soothing activities such as reading gentle yoga or listening to soft music before bed abdominal breathing close your eyes and try taking deep slow breaths making each breath even deeper than the last breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth make each exhale a little longer than each inhale this type of breathing can calm the body and increase relaxation muscle relaxation lie down or make yourself comfortable starting with your feet tense the muscles as tightly as you can count to ten and then relax start with the feet and then work up the body information references helpguide org
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