Relax Your Forehead
Your forehead is like a mood ring, immediately displaying whether you are relaxed or tense. And long-term stress can affect your health in all sorts of untoward ways. Try this 10-minute technique from Dr. Gary W. Small, professor of psychiatry at the University of California Los Angeles and director of the UCLA Center on Aging.
Sit in a comfortable chair and breathe slowly and deeply. Close your eyes and pay close attention to your breath going in and out. Relax the muscles in your forehead and around your eyes. Then, allow your concentration to move to your cheek and jaw muscles, relaxing them too. Continue to move your concentration down along your neck to your shoulders, focusing on letting go of any tightness and pain you feel. Remember to keep breathing slowly and deeply. Practice this twice a day for a bout five minutes each time.
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