Introduction to Therapeutic Relaxations, exploring the concept of tonus, its regulation, and its impact on emotional expression and nonverbal communication.
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[...] A relationship that first passes through the non-verbal, tonic dialogue between bodies, and which has immediate consequences on all other relational modes: speech through the way it is said or received; thoughts triggered by the information received in us; and finally, until the decisions we make on a daily basis, our behaviors, our ability to project ourselves into the future . Yes, it's about the daily routine and the orientation of our lives. So we understand the importance of good tone management. The challenge for each of us is to maintain tonic balance, and to be able to rebalance it when emotions overwhelm and disorganize us. [...]
[...] This practice has a calming effect through muscle relaxation. Emotions are then received and lived more easily, the tonic state is balanced, harmonious. A sufficient tension is present to create movement and maintain postures, both physical and psychological, while avoiding an excess that would come to unbalance the organism, leading to stiffness and difficulty in mobilizing one's body in a fluid way. In relaxation, through targeted exercises of tension and release, we bring to consciousness the body and the tensions that animate and structure it structures. [...]
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