Payne's Handbook of Relaxation Techniques, 5th Edition

• Comprehensive and easy to follow toolkit
• Relaxation techniques organised into somatic and cognitive approaches
• Application to practice
• Learning outcomes, key points, reflective activities and case studies in each chapter
• Easy scripts to follow with step by step guidance
• Three new chapters on COVID-19, palliative, supportive and end-of-life care, and long-term conditions
• Fully updated references and evidence-base

Section 1- Setting the Scene

1. States of Stress

2. The State of Relaxation

3. Preparing for relaxation

Section 2- Somatic Approaches to Relaxation

4. Breathing

5. Progressive Relaxation

6. Progressive Relaxation training

7. A tense release Script

8. Passive Muscular Relaxation

9. Applied Relaxation

10. Behavioral Relaxation Training

11. Differential Relaxation

12. Alexander Technique

13. Mitchell Method

14. Stretching

15. Physical activity

Section 3- Cognitive Approaches to relaxation

16. Cognitive-Behavioural Approaches

17. Self-Awareness

18. Imagery

19. Goal-DIrected Visualization

20. Autogenic Training

21. Meditation

22. Bensons Relaxation Technique

23. Mindfulness Based Mediation

24. Brief Relaxation Techniques

Section 4- Application in practice

25. Long-Term Conditions

26. Palliative, Supportive and end of life

27. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Section 5- Working towards best practice

28. Measurement

29. Evidence from Research

30. Combined Relaxation Techniques

Section 6- Appendix Glossary & Index

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Glossary

31. Index