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Why you need to follow specific techniques just to relax? They sound like more work and skill obsession. You know, you can just lay low and relax...

• xyzelement 3y ago
  Why read a science book when you can, you know, just figure it out? Yoga is a tradition honed over millennia, it's weird to assume that your first swag at the topic is just as good.
• simple10 3y ago
  You don't need to learn any new techniques. That's why NSDR / yoga nidra is useful. You just listen to a track. No breathing techniques or anything required. Same idea I guess as listening to music for productivity or workouts. Do you need it? Nope. But it helps.
• kdmccormick 3y ago
  For many of us, just laying down to "relax" tends mean either scrolling through news, or closing our eyes and getting lost in racing thoughts while trying to resist the urge to take out our phone scroll through news... Obviously, that's not great, so strategies to relax more naturally can be really helpful. Saying "just relax, it's natural" is like saying "just be a marathon runner, it's natural". Both may be true, but in 2023 it can take some work and help for us to get back to those natural abilities. There's a reason mindfulness and meditation is a thing people do for mental health. If we could all easily just, you know, chill out, then a lot of issues people face with anxiety and stress wouldn't exist :)
• wnolens 3y ago
  Like how the simple recipe for happiness is "stop being sad"