Relaxation Techniques Workshop

Intensive Outpatient Program (Day Treatment), Kaiser Permanente LAMC Addiction Medicine, 1050 N. Edgemont St., Los Angeles, CA 90027. Tuesdays, 11:30AM. For Kaiser members. Outline appears below. Workshop materials are available at no cost from mindbodylosangeles.com.

WEEK 1

• ​Handout about "Positive Stress" and "Negative Stress"

  • Read together and discuss

• A Day away from Stress. Audio recording that teaches 5 formal relaxation techniques.

  • Introduction

  • Conscious or Diaphragmatic Breathing

  • Progressive Relaxation

  • Meditation ("Sonic" Meditation)

  • Scanning

  • "Deep" Relaxation (self-hypnosis)

  • Closing Remarks

WEEK 2

• ​Sick of Stress video

• A Day away from Stress. (See details above)