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Theme of Zoom Meeting: Relaxation
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©2021 by Richard E. Gordon Last updated: October 27, 2021
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Before our meeting, perhaps take the time to check off the questions and quotations you would like to comment on. I’ve deliberately included far more questions and quotations than we can cover in our meeting time. Our conversation can just focus on those items you select.
Be sure to seek professional medical advice if you are considering new forms of relaxation. Some forms may be detrimental to your health.
Questions
1. What is your definition of relaxation?
2. Why is learning to relax important?
3. What are different forms of relaxation helpful in relieving stress?
4. Can music be especially helpful?
5. How can you learn different forms of relaxation? Perhaps advice from the Mayo Clinic can help.
6. How important is relaxation in your life?
7. Have you discovered any relaxation techniques especially helpful to the elderly?
8. What are your favorite forms of relaxation you are comfortable sharing with us?
9. What are negative forms of relaxation? Some negative forms not available when we were young?
10. What popular forms of relaxation do you consider a waste of time? How about watching sports? Playing video games?
11. Has meditation proven to be a valuable way for you to relax? What kind of meditation?
12. Have you come across what you consider unusual forms of relaxation in various cultures?
13. In our conversation today, what do you consider the most important point you learned about relaxation?
Quotations
1. “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” –Chinese Proverb
2. “Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.” –Mark Black
3. “Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.”– Robert Eliot
4. “Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.”–John Lennon
5. “Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.” – Bryant McGil
6. “Every now and then, go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.” -- Leonardo da Vinci
7. “You can find magic, wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is book.” Dr. Seuss
8. “Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax.”– David Allen
9. Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.-- John De Paol
10. “When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing – just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?” -- Ralph Marston
11. “If you do what you love, it is the best way to relax.” -- Christian Louboutin
12. “Relaxation is the doorway to both wisdom and compassion” -- Tara Brach
13. “It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.” ― The Pilgrimage
“Work. Don't Think. Relax.” ―
15. “As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to have a plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep.” ―
The End