This is important. The relaxing is not difficult, but if you could do it in two minutes there would be no need for me to write these detailed instructions. It takes a little time to learn it. And in the initial phase while you are mastering it, you must be patient with yourself—and with me too.

There is one thing that you must not do. Do not under any circumstances say to yourself, “I can’t relax; it might suit other people; it is not for me.” In my experience almost everybody who is tense or who has anxiety symptoms can in fact learn to do it, and will receive help as a result.

There is another phase also when people often get cross with themselves. We first get our body relaxed, and then we bring the feeling of our bodily relaxation into our mind. Some people find that they can achieve bodily relaxation very easily; but the relaxation of the mind does not seem to follow it. They tend to get cross with themselves, and are likely to give up. The point to remember is this: Almost everyone—and I say “almost” only because as a scientist I must allow such a possibility—almost everyone who can achieve good physical relaxation of the body can go on and achieve similar relaxation of the mind. It only requires a little patience and persistence.

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