I didn't realize that I am un-relaxed most of the time until I laid down for bed last night. I relaxed my body so much that I felt the tension and pain in my back and shoulders melt away. I jumped out of bed this morning without any of the stickiness and soreness that I usually have. Wow! morning feeling brand new ..I can't believe how much better I felt. I ; even when I lay down to sleep at night. So last night I practiced

This guy is awesome I’m so glad there’s other people that have woke up to this new paradigm

As I'm working on overcoming 15 years of chronic pain your videos are of amazing help. Thank you for putting these out, your work is appreciated.

My Tension..Is 30 Years Practice. I did it thoroughly and Perfectly!

this is so helpful...I've already started becoming more aware throughout the day of how I'm "holding" tension in my body...thank you!

For me the hardest part of my body to keep relaxed is my shoulders.

Jon Zin Kabat was doing an 8 week mindfulness class in a Boston hospital. He is great to listen to do his guided meditations. Very calming and compassionate man.

It’s amazing! I’m very aware of tension in my jaw, but didn’t realize I was holding it all over my body. Thanks for your videos! Really so much appreciated. Bless you!

Honestly wonderful video bro

This technique did wonders for me! Thank you!

Thank you sir

Thank you so much!!

This was excellent. It cut the symptoms by half. Great exercise to keep up with

Thank you, thank you, thank you Jim

I’m going to practice thank u

I sent this to a client today to decrease acute pain. Thank you!

I haven’t experienced relief at all when relaxing muscles. It’s taken 70 years of being in holding pattern to get this inflamed. I don’t think it’s going to be like flipping a switch. It’s a constant practice all day long to let go, let go, let go. Hopefully one day it kicks in.

Bless u for yr help il try this I hv awful constant pain regards uk 🇬🇧

What i always do to totally relax my whole body is to do very Deep and Slow breathing. Also do things very sloooowly, do not rush. This will help reduce stress and further relax the body. The ultimate goal is to 100% totally Relax the body and fully Calm the mind to remove the pain. Also Deep and Slow breathing help to distract away from unwanted negative emotions.

Can you make a calming guided meditation tape that we can do lying down!

Absolutely wonderful this really lowered my symptoms!! Thanks so very much

Good video

Will this work on chronic fatigue flare up? I learned soo much from your channel, and I am soo grateful.

My body is soooo on relaxed not normal I keep doing this exercise thank you Jim

Thanks for your video. I'm just a bit confused because I heard Alan Gordon saying that tightness has nothing to do with chronic pain but from my understanding of your video, you're saying that it is the tension that creates the pain in a lot of cases.

What is the other video you refer to, please? I've only just 'discovered' you and am finding it helpful!

Thank you for your helpful videos Jim. I've been suffering from post operative nerve pain in my feet for six years now, which has got steadily worsening. My feet have become so sensitised that even having a cover over them or wearing socks and shoes sets off the neuralgia, which is especially bad at night. I can completely relax the muscles, but the nerve pain continues, and now often spreads up my legs and lower back. The MRIs showed no sign of stump neuromas following excisions of Morton's neuromas in both feet, so I'm pretty sure this is a MBS symptom, but I'm really struggling to reset the nerve pathways that are creating this pain. Have you any further suggestions to supplement the Somatic tracking exercises? It's as though my brain has a timed response which wakes me up at night with pain.

Il try

Thank u I hv cronic pain

Hey Jim thanks so much for your amazing videos. I always give myself a message with a tennis ball because I have a lot of tender spots in my body. Should I continue doing the message and practice the relaxation techniques or not?

Hi, Thanks for this. Makes a lot of sense. I was just wondering if it works with fatigue and how? When i am doing something else it would be doable to go to the part of the body that hurts and release the tention there. Fatigue is also there during work or other activities. How to use this technique with fatigue? That rimes and makes it sound do much better. 😊

Brilliant. You’ve increased my quality of life more than I can say. Thank you just scratches the surface of my gratitude. God bless and keep you. 🫶🤗🥹

For me jim.ime sure my pain.is the fascia.will just meditating relaxation get rid of this constant pain without any other trestment

I’m really trying to practice hard to take my mind of pain

Thanks, this makes a lot of sense and I'll definitely try it. My pain is in my bladder (lasts hours, after emptying it - had it for 30 years following a bladder infection). I have no idea if it's caused by muscle tension but accept that it could be. Thing is, I don't feel that my pelvic floor muscles are held in; also that's not where the pain is. And I don't have control over any other muscles down there. I don't even know what muscles are there. It's not like relaxing an arm or a leg. If you have any tips I'd much appreciate it. And, to repeat, I will certainly try this approach to the extent I am able. Many thanks 👍

Can you recommend a good guided deep relaxation video? Thanks

Hi Jim, I've used this exercise a lot for pain and it's definitely on its way down-thanks!. I have CFS so my main symptom is fatigue. Can this help with fatigue as well?

Hi thank you for your helpful videos. A question: what if the pain is while walking, how to apply it then?

Thank you how do you relax the body is shaking good

Remind myself..Like every 5 minutes! Lol

I have OA in hip and knee. Other joints reacting. What’s your opinion on hip and knee surgery. Do you think it’s avoidable or just putting it off with this technique

I am getting it hard to relax my periformis and other dip muscles in my hip which have been tensed for the last 2.5 years. Would love any advice. Thanks so much!

Hi I’ve noticed that my general symptoms can fluctuate due to stress and hyper vigilance however my alloydnia has remained the same all over my knee. My symptoms fyi are knee pain following a knee injury which I was panicked about for an extended period of time leading to this now

Hey Jim. I have had near constant tension headaches for about 4 years. I used to try to avoid and not think about the feeling for the first few years. This year I have been learning to feel it and accept it and has become less frequent. Can I do this relaxation response every time my pain comes up? Would love your feedback.

Can you, please, explain HOW to do this. Every video I listen to about this (or blog I read) only says 'relax your body/shoulder/jaw/etc' 'let your shoulder relax' 'let your body soften' etc. But HOW. This may make sense if you already know the experience of a relaxed shoulder/jaw/belly/body or already know how to relax a body part....but it makes no sense to me. Any time I've been to a PT/massage therapist/bodyworker/etc and they told me I am holding to much tension, and relax XYZ part or relax my body, I tried. I thought, now I am definitely relaxing, but was always told, that nope, I am not relaxing, not even close to it. We never achieved relaxation. Also, even manually, after coming out of a bodywork session (or whatever else like sauna or therapy or swimming or fun activity), I never ever felt relaxed or loose in my body. Even from childhood I don't remember of such experience. So I guess I don't fully know (only imagine) what I should be going for and definitely have NO idea HOW to achieve this relaxation. Instructions like "relax your body" sound like "well, just speak Chinese/just say it in Chinese" which makes no sense if I don't know a word of Chinese - even worse cuz at least I know how Chinese sounds like but I have no clue how relaxation feels or looks like. My issues are chronic non-stop headaches + also shoulder/neck/upper-back pain btw.

How do I do this during fatigue? for example, when doing a minimum amount of exercise, such as walking for 10 minutes. when I feel the symptoms I should take breaths, listen to relaxing music and keep walking?

Would this work for male pelvic pain?

What does it take to break through the severe pain (hip, sciatica, foot leg pain) and get the brain on the right track to recovery? Some days it feels very daunting to stay on this road using pain reprocessing therapy. I’ve been watching your video - somatic tracking- every day but getting discouraged. Maybe I’m just too impatient but it’s been months now and not getting results. I’ve been cleared of any structural cause for the severe pain. It’s definitely TMS/PPD . Your thoughts?

I'm struggling to relax when I'm walking/moving round the house /doing things (not able to go out at mo with pain) which is causing terrible pain in my lower back & also legs. It's all linked to/started with becoming aware of my fear of activity a couple of months ago, having had ME/CFS the past few years (getting ill after activity) & now fearing the pain too. I'm trying to sag my back when I'm doing this (tho legs feel more difficult to relax) but struggling to feel the fear/anger somatically when I'm moving /walking as not relaxed (though having lot more success with this sitting/lying down) so the pain increases, feels a vicious circle. I accept it's the brain /nervous system & nothing structurally wrong with me. Can you suggest anything more to help with moving/walking?

Wet Noodle..i like That..

Do these techniques work with itchy skin, psoriasis itching?

Hi Jim...I notice my tightness symptoms...Mid right back right down tight leg...I notice when get involved in a conversation or preoccupied The symptoms really back.off...Could this be T.M.S.?????

Do you believe that stretching or diet doesn’t matter at all? Cause I’ve self diagnosed for years and thought i had candida posterior pelvic tilt leaky gut but have done things to fix it and it stayed so i believe in tms but i still feel like eating sugar and junk makes me stay stuck in fight or flight but some of the teachings say it’s not the food at all.just curious

I feel my body tense up against strong emotions. Do you suggest wr do this wet noodle for emotions as well. To expose ourselves to it.

I’d love to get your take on the Wim Hof breathing technique with regard to “pain”. When I do it, I have zero fibro pain. when I get up it starts again but it’s a great refresher. I wonder if done for long enough it would help eliminate the perception of pain also.

Hi Jim! As soon as i try walking i get severe leg pain. I am bedbound because of cfs. Is it possible that I get these severe pain because i already have very tensed leg muscles and then they get inflammated when i try to walk for a bit in my room? Thanks!

Hey Jim! What if you can’t feel tension? I cannot feel any but I get very stressed. And wet noodle technique doesn’t seem to do anything for me

Have you had any clients who work tense manual physical jobs fully recover ?.

Would this be equivalent to yoga nidra?

Hi, thank you for your really useful videos , I’m Really going to try and relax like you say, I’m recovering from pudenal nerve decompression surgery and I was doing so well, over the last few months my pain has come back and my surgeon says I have a pain cycle from chronic pelvic pain and it’s coming from the brain... can you help?

How do u relax while a migraine is pulsing? I can relax parts such as my back shoulders but find it challenging to do so for migraine bc I also get very nauseous. Thx for any advice

Any ideas how to increase sleep time . ?

My body shakes when it relaxes and moves.Any advice?

What if you can't feel the lower half of your body and it feels numb from the waist down but also tight and in pain. At the same time you're having difficulty swallowing or getting any saliva or moisture, tears, etc. Under these circumstances how in the world can you relax when you feel like your whole body is locked up from your mouth to your hips. I hear your words, but putting it into practice seems elusive.

is it common to have dissociation due to living in chronic pain? feeling disconnected from the body.?

Do you think tension causes the pain?

I have so much tension in my neck. I feel like my head is a dead weight. I feel electrical impulses in my scalp and it scares me. It’s anxiety that’s causing it. When I’m sitting trying to relax I’m struggling to keep my head up. Any tips would be appreciated.

Crazy question .. how do I relax my hip while I’m standing still or walking? That’s where my issue is (cascades down whole leg) but clearly I have to contract the hip in these positions…

Generally, how long would you hold this?

Jim, what do you mean by mindfulness?

I can relax the body very well, but this has little effect on nerve type flare all day long, I'm thinking that nerves are impinged now. And need MRI.

I have cfs caused by my connective tissue disease so my doc said. Can this tms help me?

Hello. How do you relax the pelvic floor muscles if you have pain in the perineum?

Im really sorry, so what is the practice? What should be done to relax?

I sleep literally fully tensed up. Jaw tight, knees tight together (they are numb some mornings and I have in the past had bruising on inner knees) and the fallout of this to me is my back pain sciatica buttock and hip pain (I force my hips into the mattress) so to me a definite TMS pain issue. Can this conscious relaxing of those muscles help to retrain my brain into relaxing more in my sleep?

Hey mate thanks for the video! Just wondering where you learnt this technique? Cheers :)

how do one relax the abdomen

I get nauseous when I get anxiety over being in crowds. I am so fearful of the nausea that I am going to vomit and have passed out several times. Do I follow the same protocol to relax? Is nausea TMS or is it the anxiety? Thank you so much!!!

I hold tension in my glutes how do I relax that

I have a lot of pain in my neck when I’m anxious. And I have anxiety constantly because I’m withdrawing from a benzodiazapine. I may have asked you this before, but if anxiety is caused by damaged gaba receptors during withdrawal, will these techniques still work? Thank you

Hy sir! Can u explain on ur comment iam getting suicidal thoughts. Iam just 28 years old. iam suffering from severe depression And physical bodily pain symptoms for last 3 months, iam taking two psych meds present.. can i tapper of both clonazepam (0.5 mg) & vortioxetin (10mg) have been using for 3 weeks only.. I don't want to stay on these pills which cannot give me relef rather more I'll feeling.. Please advice me n ur support needed 🙏 iam eagerly waiting for ur reply, I don't want to regret in future help me.. Does his idea helps me to overcome depression and physical pain also.. Please help me out

When I try it its so my nervous system be afraid ..

I never have muscle tension, non off it. My kine comfirmed that I have no tension at all. I also don’t have trigger points. Does it mean I don’t have TMS?

You need time stamps....

My muscles won’t relax anymore. At all. In the slightest. I want to leave my body and life x

Your voice too soft, can hardly hear u even when i turned on the volume to full.