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This book describes the method of Paradoxical Relaxation, a relaxation method initially used and studied by researchers at Stanford University in the Department of Urology as part of a new treatment protocol for male and female chronic pelvic pain symptoms. This pelvic pain protocol, of which Paradoxical Relaxation is a major component, was originally called the Wise-Andreson Protocol and has been popularly known as the Stanford Protocol. Book jacket.

David Wise, Ph.D. is the co-author of the book, A Headache in the Pelvis describing the Wise-Anderson Protocol, a new treatment for chronic pelvic pain syndromes he co-developed with Dr. Rodney Anderson at Stanford University. He is the director of the National Center for Pelvic Pain Research, conducts research and treats patients with pelvic pain in a monthly 6-day clinic in California.

If you want to learn how to relax, you can	p. 13
Overview of Paradoxical Relaxation	p. 45
On the shoulders of giants: the background of Paradoxical Relaxation	p. 69
Relaxing tension by accepting it	p. 81
Using Paradoxical Relaxation in difficult circumstances	p. 105
Residual tension and the default inner posture	p. 119
Understanding the role of attention training in Paradoxical Relaxation	p. 145
Practice makes perfect	p. 173
Catastrophic thinking and Paradoxical Relaxation	p. 183
Pleasure anxiety	p. 199
Dissolving inner resistance to relaxation by accepting the inner resistance	p. 219
Preparation and logistics	p. 233
Medication and other issues	p. 241
Paradoxical Relaxation for an anxiety state	p. 253
Paradoxical Relaxation for anxiety-related disorders	p. 273
Conclusion	p. 299
Contact	p. 301
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Paradoxical Relaxation

Paradoxical Relaxation

0972775587

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