Autogenic training - is a desensitization-relaxation technique developed by the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz by which a psycho physiologically determined relaxation response is obtained. The technique was first published in 1932.

The technique includes simple auto-suggestion that can influence bodily perceptions and generate profound relaxation. One instance, is to imagine one's hands and feet becoming heavy and warm. Through regular repetition of such exercises, one learns to dip into a state of relaxation and re-emerge from it feeling energised, blissful and stre... Show more