It was 1973 and Lehrer, a psychotherapist, had come to be treated and to train under an 85-year-old doctor called Edmund Jacobson. Forty-four years earlier, in 1929, Jacobson had published a ...

Relaxation during a period of isolation. Does that sound like an oxymoron? It is possible to relax during this time of coronavirus. I am going to describe one way to do just that. It’s called ...

Based on: Progressive Relaxation: A Physiological and Clinical Investigation of Muscular States and Their Significance in Psychology and Medical Practice, by Edmund ...