Summary: Biofeedback therapy is a way to get feedback from the body to measure how relaxed you are. This exercise uses simple biofeedback therapy you can do easily at home. When you are relaxed, breathing rate slows, heart rate decreases, hands and feet become warmer, blood pressure and muscle tension decrease, and brain waves change. By measuring these types of physical responses, it is possible to determine how relaxed or how stressed the body is. In this exercise, you can measure hand temperature to indicate relaxation. You will need a thermometer - the kind with liquid inside is best. If you know when your body is more relaxed, you can learn to deliberately cause a relaxed state.
