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What is relaxation?

Relaxation is a skill you can learn and improve on with practice. Just like playing the guitar or football, the more you practice, the better… Read More

Ways to relax

Belly breathing is one of the best and easiest ways to relax. Belly breathing is also called abdominal breathing. Breathing is an important part of… Read More

What is distraction?

Distraction is another way to help you manage JIA pain and stiffness. Distraction can also help you manage your emotions and the stress that you… Read More

Relaxation with tension

Relaxation is a way to relieve muscle tension and pain by tensing and then relaxing different groups of muscles in your body. You start in… Read More

Relaxation without tension

In the previous page, you learned how to relax your muscles after tensing them first. You can learn to relax without tension by imagining the… Read More

Mini-relaxation

Mini-relaxation is a quick and easy way to relax when you feel stress. It is a combination of belly breathing and muscle relaxation, which you… Read More

Behaviour rehearsal

Behaviour rehearsal helps you to prepare for an event that you think will be stressful, before it even happens. Since most young people know ahead… Read More

Becoming aware of your thoughts

Helpful thoughts lead to good feelings such as joy, hope, excitement and determination. These thoughts can help you feel less stress and tension. Here are… Read More

Changing unhelpful thoughts

There are various things you can do to stop or change unhelpful thoughts. These techniques include mindful observation, replacing unhelpful thoughts with more helpful ones,… Read More

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