Why is the topic of relaxation so important in CBT-I?

In this article, you will learn why relaxation plays a central role in CBT-I and how it specifically helps you with falling asleep and sleeping through the night.

Being relaxed on a physical level and also becoming mentally calm are important prerequisites for good sleep. That is why relaxation is one of the six central pillars of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

If you feel tense or your thoughts cannot calm down, it is often difficult to fall asleep or sleep through the night. This is where targeted relaxation comes in: It helps you reduce physical contraction, become calm, and find better access to your body awareness.

In somnio, you will get to know progressive muscle relaxation (PMR). In this exercise, you deliberately tense different muscle groups and then relax them again. In this way, you learn to better perceive tension and release it in a targeted way. This relaxation exercise can help you unwind more easily in the evening and therefore contribute to more restorative sleep.

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