Level 2 Relaxation Techniques

This is an introduction to Relaxation Techniques for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and teaching slides.

The resource is intended to introduce students to the concept of ways to use coping strategies, including:

• The benefits of relaxation
• Health and wellbeing
• Everyday problems and stress
• Dealing with stressful situations
• Relaxation techniques

These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:

1. Identify the benefits of relaxation to personal and interpersonal life, their mind, their body their work life and their home life.
2. Research and look at a variety of relaxation techniques, breathing exercise, meditation, walking, yoga, and see how they help to relax and calm the mind and the body.
3. Practice a range of relaxation techniques in real life circumstances
4. Identify a range of situations in which the ability to relax has been helpful to de-stress and deal with it.
5. Evaluate the success in own personal life where using relaxation techniques helped to deal with different situations at home and at work.

Topics include:

• Breathing techniques
• Visualisation
• Muscle relaxation
• Walking
• Tai chi
• Yoga
• Meditation
• Mindfulness
• Healthy living
• Sleep
• Daily schedule

Can this resource be used online?
Yes, it is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.

What is included?
All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets and teaching slides.
Student Worksheets: 85 Pages
Teaching Slides: 47
Relaxation Techniques Vocabulary