Miscellaneous
Relaxation is a free and simple way to help you manage chronic pain by reducing stress and tension. CPT Tracy Beegen (Aeromedical Psychologist) and her guest MAJ Cara E. Cox Coleman (Fellow, Clinical Health Psychology, Tripler Army Medical Center) explain how to use diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and mental focus and imagery to turn on the relaxation response. Free resources discussed: The Military Meditation Coach podcast (https://soundcloud.com/militarymeditationcoach) The Breathe2Relax mobile app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.t2health.breathe2relax) The Mindfulness Coach mobile app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.mindfulnesscoach&hl=en_US) Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame Street (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.sesameworkshop.ResilienceThinkBreathDo) DHA Connected Health Defense Health Agency https://health.mil/podcasts dha.connected-health@mail.mil Twitter: @DHAConnected (https://twitter.com/DHAConnected) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DHAConnectedHealth For closed captioning, view a video version Living Beyond Pain at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8PcXBrsYZ8FbVDyKvH-1K7voY0muJuQ- Living Beyond Pain is produced by the Defense Health Agency (https://health.mil). Learn more about Military Health Podcasts at https://health.mil/podcasts Music is Siesta by Jahzzar