© The Self-relaxation Practice with Shikyu-chan

Masato TAKEUCHI, Tatiana A. ROMANOVA A touch sensitivity or tactition it is the first among fife life sensations what an embryo of 12 weeks old obtains in the development progress. That meant each of us had the very first experience to communicate with the world by touching the inner uterus wall. Then we had the first response from the world by being touched back. Feeling the uterus wall discovers for us that there is exists the World and we realized that stay here not alone. Physiology of touch-relaxation effect (see more) When somebody touches us, there's pressure pushing on the skin at the point of contact. And just under the skin are pressure receptors called "Pacinian corpuscles. They receive pressure stimulation, and the pressure receptors send a signal to the brain. A touch activates the brain’s orbitofrontal cortex, which is linked to feelings of reward and compassion. Touch signals safety and trust, it soothes. Basic warm touch calms cardiovascular stress. It activates the body’s vagus nerve (n. vagus), one of the 12 cranial nerves in the brain, which in turn slows the heart and decreases the production of stress hormones including cortisol (hydrocortisone). The same time it triggers release of oxytocin, AKA “the love hormone” or "cuddle hormone", what makes feel more trusting and connected.(Dr. Dacher Keltner, Dr. Matt Hertenstein and Dr.Tiffany Field). Why to hold something is good for relaxation? When we touch something it also “touches” us. Our body is balancing a temperature with something or someone during holding or hugging it. Then the phenomenal effect arises: our spatial sensation change and our inner space increase. Now “we” are bigger on the size of the subject or object that we interact with. The walls of our private box move aside and we are getting opener to the Universe. A benefit of this practice is an ability to be less vulnerable, more adoptable and accept easier any hard situations what we face each day. The touch relaxation practice turns us from a “hard nut” what can be crushed down by any powerful blow, to a “soft ball”, what just reflect it and back to previous condition very next time.  We recommend the Self-relaxation Practice with Shikyu-chan © for any people under any life circumstances. If you are a hard-working man or business-woman, busy housewife and mother, to-mush-learning student and stay by yourself grandparent; you are far away from your close person and relative, you feel lonely – © The Self-relaxation Practice with Shikyu-chan is match to you. © The Self-relaxation Practice with Shikyu-chan and pregnancy If you are pregnant, pick Shikyu-chan yourself or ask you doctor or midwife how to practice with.      Obstetricians, midwifes and nurses may suggest © The Self-relaxation Practice with        Shikyu-chan  for: 1.    pregnant women, it helps them to develop connection to their baby. To activate a touch sensation helps to raise a positive feeling for baby’s movement into the womb. That practice establishes inner communication in the way mother-baby without an interruption from external world. A flow of contradictory Information will not able to put pregnant woman to worry and panic condition; 2.    women in labor, it helps them to keep their mind under control during the labor pain, reminds them to keep doing their “work”. Holding the Shikyu-chan imitates for woman in labor her partner’s hand, what is really supportive in that hard time; 3.    women after delivery, it help to feel not lonely. During 10 months of pregnancy women was a center of people attention and support, then, after her baby was born, all o them sifted their sights to newborn infant and there are no one hold her hand and share kindness with. © The Self-relaxation Practice with Shikyu-chan simply can give her to feel physical touch and shrink lonely feeling.   4.       woman who is going to or trying to get pregnant for while as an infertility treatment method.          Caregivers may suggest © The Self-relaxation Practice with Shikyu-chan for people in grief after lost their loved one, patient who suffer with pain and in termination stage. In all of these physical and mental conditions to feel someone’s “hand” in own palm is very supportive.  How to practice There is no any especial way to practice. Just softly squeeze the Shikyu-chan in your palm for 30 – 60 minutes. During this time try do not think about anything in particular. Some people who practice the Self-relaxation with Shikyu-chan image themselves a womb what embraces and accepts of fragile embryo – Shikyu-chan.