Editing Autogenic training (section)

== Technique ==
Autogenic training can be practiced in any comfortable posture, while keeping eyes closed.<ref name="Kanji,1997" /> In autogenic training, the trainees engage in passive concentration.<ref name="Barlow" /> Passive concentration refers to concentrating on inner sensations rather than environmental stimuli.<ref name="Barlow" />

The technique consists of six standard exercises according to Schultz:<ref name="Kanji,1997" /><ref name="Schultz">{{Cite book |title=Autogenic therapy. |publisher=Grune & Stratton |others=Luthe, Wolfgang,, Schultz, J. H. (Johannes Heinrich), 1884-1970. |isbn=9780808906643 |location=New York |oclc=47990}}</ref>
# Muscular relaxation by repetition of a verbal formula, "My right arm is heavy", emphasizing heaviness. During the initial stages of the training, the feeling of heaviness in the trained arm is more expressed and occurs more rapidly. The same feeling can be experienced in the other extremities at the same time in the other arm. Within a week, a short concentration can trigger the sensation of heaviness in a trainee's arms and legs.<ref name="Barlow" />
# Passive concentration focuses on feeling warm, initiated by the instruction "My right arm is warm".
# Initiation of cardiac activity using the formula "My heartbeat is calm and regular".
# Passive concentration on the respiratory mechanism with the formula "It breathes me".
# Concentration on the warmth in the abdominal region with "My solar plexus is warm" formula.
# Passive concentration on coolness in the cranial region with the formula "My forehead is cool".

When a new exercise step is added in autogenic training, the trainee should always concentrate initially on the already learned exercises and then add a new exercise. In the beginning, a new exercise is added for only brief periods.<ref name="Barlow" />

According to the specific clinical needs, the training can be modified to include fewer formulas, or include a slightly different formula.<ref name="Barlow" />