The word sophology comes from Greek serenity, harmony (sos), spirit (phren), study, knowledge, (logos). This scientific discipline arising in Spain, in the field of medicine, has as its main mission to study how to improve the positive dimension of human mental capacity.
Just as a muscle can be exercised and improved, human beings can train and develop their mental abilities as well, sophrology seeks to help humans realize their full potential, considering it as an indivisible entity and also treating the physical and mental aspects.
- He has ambitiously referred to sufferingology as the science of human consciousness.
- But that is not all.
- It was also considered a set of relaxation methods and techniques.
- So we can say that sophrology is a scientific proposition that can help us relax in stressful situations.
Scientists say stress happens at any time. In fact, a stress-free body is a corpse. You should always want stress. But that’s not what most people mean when they say, “I feel stressed. “
Stress is the body’s non-specific response to any challenge, this response is physiological, psychological and produces gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and glandular changes.
There are many people who believe that little or nothing can be done when they feel stressed. Facing the challenges and emotions of life is a skill. The good news is that you learn a skill.
Suffocology was created in the 1960s by Alfonso Caycedo, a Colombian psychiatrist who worked in Madrid and adapted yoga, Buddhism and Zen techniques to incorporate them into the treatment of his patients.
In this way, sophrology has become a discipline to prevent and combat stress, as well as to deepen personal self-awareness, as we have said before. Sufferology cannot be understood solely on the basis of theories, because experience is the best way to learn.
The Caycedo method is the practical structure of sophology. First he was inspired by Oriental techniques, such as yoga, Buddhism and Zen, adapted to our mentality and way of life.
What is the Caycedo method? This method consists of the practice of dynamic relaxation of Caycedo (DRC) and some specific techniques.
Caycedo Dynamic Relaxation (DRC) is the method used in sophology, consisting of the practice of a number of relaxation techniques combined with physical exercises and mental strategies, in this way we try to achieve specific goals, such as dealing with the stress we are experiencing. submitted daily.
During the course of their practice, the person develops his or her ability to introspection at different levels, first become aware of your body, after your mind and after your emotional states.
This process of consciousness leads us to control physical tensions, negative thoughts and emotions, the person learns to transform negative habits into positive habits and acquires with practice a more serene attitude, more aware of its values and its environment.
Caycedo’s dynamic relaxation consists of twelve progressive steps that are part of a coherent and structured methodology, whose main objective is for the person to gradually develop self-awareness at the body, mental, emotional, behavioral, axiological and social level. to reduce stress levels.
Sophology uses relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and psychophysical strategies, with the aim of promoting a quiet daily life, creating positive habits, strengthening the individual’s resources and developing existential values.
These techniques are characterized by their short duration and specificity, and can last an average of ten to fifteen minutes. With them we can work the parameters of the person’s past, present or future, the focus is always on your positive experiences
Just as an emotionally negative experience can negatively affect our psychophysical balance, a positive experience also affects the whole person, sophology activates the positive in both the practice of the Caycedo method and in daily life.
The person learns to live the positive in himself (positive somatization) and to become aware of the small positive moments of each day, according to the doctor. Caycedo, any positive action aimed at a part of consciousness has a positive effect throughout the body.
Thanks to Caycedo’s dynamic relaxation and specific phonetic techniques, it is possible to manage the stress we subject ourselves to on a day-to-day life, but not only that, it will also help us to get to know each other better.