Rapidly relaxed - relaxation training "made in Karlsruhe": self-care and stress reduction help you slow down.

Headaches, teeth grinding at night, tension in the shoulder, neck and back muscles: the severity of stress-related complaints is as individual as people are. Especially in increasingly hectic times, with accelerated work processes and many daily challenges, it is important to be resilient and resistant. Mindfulness and self-care are no longer exotic tips that you get from esoteric sources; the introduction of occupational health management in many companies has brought exercise and sport into everyday working life.

The Karlsruhe Relaxation Training Programme ket was founded in 2010 at the Karlsruhe University of Education and has been anchored at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology's Institute of Sport and Sports Science since 2020.

The ket team develops, implements and evaluates practical body education, stress management and relaxation programmes that are suitable for everyday use under the quality label SeKA, which stands for Self-Instructive Body Awareness Programmes.

The programmes and exercises are tailored to the various target groups - children and young people, adults, senior citizens - in different settings such as nurseries, schools, companies and retirement homes.

Interspersed in your daily work routine from time to time, such exercises have a variety of effects: they help with physical strain, which is particularly common in seated workplaces. And they lead to mental freshness and energy, which increases concentration, boosts performance and increases motivation in the work process. This is because the conscious bodywork that accompanies the exercises directly counteracts stress: The breath flows more calmly and deeply, muscle tension is released, the nerves are calmed and the mind is cleared. In the best sense of the word, this is a benefit for both employer and employee.

As physical stress can affect the whole body, the exercises are categorised into ten body parts: Feet, hips, chest, back, shoulders, neck, arms, hands, jaw and especially eyes. They make it possible to work with the body in a targeted manner where personal everyday stresses and strains settle, weaken the body and cause chronic degenerative illnesses in the long term.

All exercises have been trialled with hundreds of test subjects and tested for suitability for everyday use, including in a company setting. The effectiveness on psycho-physiological health parameters has been proven in extensive evaluation studies.