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Dedicated to teaching Relaxation Therapy
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Relaxation Therapy Classes
Do you experience stress, anxiety, pain, depression, sleep disorders, trauma or chronic conditions?
Relaxation Presentations
Looking to improve the wellbeing of everyone in your organisation, business or school?
Professional Education
Keen to learn about evidence-based relaxation therapy to enhance your patients' health?
About Art & Science of Relaxation
ASR is a unique educational service in evidence-based Relaxation Therapy
ASR teaches relaxation skills to students, adults and health professionals for anxiety, depression, pain, sleep disorders, trauma and stress-related, chronic conditions. ASR is passionate about helping people practice simple techniques regularly to reduce distress, enhance performance and improve mental health and physical wellbeing. With over 25 years of experience in education, health and research, ASR understands the need for simple skills to cope better with life’s constant demands.
Art of Relaxation
The art of relaxation is practicing simple skills effectively and recognising the benefits on mental and physical health. We often don't have much time for self healthcare, so devoting a few minutes each day to relax is an art form. For health professionals, the art of relaxation is the clinical application of evidence-based skills for chronic conditions, anxiety, depression, pain, sleep disorders and trauma, and teaching patients how to relax effectively. Art & Science of Relaxation offers unique relaxation education for students, adults and health professionals in both the art and the science of relaxation.
Science of Relaxation
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) studies the impact of stress and relaxation on both mind and body. PNI identifies neurological, hormonal and immunological pathways by which psychological and physical health are intimately linked. PNI demonstrates how thoughts, emotions and health influence each other and is a scientific framework for multidisciplinary approaches to healthcare. PNI research supports the use of evidence-based, holistic interventions such as Relaxation Therapy for anxiety, depression, pain, sleep disorders and trauma and improve health and wellbeing.
Expertise in Relaxation
Dr Judy Lovas is Australia’s leading expert in Evidence-based Relaxation Therapy. With up-to-date knowledge, passion and humour, Judy teaches students, adults and health professionals how relaxation therapy enhances mental health and physical wellbeing. Judy is a dynamic presenter both face to face and online, dedicated to teaching people to use simple skills, regularly and effectively. She expertly explains leading evidence, demonstrates how to practice regularly and describes clinical outcomes of relaxation therapy. Contact Judy to learn more about the unique presentations and webinars.

Thank you for a professional, informative and useful seminar
Glenn Fleming, School Counsellor
Judy’s online classes allowed me to breathe freely for the first time after a prolonged illness
Vicki W, Qld
A huge thank you Judy, I was truly inspired by your lectures
Raquel Henson, Nutrition EducatorThe Need for Relaxation Therapy
Our busy, demanding lives require relaxation for mental health and physical wellbeing
Most people recognise the need to relax, but few know how
Recent News
Short course at University of Sydney: Psychoneuroimmunology-based Relaxation Therapy
31st May 2021A new, improved 8 hour online course at Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney!! Gain CPD points. This course is designed for clinicians, students, teachers and researchers who wish to learn Mind Body science and evidence-based, practical, clinical skills to decrease chronic conditions . Please visit https://clinical-professional-development.sydney.edu.au/EventDetail?EventKey=CSMD20223 or contact Judy at judymlovas@gmail.com

Relaxation Therapy for School Students
7th February 2021It’s a fact: Children learn better when relaxed Australian schools are now expected to foster student mental health to enhance learning and the classroom environment. As young people feel more stress from study, social, family and global events, schools can nurture psychological wellbeing with qualified, flexible programs. Art & Science of Relaxation conducts evidence-based … Read More

January 2021 and many of us want to start afresh
18th January 20212020 brought change and uncertainty in a unique way, both personally and globally. These rapid changes are still occurring, so for a real fresh start, we need to keep adapting to these changes as much as possible. Relaxation skills are effective in adapting to stress caused by the ongoing changes we are currently experiencing. Using … Read More

Recent research demonstrate benefits of Relaxation Therapy
9th October 2020Ground breaking research into chromosomal telomeres demonstrates the effect of relaxation and lifestyle on many aspects of health. Telomeres are a region of repetitive DNA at the end of each chromosome to protect them from deterioration, very similar to plastic tips on shoelaces that prevent the ends from fraying. Stress is known to influence the rate of telomere … Read More

What is Psychoneuroimmunology?
9th October 2020Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is the study of the interactions that occur between the neurological, endocrine, and immune systems. PNI focuses on the links that exist between a person’s emotion and behaviour and their relationship with immune-mediated disease. The science underpinning PNI reveals that stress is an immunosuppressant. In other words, PNI identifies the direct links between … Read More

Psychoneuroimmunology – Linking the Mind and Body
9th October 2020In the early 1970s, a psychologist and an immunologist collaborated to examine the effects of regularly feeding rats with sweet water and an immunosuppressant. Presented together repeatedly, the sweet water and immunosuppressant formed a conditioned response. That is, the rats continued to get sick even when they were fed only sweet water. This landmark research … Read More