Autogenics is a self-directed relaxation technique that uses suggestions to create sensations such as warmth and heaviness in the body. These sensations are caused by vasodilation of blood vessels which is a response to activation of the parasympathetic system. The word autogenic comes from the Greek autos, meaning self, and genos, meaning origin (Olipin & Hesson, 2010). Autogenic training is a stress reduction method developed in the early 20th century by physiologist Oskar Vogt. While working with a group of hypnotic subjects, Vogt realized that when they entered a hypnotic state, they experienced a significant decrease in tension, fatigue, and headaches. Inspired by this new information, a psychiatrist named Johannes Schultz decided to expand Vogt's research in order to learn more about how the autogenic works (Olipin & Hesson, 2010). Schultz was able to discover that through self-directed hypnosis, subjects could feel sensations of heaviness and heat, mainly in their arms and legs. From these observations, "Shultz developed a system designed to t...