Fake it til' you make it?

Health Magazine recommends a technique called paradoxical relaxation to trick your brain into thinking you took a nap.

The technique, from Matthew Edlund, M.D and author of The Power of Rest, attempts to create a form of active rest to help you recover from a night of tossing and turning. Edlund explains how to do it by saying,

Focus on one muscle group in your body for at least 15 seconds, concentrating only on how it feels and nothing else. Repeat up and down the body. Surprise — you feel recharged.

I tried it but it didn't really work. What do you think? Try and share you experience!