Autogenic 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 the blood vessels which is a response to the activation of the parasympathetic system. The word autogen comes from the Greek word autos, meaning self, and genos, meaning origin (Olipin & Hesson, 2010). Autogenic training is a stress reduction method developed at the beginning of the 20th century by physiologist Oskar Vogt. While working with a group of hypnotic subjects, Vogt realized that when they entered a hypnotic state, they had a significant decrease in tension, fatigue, and headaches. Inspired by this new information, a psychiatrist named Johannes Schultz decided to expand Vogt's research to learn more about how autogens work (Olipin & Hesson, 2010). Schultz was able to discover that through self-directed hypnosis, subjects were able to experience sensations of heaviness and heat, primarily through their arms and legs. From these observations, “Shultz developed a system designed t...