Menopausal Treatment Using Relaxation Exercises (MaTURE)

Inclusion Criteria 1. Women aged 40 through 59 years at the time of screening. 2. Perinenopausal or postmenopausal. 3. Adequate adherence to study procedures during a 1-week run-in. 4. At least 4 hot flashes per 24 hours recorded by a hot flash monitor and diary. 5. Capable of understanding study procedures and giving informed consent. 6. Willing to refrain from using other treatments for hot flashes during the study period. Exclusion criteria 1. Pregnant or breastfeeding in the past year. 2. Current or recent use of medications known to affect hot flashes. 3. Resting blood pressure less than 100/60. 4. Spontaneous resting breathing rate less than 10 breaths/minute. 5. Chronic medical therapy for pulmonary disease. 6. Known sensitivity to adhesives. 7. Cardiac pacemaker or implanted defibrillator. 8. No access to a telephone. 9. Plans to move out of the area or travel by airplane in ways that would interfere with the study. 10. Inability to sign an informed consent, participate in interviews, or understand and complete questionnaires in English. 11. Report conditions that, in the judgment of the investigators, render potential participants unlikely to follow the protocol. 12. Participation in another research study involving investigational drugs or devices.