From the category archives:
When the idea behind biofeedback of training people to warm their hands to reduce their migraine headaches was developed at the Menninger Clinic in the 60′s, the technique they taught people was “autogenic training.” It essentially is a technique developed by a combination of positive thinking and self-hypnosis; the participant goes through a series of [...]
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Yesterday’s post suggested that if you warm your hands by holding a cup of hot coffee, you will have “warmer” thoughts about the people you meet. Even more importantly, you can train your hands (and other parts of your body) to become warm and/or relaxed through a number of mental and physical techniques. Over the [...]
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Relaxation techniques — including Yoga, meditation, mindfulness and prayer — all have in common that the reduce the flight-fight response and increases the “relaxation response” of the body. Research clearly has shown that chronic stress suppresses the immune system. Much of the original research has its origins in some serendipitous findings and events at the [...]
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One of the earlier and frequently cited studies on mind-body interactions is a 2003 article in psychosomatic medicine: Psychosomatic Medicine 65:564-570 (2003) © 2003 American Psychosomatic Society Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Richard J. Davidson, PhD, Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, Jessica Schumacher, MS, Melissa Rosenkranz, BA, Daniel Muller, MD, PhD, Saki [...]
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Yesterday’s post suggested that as one takes pills, it is a good idea to breathe deeply, relax, and visualize the expected effects of the medication/supplement/vitamin. This suggestion is based on the “placebo effect” — which is another way of describing how powerfully the mind can effect the body. As far as I know, no research [...]
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