Mind/Body

Mind/body therapies refer to the mind's ability to influence our immune, hormonal and neurological systems. Mind/body therapies use the power of thought to help the healing process.

An easy way to get a grasp on the mind/body connection is to think of the placebo effect. With the placebo effect, a person taking a pill with no active ingredients in it who thinks there are active ingredients, experiences the same physical effects as if the pill actually did contain active ingredients.

Mind/body therapies include the following:

• Art therapy
• Biofeedback
• Dance/movement therapy
• Guided Imagery
• Hypnosis
• Meditation
• Music therapy
• Prayer (see Spirituality)
• Psychotherapy (see How To Choose A Mental Health Therapist)
• Support groups
• Yoga