Posted on Jun 24, 2010 | Comments 0 The concept of Mind-Body
Medicine is that which uses a number of different techniques to
enhance the capacity of the mind to impact the functions of the
body and symptoms. Primarily, prayer, meditation and using
creative outlets are the therapies employed in this treatment;
but a lot more besides. Stress is one of the chief problems that
mind-body medicine seeks to address, but you can do a lot more
to help your body by integrating thought and feelings with your
body. We now understand more and more about how emotions and
emotional wellbeing impact our physical well being and even
determine our long term health and indeed how long we will live.
Happiness, said Socrates, is the highest good for any human
being. And the concept of happiness needs clarification here:
this is not the transient kind brought on by instant
gratification of appetites and desires; rather it is a natural
outcome and the sum total of a life well lived! Here is one way
that can help you start to feel h