Have a headache? Stop and take stock. Did you just battle traffic, skip lunch to meet a tricky deadline, or quarrel with your spouse? Before you pop that aspirin, what about trying some deep breathing, or exercise, or meditation?
Paying attention to & exerting some control over your emotional & mental states - anxiety, anger, pessimism, and depression - may help you stay healthy, reduce the severity or frequency of symptoms, or recover more rapidly from illness.
Research clearly shows that prolonged stress contributes to serious diseases such as high blood pressure, heart irregularities, anxiety, insomnia, persistent fatigue, digestive disorders, mental health issues, diminished fertility, & diabetes. Stress also suppresses your immune system.
Mind-body therapies & practices can help treatment by facilitating the body's power to heal itself. Research shows that mind-body therapies & practices can impact the immune system, lower blood pressure, reduce damaging stress hormones, and reduce the need for some medications.
At
Body & Mind Red Hill we offer a range of mind-body therapies, including:
