Eps 1: mind body connection
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What we do with our physical body (what we eat, how much we exercise, even our posture) can impact our mental state (again positively or negatively).
Many mind-body therapies focus on becoming more conscious of mental states and using this increased awareness to guide our mental states in a better, less destructive direction.
Practice shifting from negative emotions to a more positive emotional state by listening to this guided audio exercise.
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Our mental and physical health can be influenced by the beliefs we hold about what is going on in our minds and hearts and what is happening in our bodies. The psycho-emotional roots of health and illness arise from what is going on in our minds and hearts, as well as from what we do and say. By paying attention to our emotional and mental states, including worries, prospects, and mood, we can help to stay healthy.
The concept of mind encompasses all mental states, including thoughts, beliefs, attitudes and emotions. This could explain how the mental state of stress, anxiety or depression affects the body via neurotransmitters. It could provide insight into why physical exercise and exercise are a useful counterweight to stress.
Western science has discovered that exercise in the body can relieve stress and psychosomatic diseases. As science explores the power of the mind - body therapy to minimize suffering and increase well-being - it is time to strengthen the connection between mind and body. Mental body therapies such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, massage and other forms of physical exercise have been researched for decades.
The mind-body connection treats the whole person and addresses the stress we are all exposed to, especially when illness occurs, as well as the physical and mental health of our body.
Psychologists use the connection between mind and body to work closely with other health care providers to assess patients "mental and physical health before they become ill. This can help to understand the nature and treatment of diseases and to create a plan to maximize mental well-being. Psychologists work with patients with a wide range of illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia to help them become more aware of their health conditions and healing potential.
How do you take control of your mind and body, and how does your emotional health affect your physical well-being - your being? First, it is vital to learn to deal with it in a healthy way; we all know that our physical health affects our mental health as much as our well-being.
Doctors introduce patients to the importance of mediation and yoga in order to connect body and mind. I have found that this can be a great tool for managing stress and influencing other mental illnesses.
Park claims that these findings support why treatment of the body and mind should be integrated into clinical psychology. Why is this practice not yet common in clinical psychology? Evidence shows a strong link between treating mental health disorders, improving mental health and promoting better physical health.
The only way to get people out and keep them healthy is to think of mind and body as two parts of a whole, "he says. Positive psychologists hope that this holistic approach to well-being will become mainstream.
Patients with mental illness who have access to integrated care can benefit from preventive services such as cholesterol tests and advice on exercise and diet. So why more primary care? Will mental health clinics be added to the health system?
If assimilation has not yet reached the local doctor's office, perhaps the best way to keep us healthy is to understand the hidden connection between mind and body, so that we can prevent one disease from triggering the other. If we want to be philosophers, we need to be aware of how mental and physical health relate, not only to each other, but to the health system as a whole.
When we talk today about the connection between mind and body, we refer to how our thinking, our views, our perspective and our way of thinking can have both a constructive and destructive influence on our biological function, and how physical health in turn can influence the function of our mind. The theory is that our body functions like a well-oiled machine when we feel positive, optimistic and friendly, and we will be able to think and feel good when we are in a good mood, but it is difficult to be in a good mood when you are not feeling good. A lot of research is needed to know how we can feel better when our mental health is good, or even better when our physical health is bad.
Positive thoughts and emotions vibrate in harmony with our cells, making them function and causing positive effects on the biological function of our body.
For this reason, the regular practice of positive guided visualizations and affirmations can have a strong impact on how we feel physically. One study found that the types of emotions we experience regularly cause physical changes in our DNA that affect how our body rebuilds itself. In this way you can approach the connection between body and mind in order to develop inner peace and physical well-being.