The MindBody Education & Patient Care Program promotes recovery and well-being with the following techniques:
Relaxation techniques work to suppress the stress response by activating the relaxation response. The stress response, or the flight or fight response, is useful when faced with a serious threat. but activating it frequently and over a long period of time can have these effects:
- Decreased Metabolism
- Increased Heart Rate
- Increased Blood Pressure
- Increased Respiratory Rate
- Increased Muscle Tension
- Increase in Health-Risk Behavior
Engaging the relaxation response is like an antidote to the stress response and can be simply applied throughout your day, providing the opposite effects as listed above and well as promote the following benefits:
- Memory Improvements
- Increased Concentration
- Increased Mental Clarity
- Less anxiety
- Improvements in Self-Concept
- More Interests
The benefit of practicing and using these techniques is their portability. They can be used anywhere and anytime.
