Mind-body practices are techniques designed to enhance the mind's positive impact on the body. These techniques practices include behavioral, psychological, social, expressive, and spiritual approaches.

Awareness of the mind-body connection is certainly not a new idea, but it may feel unfamiliar to some in the West, where the mind and body has been traditionally viewed as distinct entities for several centuries. However, this view is rapidly changing as researchers scientifically prove the complex links between the mind and body.

Mind-body therapies include:

  • Meditation
  • Prayer
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Guided imagery
  • Biofeedback
  • Yoga