Afternoon Qi Gong
Meditation facing into a sun shower. Machu Picchu, Peru. Photo: Salotti
mind-body medicine a holistic approach to medicine that takes into account the effect of the mind on physical processes, including the effects of psychosocial stressors and conditioning, particularly as they affect the immune system.
Health care professionals agree unanimously that meditation or some form of relaxation/stress reduction therapy is a healthy wellness practice that can help to prevent illness and/or aid person in recovering from various forms of trauma and surgery or acute, chronic and terminal illnesses.