Mind-Body Medicine
Mind-body medicine is a philosophy and a system of health practices that is based on the concept that the mind and the body work together for healing.
It focuses on the interactions among the brain, mind, body, and behavior and on the powerful ways in which emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and behavioral factors can directly affect health. It regards as fundamental an approach that respects and enhances each person's capacity for self-knowledge and self-care and it emphasizes techniques that are grounded in this approach.
There are a wide range of practices that include meditation, energy medicine, yoga, Tai Chi, and more. The practices focus on the interactions among the brain, mind, body, and behavior, with the intent to use the mind to affect physical functioning and promote health. Mind-body interventions constitute a major portion of the overall use of complementary and alternative medicine by the public.