Conditions helped by mind-body approaches: our current guide
What this page said
The page said that more than 35 years of research and patient results supported the effect of the relaxation response on health, and that the institute offered medical programs, therapy and consultations, wellness services and community outreach to schools and workplaces, plus training for health professionals.
Medical programs were listed for infertility, cardiac wellness, cancer and illnesses with a stress component such as pain, irritable bowel, depression, anxiety and asthma. Healthy but stressed people could use programs for weight loss and calmer parenting, and yoga classes. An Education Initiative taught life management skills to teachers and students from kindergarten through college. An earlier 2005 version also listed personal training and individual therapy by a staff psychiatrist.
Key points from the original
- Medical, wellness, school, workplace and professional training strands.
- Clinical programs were meant to complement conventional care.
- The Education Initiative reached kindergarten through college.