Your heart slows, blood pressure falls, digestion eases and immunity soars.
Here are 6 mind-body techniques we love.
Pick something simple and recurring to focus on, a mantra.
“If you get distracted, that’s OK,” he says.
Gently refocus until the mantra has recaptured your attention.
Get your qi on
More than half of you say you’ve never heard of qigong.
Try this move from Samuel Barnes, star of the DVDElement: Tai Chi for Beginners.
(Tai chi is a form of qigong.)
Inhale and lift both hands to chest level, leading with the wrists.
Then exhale and bring hands back to thighs, “painting the wall” with fingertips.
Repeat for two minutes.
Find a teacher at QigongInstitute.org.
Reboot your iPod: Now it’s a painkiller!
The key is to choose tunes that recall a time when you were happy and free from pain.
“Usually, we listen to music to validate how we feel.
That’s why we play sad songs after a breakup,” Siedlecki says.
