By Amira Posner — 2015
Through utilizing various mind-body techniques, women struggling with infertility can mitigate emotional stress and emerge with new perspectives.
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By withdrawing from competition citing concerns over her mental health, Biles showed that resisting expectations can be more powerful than persisting through them.
More athletes are reporting mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, psychiatric conditions and eating disorders.
A complex system in the brain that keeps gymnasts balanced can get out of whack.
“We need to do a better job of addressing mental as well as physical aspects of athletic injuries,” sports psychologist Matthew Sacco, PhD, says.
Sarno’s basic message is that in the overwhelming majority of cases, back pain is a symptom created by the unconscious mind as a distraction to aid in the repression of strong unconscious emotional issues.
The next time you pull a muscle and think, “Oh my gosh, not another one,” you may need to consider the location of your pain may not be the cause. If you are plagued with chronic muscle pulls or tendonitis-like symptoms you’ll need a more holistic approach to the problem.
A short meditation can make you stronger in the place you need it most.
“How we move, think, and feel have an impact on the stress response through real neural connections.”
If we practice skillful states of body, mind, and heart, we will feel them at every level of our being.