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Ancient practices may
soothe ills of modern life.
ALISON ASHTON
Special to The Jewish News
oga classes are turning up at
community centers across
the country. Upscale spas
offer a full schedule of
stress-reducing programs. Hospital-
based wellness programs teach mem-
bers the basics of meditation and qi
gong to reduce hypertension. Senior
centers lead older exercisers through
gentle sessions of tai chi.
All of these aren't some wacko New
Age mumbo jumbo, but ancient prac-
tices that fit into mainstream modern
life. And they make up the mind-body
connection that fitness and health-care
experts say is necessary to battle soci-
ety's epidemic of stress-related ail-
ments.
Pamela Peeke, M.D., senior
research scientist at the National
Institutes of Health Office of
y
for drug therapy. In a separate study at
the Public Institute of Health,
researchers found arteriosclerosis —
hardening of the arteries — progresses
more quickly in middle-age men with
chronic feelings of hopelessness.
"This is the same magnitude of
increased risk that one sees in compar-
ing a pack-a-day smoker to a non-
smoker," says researcher Susan
Everson, Ph.D., of the Human
Population Laboratory at the PHI.
If negative emotions can have such
a detrimental impact on a person's
health, mood-enhancing mind-body
practices can help. Meditation has
been shown to reduce anxiety disor-
ders, lower heart rate and ease tension,
as well as reduce blood pressure. Yogic
breathing, called pranayama, has been
used to treat obsessive-compulsive dis-
orders. Other practices offer similar
benefits.
Athletes have long understood the
mind-body connection, says Peeke.
She points to gymnast Keri Strug,
who was heard muttering; "I will, I
will, I will," before vaulting — on a
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Alternative Medicine, says the medical
community is just beginning to
understand the depth of the mind's
effect on the body's well-being.
Learning to effectively manage stress
through meditation, yoga and other
practices could be the key to control-
ling the escalating cost (about $1 bil-
lion a year) of treating stress-induced
illness, including heart disease, stroke
and cancer.
Managed-care organizations are
examining these practices closely.
Kaiser Permanente, for example, used
transcendental meditation to treat
patients for hypertension. Teaching
the basics of TM cost an average of
$268 per patient vs. $375 to $1,050
sprained ankle — to Olympic gold.
Champion sprinter Florence
Griffith Joyner followed the motto
"believe, achieve, succeed." She knew
that to win on the track, she had to
envision it first.
Making the mind-body connection
isn't complicated. When you exercise,
whether it's walking in your neighbor-
hood, lifting weights at the gym or
swimming laps, focus on the process.
Pay attention to your breathing, your
surroundings and simply how your
body feels. Be in the moment rather
than rehashing a fight with the boss or
thinking about how you have to hurry
Alison Ashton writes for Copley News
Service.