Summary: Mindfulness techniques that help mental health treatment include, but are not limited to mindful meditation, yoga, and tai chi. Key Points: Research shows significant benefits for the use of mindfulness in mental health treatment. Mindfulness techniques that help mental health treatment typically involve increased awareness, physical relaxation, and a focus on breathing. Relaxation and […]
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Addiction Recovery, Blog, Breath Work, Mental Health, Mindfulness
How Do Breathing Exercises Reduce Stress?
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Mar
Mar
Summary: Breathing exercises reduce stress by influencing physiological systems and functions associated with the natural human stress response. Key Points: Stress triggers a wide variety of responses in the human body, including changes in hormone activity, breathing rate, heart rate, and the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Some facets of the stress […]
Addiction Treatment, Blog
What are Co-Occurring Disorders and How Should Addiction Treatment Address Them?
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Dec
Dec
What Are Co-occurring Disorders? The brain is one of the most complex organs of the human body. It manages and cooperates with multiple bodily systems, and keeps everything in balance with one another. With this complexity in mind, a person can experience multiple conditions at once, or have “co-occurring disorders.” Because of these complexities, it […]
