• LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MIND BODY HEALTH
  
  The government's website for complementary and alternative medicine  http://nccam.nih.gov/health/backgrounds/mindbody.htm   describes the field of mind-body medicine
   

•  Authentic Happiness Homepage:  This robust website is a treasure.  It contains many resources, including tests you can take:  and even repeat over time.  You must register to access this page, but it is free.  I suggest you start with the core strengths assessment.    It is a main resource of the positive psychology movement.   http://www.authentichappiness.org/   "Yes, it's possible to be happier -- to feel more satisfied, be more engaged with life, find more meaning, have higher hopes, and probably even laugh and smile more, regardless of your circumstances."
   

• The Alternative Medicine Foundation is a nonprofit  organization, founded  to provide responsible and reliable information about alternative medicine to the public and health professionals. http://www.amfoundation.org/mindbodymed.htm#INTRODUCTION
   
• http://familydoctor.org/782.xml    An article published  by the American Academy of Family Practice discusses mind body health connection
   
• http://www.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk/psychology_articles/relaxation_techniques.pdf  this site explains research and techniques for mind body medicine. This is a very good but commercial website.  Pop up ads may distract, but there is lots of good info here. 
   
• The mind body medical institute at Harvard  http://www.mbmi.org/default.asp
   
• http://www.lifepositive.com/meditation.asp  This website details many meditation practices and their health benefits.

Relaxation response:
Meditation
Positive psychology
Yoga
mindfulness
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