Mind-body therapies focus on interactions among the brain, mind, body and behavior, according to the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Types of mind-body therapies include:

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Guided imagery and self-hypnosis
Heart-centered practices
Massage
Meditation
Mindfulness
Progressive muscle relaxation
Relaxation response
Tai chi
Yoga

What are the benefits of mind-body therapies?

Mind-body practices use the mind to affect physical functioning and promote health.

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Mind and body therapy, explained

Selim Sheikh, DO, MBA, explains what mind and body therapy is and techniques that can be helpful in daily life.

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Pain management without medication

Selim Sheikh, DO, MBA, explains how his work could help the recent opioid problem by decreasing pain in a non-pharmaceutical way.

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Active vs Passive Treatment

Selim Sheikh, DO, MBA, explains the difference between active and passive treatments that he uses to help his patients recover.

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Frequently Asked Questions

I don’t have a psychiatric diagnosis. Can I still benefit from mind-body therapies?
I have a real disease. It’s not just “in my head.” Why would I benefit from mind-body therapy?
I am healthy, but my loved one is suffering. Could mind-body therapies help me?
Will insurance cover mind-body and stress management services?

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Anxiety and Stress
Calming Yoga-Based Movement
Happiness and Positivity
Mindful Awareness of Sensations, Thoughts, and Emotions

This practice is adapted from The Power of Kindness: Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life by Piero Ferrucci. This practice helps us know ourselves as peaceful awareness itself, beyond the transient sensations, thoughts, and emotions that often occupy our awareness.

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Mindful Awareness of Thoughts – Taming the Monkey Mind

This guided meditation helps us be aware of our chattering judgmental thoughts, the monkey mind or inner critic, and allows us to focus on simple non-judgmental awareness to achieve an optimal balance of discernment, acceptance, and self-compassion.

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Mindful Eating
Mindful Movement – Tai Chi
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Mindful Walking

This walking meditation is about being aware of being here now, on the journey, and not overly focused on the destination: walking as a simple exercise in being mindfully present.

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Mindful awareness, moment-to-moment non-judgmental awareness, can be an aspect of many daily activities. This guided 15 minute practice will help you get started in the daily practice of mindful walking. For some people, walking mindfully is easier than sitting practices. Try it for yourself to see what works best for you today.

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Mindful Yoga – Standing

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These gentle yoga postures will help increase awareness of your body as well as developing balance and strength.

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Self-Care and Resiliency

Resiliency Building, We Need it!

A Needed Self-Massage

Chair Yoga to Keep Us Moving

A Standing Practice to Help Reduce Tension

Learn the 4-7-8 Breath and Pass It On

Staying Balanced

Staying Limber

Building Strength

Compassion Can Soften and Strengthen

Be Open to Following the Rules

Understanding Willpower

Feeling Safe

Diaphragmatic Breath to the Rescue
Sitting Meditation
Sleep and Exhaustion
Two-Minute Practices

Why Choose Ohio State?

Why choose mind-body therapies and stress management services at Ohio State?

We provide the highest quality mind-body and stress management services to increase calm, confidence, clarity and comfort. We offer educational experiences related to stress-reduction, mindfulness, resilience and more. And we incorporate the latest research on mind-body therapies and their optimal role in health and healing into your personalized care. Ohio State Integrative Health offers:

Convenient and comprehensive care in one location
Health services in the same location, such as massage, acupuncture and chiropractic care
Additional Ohio State resources, such as cognitive behavioral therapy offered through the Department of Psychiatry, dialectical behavioral therapy offered through the Department of Psychology and the Stress Trauma and Resilience (STAR) program
Classes in yoga, tai chi, mindfulness, stress reduction and more
Free and convenient parking

Our Mind and Body Medicine Practitioners

Hari Sharma, MD, DABIHM

Mind and Body Medicine

What are mind-body therapies?

What are the benefits of mind-body therapies?

Mind and body therapy, explained

Pain management without medication

Active vs Passive Treatment

Frequently Asked Questions

I don’t have a psychiatric diagnosis. Can I still benefit from mind-body therapies?

I have a real disease. It’s not just “in my head.” Why would I benefit from mind-body therapy?

I am healthy, but my loved one is suffering. Could mind-body therapies help me?

Will insurance cover mind-body and stress management services?

Recordings

Anxiety and Stress

Calming Yoga-Based Movement

Happiness and Positivity

Mindful Awareness of Sensations, Thoughts, and Emotions

Mindful Awareness of Thoughts – Taming the Monkey Mind

Mindful Eating

Mindful Movement – Tai Chi

Mindful Walking

Mindful Yoga – Standing

Self-Care and Resiliency

Sitting Meditation

Sleep and Exhaustion

Two-Minute Practices

Why Choose Ohio State?

Why choose mind-body therapies and stress management services at Ohio State?

Our Mind and Body Medicine Practitioners

Helpful Links

Mind and Body Medicine

What are mind-body therapies?

What are the benefits of mind-body therapies?

Mind and body therapy, explained

Pain management without medication

Active vs Passive Treatment

Frequently Asked Questions

I don’t have a psychiatric diagnosis. Can I still benefit from mind-body therapies?

I have a real disease. It’s not just “in my head.” Why would I benefit from mind-body therapy?

I am healthy, but my loved one is suffering. Could mind-body therapies help me?

Will insurance cover mind-body and stress management services?

Recordings

Anxiety and Stress

Calming Yoga-Based Movement

Happiness and Positivity

Mindful Awareness of Sensations, Thoughts, and Emotions

Mindful Awareness of Thoughts – Taming the Monkey Mind

Mindful Eating

Mindful Movement – Tai Chi

Mindful Walking

Mindful Yoga – Standing

Self-Care and Resiliency

Sitting Meditation

Sleep and Exhaustion

Two-Minute Practices

Why Choose Ohio State?

Why choose mind-body therapies and stress management services at Ohio State?

Our Mind and Body Medicine Practitioners

Helpful Links

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