The goal of mindbody relaxation is to relax both the body and mind. The basic idea is that it's easier to relax your mind if you first relax your body. There are a variety of mindbody relaxation techniques including yoga and meditation. Mindbody meditation goes by many different names, including mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindful meditation. The term "mindbody" is spelled either as "mind-body" or as "mindbody", to emphasize the connection between the body and mind.
Why is mindbody relaxation important? Tension has been proven to have many negative consequences. Tension causes premature aging of DNA. A study at the University of California at San Francisco showed that mothers who are under high stress have more damage to their DNA than mothers under low stress. Tension and stress cost American businesses $300 billion a year. The total cost includes increased health costs, accidents, absenteeism, employee turnover, and reduced productivity, according to The American Institute of Stress
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“Worst of all, there is no sign of any relaxation of antisemitism. Logically it has nothing to do with Fascism. But the human race is imitative rather than logical; and as Fascism spreads antisemitism spreads.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)