Does mindfulness based stress reduction work?

Mindfulness-based stress reduction is a helpful treatment option that can dramatically help alleviate suffering from several health conditions such as sleep problems, high blood pressures, anger, stress, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and ADHD, among many others. Researchers also believe mindfulness-based stress reduction has cognitive benefits with significant improvements in visual coding, working memory, mood, and verbal fluency.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction combines meditation and yoga to address unconscious behaviors and feelings that typically increase stress and compromise your health. Participants are promoted to cultivate a greater awareness of the present moment and increase their mindfulness to reduce their overall arousal and emotional reactivity.


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