{"id":66,"date":"2013-02-06T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T16:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:03:11","slug":"mindbody","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/familypersonal\/mindbody\/","title":{"rendered":"Mind\/Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wellness\/files\/2016\/06\/iStock_80604351_LARGE-424x636.jpg\" alt=\"woman meditating doing yoga between waterfalls\" class=\" wp-image-1288 alignleft\" height=\"317\" width=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2016\/06\/iStock_80604351_LARGE-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2016\/06\/iStock_80604351_LARGE-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/files\/2016\/06\/iStock_80604351_LARGE.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/>Over the past few decades, traditional Eastern mind\/body techniques have become mainstream in America.\u00a0 These include Yoga from India, Acupuncture and Qi-gong from China, and Massage from many traditions.\u00a0 These techniques can reduce stress and promote health.\u00a0 We are fortunate at Boston University to have a wealth of mind\/body options available to faculty &amp; staff.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 15%;\"><strong>Technique<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 35%;\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 35%;\"><strong>Potential Benefits<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Yoga<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Gentle exercise that incorporates a variety of practices, including postures or stretches, breathing exercises, and meditation.<\/td>\n<td>May relieve back pain, insomnia, and anxiety. Practicing yoga can also help relieve stress and tension.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Massage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Manipulation of muscles to improve healing, health and wellness, and relax the mind and body. A certified massage therapist uses different stroking and pressure techniques to help.<\/td>\n<td>Relaxes muscles and relieves painful, tense areas in the limbs, neck and back<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Acupuncture<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Traditional Chinese medicine based on the belief that the body contains energy called Qi (sounds like chee). This energy flows throughout the body on pathways called meridians. When a person is healthy, the energy flows freely. When a person is ill, the energy may be weak or blocked.<\/td>\n<td>During acupuncture, the therapist tries to improve the energy flow along the meridians.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Qigong<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Qigong (pronounced chi kung) is a Chinese meditative practice that incorporates slow graceful movements and controlled breathing techniques. to<\/td>\n<td>Promotes circulation of \u201cqi\u201d or the life force within the body.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few decades, traditional Eastern mind\/body techniques have become mainstream in America.\u00a0 These include Yoga from India, Acupuncture and Qi-gong from China, and Massage from many traditions.\u00a0 These techniques can reduce stress and promote health.\u00a0 We are fortunate at Boston University to have a wealth of mind\/body options available to faculty &amp; staff. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6197,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4185,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/4185"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}