Richard has been under great stress and has complained of migraine headaches for weeks. He tried all kinds of drugs, with little effect. When he was at the end of his rope, a friend suggested yoga and meditation. Having nothing to lose, he tried them and after several months, felt like a new person. How could these practices help him?
What will be an ideal response?
The practitioner of meditation and biofeedback techniques seems to enter a physiological state of concentration that can reduce sympathetic-induced hypertension. By concentrating on relaxing thoughts, the practitioner can slow heart and respiratory rates. The effects are more widespread than can be explained by parasympathetic influences; the control could be consciously induced.
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