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2nd 2n d Asi Asian an Neu Neurof ofee eedb dbac ack k Conf Confer eren ence ce 20 2016 16 21 21-22 22 Jul uly, 2 , 201 016 Mind Mind and B and Body Connection ody Connection Pr Prof of. . Da Dato to ’ Dr See Ching Mey Mey Univer Univ ersiti siti Sains Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, Malaysia Malaysia Loh Loh Gu Guan L Lye S Specialist ialist Ce Centr tre

1. INTR 1. INTRODUCTION ODUCTION

Mind and Body Mind and Body  The he mind mind is th is thou ough ghts, ts, emo emotions, tions, fee eeli ling ngs, s, be beli liefs, efs, atti ttitud tudes, es, an and d ima image ges. s.  The he br brain ain is th is the ha e hardwar are tha e that t allo allows u ws us to e s to exp xperien erience ce the these se me menta ntal l sta states tes. . Men Mental sta tal states tes ca can n be be f full ully co y consc nscious ious, , sub subco consc nscious ious or un or unco consc nscious ious. . Eg Eg: : We ca e can n ha have emo e emotiona tional l rea eaction ctions to si s to situa tuations tions wi witho thout ut be being ing aw awar are e of of w why w hy we e ar are e rea eactin cting. g.

Mind and Body Mind and Body  Mi Mind nd-bo body c dy con onne nection ction disc discuss usses me es menta ntal l pr proc ocess esses es tha that a t affec ect our phy t our physica sical l sta state. te.  Our Our tho thoug ughts hts, , em emotio otions ns, , fee eeli ling ngs, be s, beli liefs efs, , an and d atti ttitud tudes es ca can n po positi sitivel ely y or ne or nega gativ tivel ely y af affec ect our biologica t our biological l fun function ctioning. ing. This his res esults ults in a in a co comp mple lex x inte interrela elation tionsh ship ip be betw twee een ou n our m r minds inds and and bo bodies dies. .

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies  Mi Mind nd-bo body the dy therapy f y foc ocuse uses on s on tr trea eatmen tments ts tha that ma t may pr y promo omote he te health an alth and d wellnes ellness. s. Mi Mind nd- Body Body T The herapies pies inc include lude: (a) (a)Cr Cryoth other erapy - Lo Loca cali lized ed or or who hole le-bo body dy exp xposu osure e to sub to subzer ero o temp temper eratur tures to es to de decr crea ease se infl inflamma ammation, tion, incr increa ease c se cellular ellular sur survival, vival, de decr crea ease se pa pain in an and sp d spasms asms, , an and d pr promo omote o te over erall all he health. alth.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (b) (b)Hy Hydr droth other erapy - The he he healing aling po power o er of w water ter is u is used sed to to tr trea eat d t disea isease o se or m r mainta aintain optimal in optimal he health thr alth throu ough gh its d its dif iffer eren ent f t for orms, inc ms, including luding steam or mine stea m or mineral ba al baths, sau ths, sauna nas, s, ho hot or c t or cold old wet et bo body wr dy wraps, aq ps, aqua uatic tic ph physica ysical l the therapy, , or w or whir hirlpoo lpools. ls.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (c) (c)Med Medita itation tion - Simp Simple le an and f d fas ast w t way ay to r to red educ uce e str stress ess o on the n the mi mind nd and and bo body b dy by r y ref efoc ocusin using g you our a r attention ttention on ca on calmi lming ng thou though ghts ts an and y d you our r br brea eath. th. This may inc his may include lude mindfu mindfulnes lness s med medita itation, r tion, rep epea eating a man ting a mantr tra, or a, or gu guided ided ima image gery or y or visua visuali liza zation. tion.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (d) (d)Yog oga - This his an ancie cient sy nt syste stem of m of rela elaxa xation tion, , exer ercise cise, , an and d he healing. Y aling. Yog oga f a foc ocuse uses on s on ph physica ysical l po poses ses, , br brea eathing thing tec techn hnique ique, , an and d med medita itation, with tion, with the the goa goal l of of ac achie hieving ving relax elaxation, tion, over erall he all health, alth, an and d impr improved ed fi fitne tness. ss.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (e) (e)Mas Massa sage ge - Using Using the the princ principle tha iple that to t touc uch is h is he healing, massa aling, massage ge in involv olves es rub ubbing bing the soft the soft tissue tissues s of of the bo the body dy, , suc such as h as the musc the muscles les an and d co conn nnec ectiv tive e tissue tissues, s, to r to relea elease ten se tension sion or tr or trea eat t injur injury. T . The here e ar are e over er 80 80 dif differ eren ent t type types of s of ma massa ssage ge; ; some some gen gentle tle (l (lik ike e Sw Swed edish massa ish massage ge) ) an and d oth other ers v s ver ery y ac activ tive e (li (like T e Tha hai i ma mass ssage ge) ) or inte or intens nse (lik e (like d e dee eep p tissue tissue ma massa ssage ge). ).

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (f) (f) Mind Mindfuln fulnes ess T s Train aining ing - This his str struc uctur tured ed pr prog ogram tr am trains ains y you ou to f to foc ocus o us on n the the pr prese esent nt mome moment an nt and d let g let go of o of thou though ghts f ts from the om the pa past or w st or wor orries ries abo bout the futur ut the future. I e. It is t is rema emarka kable in bringing a ble in bringing abo bout ut cha hang nges es ran anging ging fr from impr om improved ed sl slee eep, , grea eater ter prod pr oduc uctivi tivity ty, an , and d bo both pr th preven ention an tion and d tr trea eatme tment nt of of c chr hron onic il ic illne lness ss.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (g) (g)Qi Qi-gong gong - A tr A trad aditi ition onal Chine al Chinese se he health alth ca care e technique that’s at least 4,000 years old, the the pr prac actice i tice involv olves es a se a series of ries of p postu ostures es an and d exer ercise cises, inc s, including luding slo slow c w cir ircu cular lar mo moveme ements. I nts. It c t comb ombines ines relax elaxation, tion, med medita itation, a tion, and nd br brea eathing thing e exer ercise cises to s to ac achie hieve a tr e a tran anqu quil il sta state te of of mi mind nd.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (h) (h)Music Music The herapy y is th is the c e cli linica nical l an and e d evide videnc nce- ba based sed use use of of music i music inte nterven entions tions to to ac acco comp mpli lish sh ind individu ividualiz alized ed go goals within als within a a therape the peutic utic rela elationsh tionship b ip by a pr y a prof ofess essiona ional l who ho has has comp completed leted an an app pproved ed mus music ic the therapy pr y prog ogram. am.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (i (i) Neur Neurof ofee eedb dbac ack – A tec A techn hnique ique in w in whic hich w h we e tr train ain the the br brain ain to to he help lp impr improve it e its s abili bility ty to to regu gula late a te all ll bo bodil dily y fun functio ctions ns an and d to to tak take e ca care of e of i itself tself. W . Whe hen the n the br brain is n ain is not ot fun function ctioning ing well, ell, evide videnc nce e of of thi this s often often sho shows up in t ws up in the he Electr Electroe oenc ncep epha halog logram am (EEG) (EE G). . We ca e can tr n train ou ain our br r brain to func ain to function tion be better tter.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (j (j) Bi Biof ofee eedb dbac ack - Se Senso nsors s ar are a e attac ttache hed to d to you our r bo body dy to to pr provide vide instan instant f t fee eedb dbac ack k on on thi thing ngs s li like h e hea eart r t rate, te, blo blood od pr pres essu sure, sk e, skin in temp temper eratur ture, and e, and musc muscle t le ten ension sion. . Aft After er reviewing viewing the the r resu esults o lts on n a mon a monitor itor, the , the biof biofee eedb dbac ack k the therapist pist the then tea n teache hes s the the cli lien ents ts men mental tal an and d ph physica ysical l exer ercise cises to s to co contr ntrol t ol tho hose fun se function ctions. s.

Mind Mind-body T body Ther herapies pies (k) (k)Acup Acupress essur ure - This his an ancien cient t Asi Asian an te techn hnique ique is simil is similar ar to to ac acup upun unctu cture — wi witho thout ut the the ne need edles. les. Pr Prac actiti tition oner ers s us use e the their h ir han ands ds or or too tools to ls to a app pply y pr press essur ure to e to variou various ac s acup upoints oints on on the bo the body dy to to op open en en ener ergy y fl flows, r ws, relea elease se ten tension sion, , an and pr d promo omote te emo emotiona tional l ba balanc lance. e.