Integrative body-mind training stresses not putting in the effort to control thoughts but instead focusing on a state of restful alertness that allows a high degree of awareness of the body, breathing, and external instructions. IBMT improves attention and self-regulation through interaction between the central and the autonomic nervous systems.


Integrative body-mind training (IBMT) 

Zen meditation, or zazen, is a form of meditation that usually takes place while seated. It involves gaining insight into the nature of their existence by allowing awareness of  the immediate, uninterpreted experience of the present moment and then letting those thoughts and feelings go.  


Zen meditation (zazen)

- Integrative body-mind training (IBMT)
- Zen meditation

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