Many people believe stress is all in the mind. But dealing with stressful situations can have physiological consequences.

Tai chi and yoga are two forms of non-aerobic movement and controlled breathing that can be practiced to reduce stress and anxiety.

Meditation allows you to become more awake and more deliberate about your actions. It teaches you how to respond rather than react to situations in your life.

Regardless of which type you choose, yoga is an excellent way to stretch and strengthen your body, focus your mind and relax your spirit.

Yoga is one of the few stress-relief tools that has a positive effect on all the body systems involved.

Older adults are learning tai chi to improve their balance and reduce their risk of falling. Tai chi offers an aerobic benefit, too.

When you react to a stressful situation, stress hormones are released into your bloodstream and your heart rate and blood pressure increase.

To keep stress at a minimum and reduce its effects on your life, you need to find and practice healthy ways to manage it.

By creating images in the mind, a person can reduce pain and symptoms associated with his or her condition.

Hypnosis is an altered, relaxed state of mind, often used to help learn to control bad habits, pain, and stress.

Yoga can help you beat stress, feel more in control of your life, and stay healthier.