The Mind-Body Connection & HIV/AIDS
The Basics
 Riding the Tiger: Life Lessons From an HIV-Positive Therapist (Regularly Updated)
A blog by David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
From TheBody.com
 Conversations With My Virus: A Blog Entry by Shana Cozad (March 3, 2011)
"The interesting thing about conversations with my virus is that I never got hateful or evil conniving messages back. It just simply was a virus, and I had a beautiful young immune system with a not-so-strong genetic factor that allowed my virus to run rampant."
From TheBody.com
- The Healing Power of Tai Chi (August 9, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- What is Mind Body Medicine?
From Mind/Body Medical Institute
- Eight Characteristics of Long-Term Survivors of HIV/AIDS: A Blog Entry by Terri Wilder, M.S.W. (July 6, 2009)
Includes video interviews of long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS.
From Terri Wilder
- Mind/Body Medicine: An Alternative and Complementary Medicine Resource Guide (April 21, 2009)
From Alternative Medicine Foundation
- Backgrounder: Mind-Body Medicine -- An Overview (May 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Mind-Body Medicine and HIV/AIDS (April 20, 2003)
To read PDF, click here.
From PositiveWords
- A Winter Tour of Harlem (March 2003)
Dr. Mindy Fullilove explores how the "psychology of place" affects the health of the community.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- It's Never Too Early to Take Charge of Your Health (December 2001)
To read PDF, click here.
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
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Meditation Techniques
 The Sound of Silence: A Blog Entry by Philip D. (October 31, 2010)
I have come to understand that the voice that I hear from the moment I open my eyes in the morning until my head hits the pillow at night, playing both judge and jury, is a culmination of perhaps every voice I?ve ever heard except Philip's. This week, each time I wanted to label or judge something around me, I asked myself, whose voice was I listening to: there?s or mine?
From TheBody.com
- A Beginner's Mind: A Blog Entry by Philip D. (October 20, 2010)
As I wind up my first two weeks of cultivating Mindfulness, I'm still not sure the best, most concise way of relaying what I've learned ... I don't think I've ever attempted something that sounded so simple but in practice, required such a true level of commitment.
From TheBody.com
- One Step Forward: A Blog Entry by Philip D. (September 29, 2010)
I am committed to spend 20 minutes every morning and 20 minutes every night to retrain the way my mind uses my brain. ... I'm inviting all of you who find yourselves in a battle with the voice that narrates your own life, to do the same.
From TheBody.com
- Relaxation Response FAQ
From Mind/Body Medical Institute
- Eliciting the Relaxation Response
From Mind/Body Medical Institute
- Physical Activity
From Mind/Body Medical Institute
- The Relaxation Response
From Mind/Body Medical Institute
- Can Meditation Slow HIV? (July 24, 2008)
From Scientific Blogging
- Backgrounder: Meditation for Health Purposes (June 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Tips on Meditation Techniques (May/June 2005)
Sure, it involves a lot of touchy-feely terms like "inner being," but many have found that meditation truly helps.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Will Your Way to Better Health (April/May 2002)
Mind-body medicine: meditation using controlled breathing.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Take a Walk With Me (April 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
News & Research
- Practice of Mindfulness Meditation Slows the Progression of HIV, Study Shows (July 24, 2008)
Reducing stress can bolster immune system in HIV-positive adults, others.
From University of California-Los Angeles
- Social Support Can Help Blunt Physical Health Symptoms in HIV-Infected People, Irrespective of Coping Style, Study Finds (September 30, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- "Shy" Study Suggests New Treatment Mechanism (December 26, 2003)
John James on the recent finding that HIV tends to progress more quickly in shy men.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
- Prospective Study of Emotional Reactions to Changes in HIV Viral Load (2003)
In AIDS Patient Care and STDs
- Association of Depression With Viral Load, CD8 T Lymphocytes, and Natural Killer Cells in Women With HIV Infection (October 2002)
In American Journal of Psychiatry
- AIDS Cocktail: Medicine, Faith and Trust (March 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- There's More to Good Health Than Viral Load and T-Cell Count (November 2001)
Studies show that stress, poor diet and low exercise may help HIV flourish.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
- Long-Term Survivors of HIV/AIDS (May 1996)
In PWA Newsline
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