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When you think of psychotherapy, the first image that comes to mind might be one of a distressed patient lying on a couch, talking, while a desk-bound therapist takes notes. But while traditional talk therapy can help people struggling with depression, anxiety and the stresses of daily life, the latest research on the brain and the mind-body connection has sparked a proliferation of approaches that may reach deeper levels of emotional healing than talking alone. Talking takes place in the cognitive, or " thinking, " part of the brain, and our thoughts are often the problem. To help combat negative or obsessive thinking, many new therapeutic approaches focus on letting go of thoughts and becoming anchored into bodily sensations. Though alternative treatments will probably never replace traditional talk therapy, new psychotherapeutic approaches can be used in conjunction with talk therapy to help people achieve optimal mental health. Alternative treatments range from techniques that are championed by mainstream mental health professionals to practices that are less frequently employed. Here is a glimpse into four of the more widely accepted nontraditional approaches, each with an element of mind-body awareness. Rooted in Buddhist meditation techniques, mindfulness practice is usually taught in a group, in which people learn to focus on their breath and body sensations in moment-to-moment awareness. Guided imagery is a mind-body technique that teaches people to use their imaginations to achieve a relaxed, focused state. Under the guidance of a therapist or CD, listeners use their senses to evoke positive, safe, relaxing images. Somatic experiencing is a body-focused intervention used to discharge tension that is stored in the body following a traumatic event. The therapist directs the patient to revisit the event in small doses while focusing on body sensations, guiding the patient to shift focus back and forth between the traumatic memory and an image of comfort and safety. As fears dissipate throughout the patient"s body, gentle touch or movement is used to help ground the person in the present moment. In a typical session of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, a patient revisits traumatic memories while following a pendulating object(such as a therapist"s waving finger)with the eyes. Originally developed to help veterans who suffered from PTSD, clinicians now use the therapy to treat such problems as anxiety and addiction. Frequently, the eye movements are replaced with audio tones alternating in each ear through headphones. The treatment also incorporates other mind-body approaches, such as focusing on body sensations and evoking images of positive resources that can help the patient work through disturbing events. What is true about somatic experiencing approach