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Biofeedback

Biofeedback is a technique that is used to monitor and control involuntary body mechanisms.

In a biofeedback session, you are hooked onto a piece of monitoring equipment and your body’s baseline ratings are taken. Your personal monitor or trainer gives you this information and then you use relaxation techniques like meditation to relax the area in the body that is stressed.