The body/mind connection is something I've written about (in a play for children) because I think it's so important for us to understand from as young an age as possible, that we have an incredibly powerful brain at our disposal, and with a little help and exercise, can use it towards pretty amazing ends.

When my dear friend and partner became ill, I watched him try to apply creative visualization to his cancer, but I think his own limitations in terms of what he thought was possible got in the way of his really being able to go beyond those barriers he had erected with signs reading "mind doesn't control body". Do I think it's possible that he could have slowed down the cancer? Possibly, but only if he had more faith in the power of his brain...

Just a thought I had from reading your post, Amos, and others..xx..e