Mens Sana in Corpore Sano A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

Abstract

The human mind is like a garden where the gardener, that is the man, cultivates it to his
own content or according to his creative abilities. For the mind to be healthy, the temple in which it
prevails must be one that is strong and healthy. So we come to a concept of synergy between the mind
and the body, meaning that a healthy body is needed for a healthy mind and vice versa. The leitmotiv
in this context is the health, a polyvalent concept that needs to be approached from a holistic
perspective. Health cannot be referred only from the bio-functional perspective of the organism
without taking into account the psychic aptitude whose complex product is the human mind.
Homeostasis or well-being of the organism is the objective of many concepts of physical and mental
development, and the techniques for maintaining this status range from physical exercise to complex
concepts of transpersonal meditation.