Editing Autogenic training (section)

== Benefits ==
The main benefit of autogenic training is the autonomic self-regulation achieved by removing environmental distraction, training imagery that accompanies autonomic self-regulation, and providing a facilitative set of exercises that are easy to learn and remember.<ref name="Spencer" />

A study by Laci Spencer<ref name="Spencer" /> suggests that autogenic training restores the balance between the activity of the [[Sympathetic nervous system|sympathetic]] (flight or fight) and the [[parasympathetic]] (rest and digest) branches of the [[autonomic nervous system]]. The author hypothesizes that this can have important health benefits, as the parasympathetic activity promotes [[digestion]] and bowel movements, lowers the [[blood pressure]], slows the [[heart rate]], and promotes the functions of the [[immune system]].

A meta-analysis study by Friedhelm and Kupper found that autogenic training was effective in reducing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Additionally, autogenic training was found to have a positive effect on physical health outcomes, such as reducing pain and improving quality of life for individuals with chronic illnesses. They also found that AT was also effective in the following psychosomatic disorders: mild-to-moderate hypertension, coronary heart disease, Raynaud's disease, and tension headache and migraine.<ref name="Stetter" />