A randomised trial was conducted with 31 early stage breast cancer women who had received a lumpectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy. The women were randomised into two groups. Group 1 received a home visit only. Group 2 received a home visit and 2 months’ weekly autogenic training (AT). At the beginning and end of the 2-monthly period, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and T- and B-cell markers were measured to give an indication of changes in immune system responses and measurement of anxiety and depression. At the end of the study, HADS scores and T- and B-cell markers remained similar in the women who did not receive AT. The women receiving AT showed a strong statistical difference for an improvement in their HADS scores and those women observed in a meditative state as opposed to a relaxed state were found to have an increase in their immune responses.