In the debate of faith vs. works, isn't it possible to see that prayer is a "work"?

In the mental health field, especially in what is called Behavioral Sciences / Behavior Therapy, even a change of emotion is a change of body processes such as heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and thereby ruled a change of behavior, and if "work" is a behavior, which it is, then can't some agreement be reached that at least some "work" doesn't necessarily mean going out and building houses for the poor or having charitable car washes, etc., but means a much deeper and seemingly sublime internal change of body processes that come with prayer, which does occur? The behavior sciences have been aware of this for decades, and having been in the mental health field for decades as I have (now retired), I keep wondering where the incongruence of understanding is in the issue of whether we're saved by faith "alone" or works are also involved. I'm not trying to get agreement in the matter, rather, wanting your thoughts on the idea that real faith, which may include prayer and going to church and singing the songs in church and tithing, etc., are in fact works, and so "the great debate" of faith alone vs. faith and works has long ago been solved by the reality that even experiencing faith through prayer and songs and tithing, etc., and maybe even charitable car washes, etc., ARE works, as clearly established by the Behavioral Sciences many decades ago. Your thoughts.