The Relaxation Response
 | author: Herbert Benson Miriam Z. Klipper binding: Mass Market Paperback list price: $7.99 USD amazon price: $7.99 USD Click Here To Purchase and/or Read Other Reviews from Amazon.com |
When you look at the popularity of mind-body medicine today, it's hard to understand what a groundbreaking book this was when it was first published in 1975. Based on studies at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Herbert Benson showed that relaxation techniques such as meditation have immense physical benefits, from lowered blood pressure to a reduction in heart disease. The Relaxation Response demystifies the mantra meditation used in the transcendental meditation program, explaining how anyone can reap its advantages with or without the help of a guru. If you want to understand the beginnings of today's alternative medicine movement, or if you're simply looking to learn a simple meditation technique without a lot of metaphysical trappings, this is a good place to start. --Ben Kallen
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I often recommend this book
I often recommend this book to my patients. While it is not a meditation manual per se it does describe the benefits and potential of a meditation practice very completely. It does this using straight forward language backed by quality medical research. All in all a very beneficial book.
Cheers,
Chad J. Dupuis, L.Ac.
Yin Yang House Acupuncture and Wellness Center