Herbert Benson, MD, is the Mind Body Medical Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. He is the
author of the mega-bestselling book, The Relaxation Response, as
well as ten other trade books. His groundbreaking work established
the modern field of mind body medicine. Dr. Benson is the Director
Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at
Massachusetts General Hospital.
William Proctor, JD, is a graduate of Harvard College and
Harvard Law School and has written or co-written more than 80
books, including Beyond the Relaxation Response with Dr. Benson;
The Templeton Touch with Sir John Templeton; and several
international bestsellers with the “father of aerobics,” Dr.
Kenneth H. Cooper.
"Dr. Benson is truly one of the seminal thinkers bringing the
integrated study of the mind and body to western medicine."--Dr.
Mani Bhaumik, University of California Los Angeles
"Herbert Benson, M.D. and William Proctor have been enlightening
pioneers in their studies...their work can be shared by everyone,
not just health-care practitioners."--Reverend Theodore M.
Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
"Herbert Benson, MD, is the father of modern mind body medicine.
Dr. Benson's research has demonstrated that the relaxation response
is the physiological counterpoint to the fight-or-flight response
and serves as a natural antidote to stress."--Daniel Redwood,
"Health Insights Today"
"Nearly 35 years ago [Dr. Herbert Benson] became a kind of medical
rock star with his bestselling book The Relaxation Response. It
outlined a pioneering approach to relieving stress and a host of
medical conditions related to it. Today...it is as relevant as
ever."--Linda Matchan, """Boston Globe"
"Peaceful thoughts really can influence our bodies, right down to
the instructions we receive from our DNA.""--ABC News"
“Dr. Benson is truly one of the seminal thinkers bringing the
integrated study of the mind and body to western medicine.” --Dr.
Mani Bhaumik, University of California Los Angeles
“Herbert Benson, M.D. and William Proctor have been enlightening
pioneers in their studies…their work can be shared by everyone, not
just health-care practitioners.” --Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh,
C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
“Herbert Benson, MD, is the father of modern mind body medicine.
Dr. Benson’s research has demonstrated that the relaxation response
is the physiological counterpoint to the fight-or-flight response
and serves as a natural antidote to stress.” --Daniel Redwood,
"Health Insights Today"
“Nearly 35 years ago [Dr. Herbert Benson] became a kind of medical
rock star with his bestselling book The Relaxation Response. It
outlined a pioneering approach to relieving stress and a host of
medical conditions related to it. Today…it is as relevant as ever.”
--Linda Matchan, " ""Boston Globe"
“Peaceful thoughts really can influence our bodies, right down to
the instructions we receive from our DNA.” "--ABC News"
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