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ISBN-10: 0-380-81595-8
ISBN-13: 9780380815951
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Year: February 1, 2000
Edition: Exp Upd
Size: 13.21 x 20.07 x 1.52cm
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 181gr
Binding: Paperback
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Dr. Herbert Benson, Miriam Z. Klipper
HarperTorch; 1976
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When Dr. Herbert Benson introduced this simple, effective, mind/body approach to relieve stress in The Relaxation Response twenty-five years ago, the book became an instant national bestseller. Since that time, millions of people have learned the secret of the relaxation response--without high-priced lectures, drugs, or prescription medicine. The tremendous success of this approach has turned The Relaxation Response into the classic reference recommended by most health care professionals and authorities to treat the harmful effects of stress.
This revitalizing, therapeutic approach, discovered by Dr. Benson and his colleagues in the laboratories of Harvard Medical School and its teaching hospitals, is now routinely recommended to treat patients suffering from heart conditions, high blood pressure, chronic pain, insomnia, and many other physical ailments. Requiring only minutes to learn, and just ten to twenty minutes of practice twice a day, the Relaxation Response has proven to be one of the most effective ways to relieve the tensions of modern-day living for a richer, healthier, more productive life.
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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The book arrived just in time to give it to a friend as a gift.
This book is »the« book for stress reduction management. It is an easy informative read.
I have used the Relaxation Response or a variation thereof for decades except that I never got into the habit of meditating daily. I intend to correct that now that I have again read this classic book. The Relaxation Response probably offers the most medical benefit for the least effort that almost anything I know of. It's not necessary to read the book –- all you have to know is the four basics of the RR –-but the book provides a lot of background which attests to the procedure's validity. This is truly a classic medical self-help book that is even more important in today's stress filled world, with its attendant high blood pressure, reflux, anxiety, depression, anger, etc. etc. If you haven't read this book, do yourself a favor and do so.
2nd time I've written this: Please stop requesting a review. It was a gift. All I know is that the person received it.
very good book – not a gimmick. gives simple to use technique that anyone can use.
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