From Library Journal
Borysenko, co-founder and director of the Mind/Body Clinic at New England Deaconess Hospital/Harvard Medical School, describes the clinic's ten-week program for learning to "mind the body" through a medical synthesis of neurology, immunology, and psychology. She provides step-by-step instructions to the clinic's techniques while suggesting how they can be adapted for individual use. Combining meditation, breath control and stretching exercises, and mindfulness, and drawn from work with patients aged 17 to 93, these techniques help ease the stress of illnessparticularly illness caused by stressby exploiting the body's natural capacity for healing. Readers who master them can achieve an admirable balance between inner self and environment. Jodith Janes, Univ. Hospitals of ClevelandCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From AudioFile
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., co-founder and former director of the Mind/Body Clinic at Boston's Deaconess Hospital, is an innovator of psychoneuro-immunology. It draws upon the mind's ability to use deep relaxation to promote physical healing, eliminate stress or stress-related illnesses, and surmount pain. Her narration represents sincere and heartfelt experiences passed on in a genuine manner. The listener is so captured by her openness and insightfulness that it's easy to forget about her impressive credentials and think of her as a spiritual counselor. She doesn't preach but gently guides us through the typical pitfalls of life to allow us to become more fulfilled and content. B.J.P. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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