The Relaxation Response

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Relaxation Response
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Herbert Benson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:222
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 107
Category/GenreCoping with stress
Popular psychology
ISBN/Barcode 9780380006762
ClassificationsDewey:158.12
Audience
General
Edition New edition
Illustrations illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint Avon Books
Publication Date 1 July 1998
Publication Country United States

Description

When Dr. Herbert Benson introduced this simple, effective, mind/body approach to relieving stress twenty-five years ag, his book became an instant national bestseller. Since that time, millions of people have learned the secret--without high-priced lectures or prescription medicines. "The Relaxation Response" has become the classic reference recommended by most health care professionals and authorities to treat the harmful effects of stress.

Discovered by Dr. Benson and his colleagues in the laboratories of Harvard Medical School and its teaching hospitals, this revitalizing, therapeutic approach is now routinely recommended to treat patients suffering from heart conditions, high blood pressure, chronic pain, insomnia, and many other physical ailments. It requires only minutes to learn, and just ten to twenty minutes of practice twice a day.


Reviews

""The Relaxation Response "can show us how to lower our blood pressure, change our harassed personalities, and, perhaps, even save our lives."-- Noah Gordan, "Journal of Human Stress""Pills, special diets, and exercises can help some people, but "The Relaxation Response "as Dr. Benson describes it can help everyone."-- David W. Ewing, Executive Editor, "Harvard Business Review"