The Relaxation Response - by Herbert Benson & Miriam Z Klipper (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

In this time of quarantine and global uncertainty, it can be difficult to deal with the increased stress and anxiety. Using ancient self-care techniques for stress management rediscovered by Herbert Benson, M.D., a pioneer in mind/body medicine for health and wellness, you can relieve your stress, anxiety, and depression at home with just ten minutes a day.

Herbert Benson, M.D., first wrote about a simple, effective mind/body approach to lowering blood pressure in The Relaxation Response. When Dr. Benson introduced this approach to relieving stress over forty years ago, his book became an instant national bestseller, which has sold over six million copies. Since that time, millions of people have learned the secret to natural self-healing--without high-priced lectures or prescription medicines. The Relaxation Response has become the classic reference recommended by most health care professionals and authorities for lowering high blood pressure and treating the harmful effects of stress, anxiety, and depression.

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

How can a simple ten-minute practice counteract the physiological damage of daily stress?

• The Step-by-Step Technique: A simple, four-part method, refined through decades of clinical practice, that you can learn in minutes and use for a lifetime.
• The Mind-Body Connection: Understand the groundbreaking science from Harvard Medical School that proves the direct link between your mental state and your physical health, including blood pressure.
• Counteracting the Fight-or-Flight Response: Discover how to activate your body's innate ability to reverse the harmful effects of the fight-or-flight response triggered by modern life.
• A Non-Pharmacological Approach: Find relief for a wide range of stress-related ailments, from anxiety and chronic pain to insomnia and heart conditions, without relying on prescription medication.

From the Back Cover

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.

Review Quotes

"This is the book that started it all, demystifying meditation and ushering it into the mainstream. Dr. Benson offers a simple technique for quieting the mind--and we need it now more than ever." - Amy Bernstein, editor of the Harvard Business Review