Dr. Herbert Benson, M.D.

Dr. Herbert Benson, M.D., an American cardiologist, born in 1935, is a pioneer in mind/body medicine, one of the first Western physicians to bring spirituality and healing into medicine. He is founder of the Mind/Body Medical Institute near Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Wesleyan University and Harvard School of Medicine.

Dr. Herbert Benson is now the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute (BHI).

He is the author or co-author of more than 175 scientific publications and 11 books. More than four million copies of his books have been printed in many languages.

The Relaxation Response

In the 1960′s Dr. Benson defined the term the Relaxation Response.

Benson is the recipient of numerous national and international awards, Dr. Benson lectures widely about mind/body medicine and the BHI’s work. Dr. Benson’s research extends from the laboratory to the clinic to Asian field expeditions. His work serves as a bridge between medicine and religion, East and West, mind and body, and belief and science.

Books by Dr. Herbert Benson

• The Relaxation Response
   

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