About the Author

Herbert Benson, MD, is an award-winning pioneer in Mind Body Medicine. He is the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Mind Body Medicine Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Harvard Medical School, Dr. Benson is the author or coauthor of more than 190 scientific publications and 12 books, including Beyond the Relaxation Response: The Stress-Reduction Program That Has Helped Millions of Americans.