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The Relaxation Response
List Price: $13.95
Amazon Price: $7.39
Average Customer Rating:  (22 reviews)
Editorial Review: When you look at the popularity of mind-body medicine today, it's hard to understand what a groundbreaking book this was when it was first published in 1975. Based on studies at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Herbert Benson showed that relaxation techniques such as meditation have immense physical benefits, from lowered blood pressure to a reduction in heart disease. The Relaxation Response demystifies the mantra meditation used in the transcendental meditation program, explaining how anyone can reap its advantages with or without the help of a guru. If you want to understand the beginnings of today's alternative medicine movement, or if you're simply looking to learn a simple meditation technique without a lot of metaphysical trappings, this is a good place to start. --Ben Kallen
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0 of 0 found this review helpful:
 relaxation response, 2008-05-27
very good book - not a gimmick.
gives simple to use technique that anyone can use.
1 of 1 found this review helpful:
 This classic is still good, 2008-04-27
Probably not fair to rate the book below maximum, because this classic really was revolutionary at its publication, and is still very current at its core. The reason for rating the book now, of course, is to recommend/not-recommend a book for reading. Therefore, since the first ¾ of "Relaxation Response" covers ground that many more current books do very well, today's reader might well just skim the first six chapters. The seventh chapter quite well summarizes what to DO, and that is what the book is aiming at, after all. As stated at the beginning of that chapter, how to use the relaxation response is very straightforward. Excellent too, but we have to wade through a goodly portion of its approximately 150 pages to see that. Back in its original day, it was probably worth the full wade.
There are only four steps to this process - simplicity is good - and it is not appropriate in a review to list them. Get the book from the library and find them restated in chapter 7.
1 of 1 found this review helpful:
Lowered Blood pressure, No more acid reflux, 2008-03-04
Let me just start by stating that I'm a very sceptical person, and have had high blood pressure for 20 years. I also had endoscopy that showed some acid reflux. I saw the original print hardcover book and decided to read it. I couldn't put it down! I immediately began to apply the techniques from the book. My blood pressure went from 145ish/95ish to 108/65, consistently. I felt no "burning" from acid reflux. Prior to reading this book, I had began a diet and exercise program. I lost 25lbs and approx. 2 inches off my waist, but my blood pressure was still high. I liked the way the book was written. Straight forward, no frills, just pertinent, well explained information. This book helped me save my life.
0 of 0 found this review helpful:
Pretty good!, 2008-02-27
This book didn't change my life but combined with other books about the subject was a welcome addition.
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The Relaxation Response, 2008-01-12
I suffer from high blood pressure, and I attribute most of this maledy to stress. The guidance this book has provided me and the practice of the ideas is simply good for anybody. It is helping me to bring my blood pressure down, and I have found calmness in everyday. I couldn't say that prior. The book isn't a magic bullet against all that ails or is it?
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