The term "Relaxation Response" was coined by Dr. Herbert Benson, professor, author, cardiologist, and founder of Harvard’s Mind/Body Medical Institute. The response is defined as your personal ability ...

There are many different kinds of meditation, and all elicit what Dr. Herbert Benson, director emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Harvard University, has named the ...

For those who had doubts about trying to reap the medical benefits of what he dubbed “the relaxation response,” Dr. Herbert Benson had a ready answer. “It’s not a drug, there are no side effects, and ...

A variety of meditation-based programs have been developed in recent years to reduce stress and medical symptoms and to promote wellness. One lingering question is to what extent these programs are ...

Meditation in one form or another has been around for thousands of years and occupies a prominent position in most of the world's great religions. But it wasn't until the 1960s that it became popular ...

A cardiologist and best-selling author, he was initially a skeptic before finding that a person can influence bodily health through meditation. By Clay Risen Herbert Benson, a Harvard-trained ...

Harvard scientists have come up with evidence that the mere act of clearing your mind for 15 minutes each day actually alters how your genes operate. A new study indicates that people who meditated ...

BOSTON - High blood pressure -- or hypertension -- is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke that affects as many as 100 million Americans and 1 billion people worldwide. Decades of research ...

A pilot study has found that participating in a nine-week training program including elicitation of the relaxation response had a significant impact on clinical symptoms of the gastrointestinal ...

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The term "Relaxation Response" was coined by Dr. Herbert Benson, professor, author, cardiologist, and founder of Harvard’s Mind/Body Medical Institute. The response is defined as your personal ability ...

A new study has identified genes associated with the body's response to relaxation techniques and sheds light on the molecular mechanisms by which certain interventions may work to lower blood ...