Herbert Benson Quotes
-
We can either change the complexities of life ... or develop ways that enable us to cope more effectively.
→ -
The mind can wander while still focusing on one task.
→ -
The mind and body communicate constantly. What the mind thinks, perceives, and experiences is sent from our brain to the rest of the body.
→ -
There's something called the physiology of forgiveness. Being unable to forgive other people's faults is harmful to one's health.
→ -
Stress does not cause pain, but it can exacerbate it and make it worse. Much of chronic pain is 'remembered' pain. It's the constant firing of brain cells leading to a memory of pain that lasts, even though the bodily symptoms causing the pain are no longer there. The pain is residing because of the neurological connections in the brain itself.
→ -
If you are anxious, you can't learn. It's like dropping seeds on concrete. With a quiet mind, people take things in.
→ -
The relaxation response is a physical state of deep rest that changes the physical and emotional responses to stress... and the opposite of the fight or flight response.
→
Related Authors
-
-
Howard Gardner Psychologist -
Dean Ornish Physician -
Jack Kornfield Author -
Hans Selye Doctor -
-
John Polkinghorne Physicist -
Joan Z. Borysenko Author -
David D. Burns Author -
Daniel Goleman Author -
Larry Dossey Author -
-
Jon Kabat-Zinn Professor -
Bernie Siegel Writer -
Richard Davidson Professor -
Deepak Chopra Author -
Andrew Weil Medical Doctor -
-
Nhat Hanh Monk -
Robert Thurman Writer