Dr. Andrew Weil tells us that meditation is a way of engaging the relaxation response, as well as a way of decreasing chronic, nervous driving of the cardiovascular and digestive systems. In this beginner-friendly talk, he clarifies what meditation really is, how and why it works, and ways we can take advantage of this simple yet powerful practice in our own lives.
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This session is excerpted from Andrew Weil & Jon Kabat-Zinn's 2-CD program Meditation for Optimum Health.
Andrew Weil
Andrew Weil, MD, is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, a healing-oriented approach to health care which encompasses body, mind, and spirit. He is founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson, and director of Integrative Health & Healing at Miraval Life in Balance Resort in Tucson. Dr. Weil's bestselling books include Spontaneous Happiness, Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, and Spontaneous Healing, and his popular audio programs with Sounds True include The Healthy Heart Kit and Breathing: The Master Key to Self-Healing.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the founder and director of its renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic. His clinic was featured in 1993 in the public television series Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers. Jon Kabat-Zinn is the author of 15 books, in print in over 45 languages. These include Full Catastrophe Living; Wherever You Go, There You Are; Coming to Our Senses; and Mindfulness for Beginners.
