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Beyond the Relaxation Response

Dr. Herbert Benson describes the Relaxation Response as a two-step process:
   1. Focusing the mind on a word, phrase, or sound.
   2. Passively disregarding interfering thoughts.
First of all, whether a meditation method contains two steps or two hundred, the purpose is to induce certain physiological changes. It really doesn't matter how many steps are involved […]

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