Who Will Benefit
There are numerous health challenges and life circumstances that cause us serious stress. Some people are referred to this comprehensive behavioral medicine program by their physicians while others come of their own accord for challenges such as:
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Chronic pain
- Sleep disorders
- Grief
- Work/Family stress
- Anxiety & depression
- Type A behavior / anger management
- Autoimmune disorders
- Over/under weight
Studies
There are numerous studies to support the lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms that people report from taking this stress reduction course. Dr. Bandura’s studies at Standford U Medical School on Self-Efficacy, a belief in your ability to exercise control over events in your life, showed remarkable improvement in a group of males with heart disease. They experienced greater confidence, less shortness of breath and less discomfort. Dr. Bernie Seigel from Yale U sees a strong degree of surviving cancer vs. the importance of examining one’s emotional life. Strongly advocating meditation, he states, “I know of no other single activity that by itself can produce such great improvement in the quality of life.”