2 August

This is Herbert Benson, revolutionary American cardiologist who recognises that bodies can’t be understood or healed separately to minds. His patients are trained to activate the relaxation response, their parasympathetic nervous system. All healing ultimately comes from that response. I will bet you won’t find much relaxation in health care in general, it’s amazing to me that the anxious and sterile environments we use for healing aren’t seen as utterly ridiculous.