Best of Stress Management is based on the Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s world renowned professional training program and includes the following experts.
Course Director. Best of Stress Management is led by James S. Gordon, M.D. Dr. Gordon is the Founder and Director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and a clinical professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. One of the world’s leading authorities on stress management and mind-body medicine, he has trained thousands of health professionals and
patients on how to incorporate stress management and other self-care techniques into their lives. He’s helped develop mind-body training programs at medical schools, hospitals, medical centers and private practices around the world. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, he also served as Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy. Dr. Gordon has authored or edited more than 11 books and 120 articles. Read more on Dr. Gordon
Course Instructor. Susan Lord, MD, is an integrative physician who specializes in complementary and alternative medicine using mind-body approaches, energy medicine, functional medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle counseling. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, she is formerly the director of nutrition programs for the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington DC, where she developed and directed the Food As Medicine professional training program for 6 years. Dr. Lord is currently Associate Medical Director and Director of Mind-Body Medicine at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stoc kbridge, MA.
Additional Contributors
Best of Stress Management also includes guest instruction and exercises conducted by some of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s colleagues:
Herbert Benson, M.D. is an international leader in mind-body medicine. He is considered the pioneer of the “relaxation response.” Dr. Benson is the founding President of the Mind/Body Medical Institute and an Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Benson is the author of more than 170 scientific publications and ten books, including The Relaxation Response, The Wellness Book, and many others. More than four million copies of his books have been printed in many languages.
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is a scientist, psychologist, inspirational speaker, and author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind, Inner Peace for Busy People, and many other books. Dr. Borysenko was co-founder and former Director of the Mind-Body clinical programs at two Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals.
Belleruth Naparstek, M.A., L.I.S.W., is an internationally recognized innovator in the field of guided imagery and the author of Staying Well with Guided Imagery. Her highly acclaimed Health Journeys guided imagery series is used in over 3,000 hospitals and clinics, and has sold over one million copies worldwide.
