Joan Borysenko, PhD, a distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine, is a world-renowned expert in the mind-body connection. Her work has been foundational in an international health-care revolution that recognizes the role of meaning, and the spiritual dimensions of life, as an integral part of health and healing. Eloquent and inspiring in settings that range from hospitals to houses of worship, Borysenko is a credible bridge between reason and faith. Her brilliance, humor, and authenticity—in combination with the latest research—make her a compelling and inspiring speaker and writer.
Borysenko earned her doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School, where she completed post-doctoral training in cancer cell biology. She later returned to Harvard Medical School to complete a second postdoctoral fellowship in the field of behavioral medicine. Under the tutelage of Herbert Benson, MD, who first identified the relaxation response and brought meditation into medicine, she was awarded a Medical Foundation Fellowship and completed her third post-doctoral fellowship in psychoneuroimmunology.
In the early 1980s, Borysenko cofounded a mind-body clinic with Herbert Benson and Ilan Kutz, became licensed as a psychologist, and was appointed instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. Her years of clinical experience and research culminated in the 1987 publication of the New York Times best seller, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. She is also author or coauthor of 13 other books and numerous audio and video programs, including the Public Television specialInner Peace for Busy People.
Joan Borysenko is founding partner of Mind/Body Health Sciences, LLC, located in Boulder, Colorado, and director of The Claritas Institute Interspiritual Mentor Training Program. She can be heard weekly as host of the Internet radio show, Your Soul’s Compass.
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