Article: WELCOME (DEEP BREATH) TO STRESS CLASS HELPING PATIENTS FIGHT PAIN WITH RELAXATION TECHNIQUES

WORCESTER - In a sunlit room at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, 13 women and men sit calmly, their eyes closed and their bodies relaxed. They have been this way, quiet and unmoving, for 20 minutes.

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, seated Buddha-like at the front of the room, gently calls out various meditation instructions, which sound airy to the uninitiated.

"Observe the moment."

Pause.

"Be aware of your breathing."

He then rings a pair of turnip-shaped chimes, and eyes begin to open. Serene faces break into smiles.

Welcome to stress-reduction class.

Since 1979, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn has made a name for himself in the field of behavioral medicine. It was his ...

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