I emerged from an examining room, shut the door behind me, and walked into the common hallway of the medical clinic. I had just gotten my medical license, and this was my very first job as a practicing physician.
Jeff, one of my new colleagues, stood at the end of the hallway, holding a large binder in his hands.
“I just got back from Harvard,” he said. “I took a course on Mind Body Medicine and thought you might be interested in it. You can borrow my notes, if you’d like.” I’d never heard of Mind Body Medicine, but I happily accepted the heavy binder. I still have some of the pages that I copied.
Three years later, I flew across the country to give my very first presentation at a large health and wellness conference. My topic: “The Mind Body Connection”.
The organizers underestimated the interest. People rushed in and grabbed all …