The Mindfulness Approach: To Eliminate or Reduce Symptoms of Stress-Related Illnesses

Dr. Manoj Jain is a renowned infectious disease physician, writer, and national leader in healthcare quality improvement. His work frequently appears in The Washington Post and The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, with additional writings published in The New York Times and The Times of India. Dr. Jain holds degrees in engineering, medicine, and public health from Boston University, and has served as a consultant for the World Bank on HIV. He has also been featured in interviews with CNN and National Public Radio.

“Dean has faced more than his fair share of challenges. As a teenager, he endured the trauma of witnessing his father's suicide, leading to stress-related health issues that deeply affected his mind and body. Yet, he found a way forward, and in his writing, he generously shares the powerful solutions that helped him heal.

His first book, The Experiential Approach: A Fresh New Approach For Creating Immediate Personal Power, offers a path to enhancing life experiences. By examining our beliefs, intentions, choices, and actions, Dean shows how we can transform our behavior and thought processes to overcome adversity. His message traces the ripple effect of beliefs shaping intentions, which lead to choices, and ultimately, to actions. If only everyone could grasp this transformative insight.”

—Dr. Manoj Jain, MD, MPH

Mindfulness meditation is about consciously taking ownership of life’s stresses, illnesses, and emotional or physical challenges. It’s a practice of relating directly to life’s issues and systematically addressing them by reclaiming one’s power.

—Dean Nelson, Author