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IN THIS ISSUE

Guided Imagery and Mind-Body Medicine
Nancy Nachman-Hunt, Interim Editor

NEWS

Transcendental Meditation Helps African American Heart Patients Lower Cardiac Disease Rates; Mayo Clinic Enters Smart Phone Market with Meditation App; Bastyr Study: Qigong Lowers Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes; Trend Watch: MBM Growth in Hospital Settings

CASE STUDY

Relaxation Training and Guided Imagery for an Elderly Man With Bladder Cancer: A Case Report
John B. Ferreira, PhD, LPC

RESEARCH

The Biobehavioral Effects of Relaxation Guided Imagery on Maternal Stress
Nancy Jallo, PhD, FNP-BC; Cheryl Bourguignon, PhD, RN; Ann Gill Taylor; EdD, RN, FAAN; Jeanne Ruiz, PhD, RN; Lisa Goehler, PhD

VOICES

The Spirituality of Feeling: An Interview With Michael Jawer
Nancy Nachman-Hunt, Interim Edito

BOOK REVIEW

Intentionality: The Matrix of Healing, A Qualitative Theory for Research, Education and Practice, by Rothlyn Zahourek, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, ANH-BC
Reviewed by John Freedom

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About the cover
The Bodhi Tree. An artist’s interpretation of the sacred fig tree under which Siddhartha Gautama, spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism, achieved enlightenment, is depicted here as representative of the potential for healing of relaxation guided imagery, the subject of our cover story.