Prevention Magazine

This 3-page article in PREVENTION magazine engendered 10,000 inquiries and several thousands of sales when it appeared in 1984.

If you’re like me, then you’ve probably flirted briefly with some sort of meditation or guided-imagery technique in an attempt to give stress the slip.

Unfortunately, I always ran into the same problem. After wrapping myself up into a reasonable facsimile of the lotus position, I’d close my eyes and set sail for inner peace. About 10 minutes into my journey, I’d start wondering if I was doing it right.

Am I relaxed now? I’d ask myself. That little voice of doubt always managed to be just loud enough to disrupt any attempt at achieving relaxation.