Donna attended the Stress Management and Resiliency Training program after a friend suggested she learn more about the Benson-Henry Institute. Her reasons for attending the program were “chronic stress and medical problems.”

“In the program I learned how to meditate after never having meditated a day in my life.  I also learned how to restructure my negative thoughts into more positive thoughts that serve me.”

“After meditating daily I felt a difference in my world view.  I began to look at my life through a wider lens and things began to open up for me.”

“Participating in the program allowed me to accomplish several personal goals, including becoming an adult bat mitzvah and climbing 4,300 feet to the top of Mt. Pierce in New Hampshire.”

The program, Donna says, helped her change her outlook on the world and on life. “When you’re in that negative place, it’s all about you. This program teaches you that there is a world out there to explore and your life is bigger than me, myself and I.”

“I think when people are hurting, they are reluctant to try new therapies. In my case, I had no other options.” She advises others to be open to try something new.“It might really help to change your outlook,” she says.

About program leader and BHI Director of Clinical Programs Peg Baim she says, “Peg is a wonderful, compassionate and extremely knowledgeable teacher. She provides her patients with a sense of unconditional support. She presented the latest research with such enthusiasm we all could not help but be wowed. Peg is a very special person to me and I credit her for inspiring me to lead the life I was meant to live.”

Donna has maintained her daily meditation practice that she started at BHI, and credits the program with relieving her medical symptoms, and helping her personal and professional life take a different turn.

… Thanks for sharing your story, Donna!