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“Esther Sternberg is a rare writer―a physician who healed herself…With her scientific expertise and crystal clear prose, she illuminates how intimately the brain and the immune system talk to each other, and how we can use place and space, sunlight and music, to reboot our brains and move from illness to health.”―Gail Sheehy, author of Passages
Does the world make you sick? If the distractions and distortions around you, the jarring colors and sounds, could shake up the healing chemistry of your mind, might your surroundings also have the power to heal you? This is the question Esther Sternberg explores in Healing Spaces, a look at the marvelously rich nexus of mind and body, perception and place.
Sternberg immerses us in the discoveries that have revealed a complicated working relationship between the senses, the emotions, and the immune system. First among these is the story of the researcher who, in the 1980s, found that hospital patients with a view of nature healed faster than those without. How could a pleasant view speed healing? The author pursues this question through a series of places and situations that explore the neurobiology of the senses. The book shows how a Disney theme park or a Frank Gehry concert hall, a labyrinth or a garden can trigger or reduce stress, induce anxiety or instill peace.
If our senses can lead us to a “place of healing,” it is no surprise that our place in nature is of critical importance in Sternberg’s account. The health of the environment is closely linked to personal health. The discoveries this book describes point to possibilities for designing hospitals, communities, and neighborhoods that promote healing and health for all.
Publisher : Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press; 1st edition (September 30, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 0674057481
ISBN-13 : 978-0674057487
Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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Customers find the book provides useful and informative information about new studies. They appreciate the author’s simple language and accessible writing style. The book offers a thoughtful and rational approach to the psychology of space, providing a glimpse into evidence-based design in healthcare facilities and the impact of nature, green spaces, and garden aesthetics on health.
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