This week's guest on REPORT FROM SANTA FE

is LARRY DOSSEY, MD.

     Dr. Dossey has become an internationally influential advocate of the role of the mind in health and the role of spirituality in healthcare. He is an internal medicine physician and the former chief-of-staff of Humana Medical City Dallas Hospital. Dossey is the author of 12 books, including “One Mind,” “Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine,” and “The Extra-Ordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things.”

     The impact of Dr. Dossey's work has been remarkable. Before his book “Healing Words” was published in 1993, only three U.S. medical schools had courses devoted to exploring the role of religious practice and prayer in health. Currently, nearly 90 medical schools have instituted such courses, many of which utilize Dr. Dossey's works as textbooks.

     The message of restoring the spiritual art of healing to the science of medicine has resonated so broadly that media stalwarts such as Oprah and Deepak Chopra, have invited Dr. Dossey to discuss his work on their programs. Bringing the experience of a practicing internist and the soul of a poet to the discourse, Dr. Larry Dossey offers panoramic insight into the nature and the future of medicine.

Quotes:

“I think Larry Dossey is one of America's most important thinkers. When he talks, I listen; when he writes, I read. He presents compelling evidence that the power of the mind is so much greater than we had previously realized.” -- Marianne Williamson, Author, “A Return to Love”

“I used to believe that we must choose between science and reason on one hand, and spirituality on the other, in how we lead our lives. Now I consider this a false choice. We can recover the sense of sacredness, not just in science, but in perhaps every area of life." -- Larry Dossey, M.D. from “Reinventing Medicine”

“Larry Dossey's insights into the ordinary illuminate a path to happiness and help us see “the universe in a

grain of sand.” 

-- Mehmet Oz (Doctor Oz), coauthor, “YOU: The Owner's Manual”“

"Larry Dossey's words of wisdom have inspired and challenged me for years.”

-- Christiane Northrup, MD, author, “Mother-Daughter Wisdom”