When I agreed to write an editorial about Mind-Body Medicine for "The Mind", I knew it would have to be a personal story, my story.There is plenty of excellent research in the field and there cannot be serious doubt that this holistic approach to health and disease has fundamental benefits for chronically ill patients.So, what could be my contribution to the Bulletin of Mind-Body Research?Possibly the best I have to offer is my story.While writing these lines, it is mid-May and snowing!I see the snowflakes dancing and the mountain tops are white, however, every once in a while, the sun peeks out of the clouds and reveals an ocean as blue as ever.The view out of my window is stunningacross the Tromsø sound, towards the mountains of Kvaløya, the Whale-Island.
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