Best of The Aware Show with Dr. Larry Dossey: The Healing Role of Spirituality and Prayer in Healthcare – Part 1

Do you believe the power of prayer can heal?  Are you interested in complementary and integrative ways of healing? Today's guest is Dr. Larry Dossey, a Physician of Internal Medicine whose books are used as textbooks in many universities.  He'll talk about documented studies about the healing role of spirituality and prayer in healthcare.  He also shares proof with us by discussing examples of patients who experienced healing through prayer. He talks about the power of the mind and consciousness. Dr. Dossey is a well-respected leader in bringing scientific understanding to spirituality and an internationally influential advocate of the role of spirituality in healthcare and wellness. During his distinguished career as a practitioner of integrative medicine, he helped establish the Dallas Diagnostic Association and served as Chief of Staff of Medical City Dallas Hospital. The author of eleven books, including the New York Times bestseller "Healing Words," he is executive editor of "Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing." Dr. Dossey has lectured all over world and at major medical schools and hospitals in the United States — Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, and the Mayo Clinic, among others. Info: dosseydossey.com Dr. Larry Dossey passed away recently, and we air this early Aware Show interview in his honor. This is Part 1 of the interview.