Internal medicine physician and author, Alan Steinberg, joins me in a dialog on the role of meditation in facilitating whole person wellness and integrative, mind-body medicine.  Alan is a practicing primary care physician for Cedars-Sinai Medical Group in Beverly Hills. His first book was a non-fiction consumer’s guide, The Insider’s Guide to HMOs. It was well received and helped sway the direction health care was heading in the late nineties. His most recent book is To Be Enlightened, a novel best described as a work of visionary fiction that has received glowing reviews and provides modern illumination on Vedic philosophy and the religious roots of meditation.  Dr. Steinberg, himself, is an avid meditator and began practicing transcendental meditation in 1975.  He explores the science and philosophy behind meditation as a tool for cultivating mental, physical, and spiritual health.Dr. Steinberg’s work can be found online at alanjsteinberg.com and he also writes a blog for PsychologyToday.com called The Meditating Mind which lends itself to examining how Eastern philosophy on meditation fits into the modern structure of Western medicine. * * * * *The Body Literacy Podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Any statements and views expressed by myself or my guests are not medical advice. The opinions of guests are their own and the Body Literacy Podcast does not endorse or accept responsibility for statements made by guests. If you have a medical problem, please consult a qualified and competent medical professional.The Body Literacy Podcast may promote, affiliate with, or partner with other individuals or businesses whose programs, products and services align with mine and Body Literacy, LLC may receive commissions or compensation for promotion of those products or services.Theme music for the Body Literacy Podcast is provided by Big Wild, https://bigwildmusic.com/ .Be sure to subscribe and sign up for updates at https://JenMayo.com . Follow us on social media @jenmayo.bodyliteracy .As always, five star reviews are appreciated if you enjoy the content on the Body Literacy Podcast. Please visit Apple iTunes Podcasts to leave your rating or review.