Larry Dossey, M.D is recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on the synergy of physical health and spiritual awareness. Decorated for valor as a battalion surgeon in the Vietnam War, Dr. Dossey is former chief of staff of Medical City Dallas Hospital. A former chairperson of the Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, he is the executive editor of Alternative Therapies Journal, and the author of many books, including Beyond Illness; Recovering the Soul; Meaning and Medicine; and the national bestsellers Healing Words and Prayer Is Good Medicine.