Jose Silva over 40 years ago discovered and talked about what science has just started discovering, that meditation and relaxation have healing properties,minimize sympathetic nervous system activation, increase alpha wave activity,reduce the stress hormones and increase secretion of endorphins (endogenous morphines). The pituitary gland, which is the maestro for preparing you for the Fight or Flight response, is now obeying your mind’s command to “Relax”allowing the Pineal gland to do its work at the relaxed level.