Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., is one of the leading experts on stress, spirituality, and the mind/body connection. She has a doctorate in medical sciences from Harvard Medical School, is a licensed clinical psychologist, and is the co-founder and former director of the Mind/body Clinical Programs at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. Currently the president of Mind/Body Health Sciences, Inc., she is an internationally known speaker and consultant in women's health and spirituality, integrative medicine, and the mind/body connection. She is the author of ten books, including the New York Times bestseller Minding the Body, Mending the Mind.
Michael Engle lives in Troy, New York, and operates the website nydiners.com. Mario Monti lives in Pawling, New York, and is the author of A Directory of Diners, now in its third edition.