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Relaxing man: The image of Eli Bay probably is etched in the memory of the hundreds of people who have taken his Beyond Stress curse at the Relaxation Response Centre.
Relaxing man: The image of Eli Bay probably is etched in the memory of the hundreds of people who have taken his Beyond Stress curse at the Relaxation Response Centre.

Relaxing man: The image of Eli Bay probably is etched in the memory of the hundreds of people who have taken his Beyond Stress curse at the Relaxation Response Centre.

Date12/13/1983
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Relaxing times: Alex Jones says people are buying tapes of his New Age music to help them relieve stress
Relaxing times: Alex Jones says people are buying tapes of his New Age music to help them relieve stress
9/28/1982
World's dullest lecturer? No, when Michael Church's students doze off in his evening course on relaxation at Seneca College, that's proof of his success. Church says that virtually everyone has trouble handling stress.
World's dullest lecturer? No, when Michael Church's students doze off in his evening course on relaxation at Seneca College, that's proof of his success. Church says that virtually everyone has trouble handling stress.
8/5/1982
Future shock: Such technological advances as word processors create potentially deadly stress, according to Sheldon Geller, left, and Eli Bay.
Future shock: Such technological advances as word processors create potentially deadly stress, according to Sheldon Geller, left, and Eli Bay.
5/23/1982
Future shock: Such technological advances as word processors create potentially deadly stress, according to Sheldon Geller, left, and Eli Bay.
Future shock: Such technological advances as word processors create potentially deadly stress, according to Sheldon Geller, left, and Eli Bay.
3/30/1982
Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
12/31/1977
Positive thinking: You mental attitude counts a lot, says Leonard Rubenstein, 73, an expert in stress management and relaxation techiques.
Positive thinking: You mental attitude counts a lot, says Leonard Rubenstein, 73, an expert in stress management and relaxation techiques.
5/25/1989
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Piano teacher Boris Berlin, 78, has taught some 1,000 students at the Royal Conservatory of Music and reached hundreds of thousands more through his piano books, which have sold 4 million copies. 'A person will love music if he understands it,' he believes.
Piano teacher Boris Berlin, 78, has taught some 1,000 students at the Royal Conservatory of Music and reached hundreds of thousands more through his piano books, which have sold 4 million copies. 'A person will love music if he understands it,' he believes.
6/21/1985
Ed Pennington: Executive director of Metro Social Services Council says it's people who can least cope with inflation who are under the most stress
Ed Pennington: Executive director of Metro Social Services Council says it's people who can least cope with inflation who are under the most stress
2/11/1982
Comfortable image: At some point you have to give up worrying about what other people think of you, and just be yourself, says Doriano Calvano, who is gay.
Comfortable image: At some point you have to give up worrying about what other people think of you, and just be yourself, says Doriano Calvano, who is gay.
2/28/1989
They got one: Patricia and Mike Codner, with their 2-year-old daughter Ashley, are relieved after snapping up one of 782 houses to be built at a new subdivision in Markham. They were among hundreds who stood in line over the weekend, and got the home for $196,900.
They got one: Patricia and Mike Codner, with their 2-year-old daughter Ashley, are relieved after snapping up one of 782 houses to be built at a new subdivision in Markham. They were among hundreds who stood in line over the weekend, and got the home for $196,900.
9/13/1987
Happy man: Relaxing in his Erindale College office, Archie French, umpire, hockey trainer and amateur social worker, holds the papier-mache head that captures his zany smile.
Happy man: Relaxing in his Erindale College office, Archie French, umpire, hockey trainer and amateur social worker, holds the papier-mache head that captures his zany smile.
9/9/1985