Ainslie Meares, MD, DPM was born in 1910 and passed away in 1986. His work may be conveniantly divided into 2 or 3 periods from point of view understanding it:-  

1. Hypnosis period - Meares became internationally recognised for his contributions to medical hypnosis.

Then, he transitioned to teaching Stillness Meditation as he found it to be the most effective method. For convenience, this is subdivided into two periods -

2. Relief Without Drugs (ie. Stillness Meditation by another name).

3. Stillness Meditation.

    *Portrait from the front cover of A Way of Doctoring.                                                                              Next:  The Hypnosis period