Carol E. McMahon Ph.D.

As a National Science Foundation Trainee, Carol McMahon earned a Doctorate in the Psychology of Human Learning from Penn State University. Research grants followed and Carol published widely in distinguished journals including Medical Hypotheses, Psychological Medicine and the American Journal of Psychology. Her book WHERE MEDICINE FAILS (paperback 2009), a classic in philosophy of medicine, is a driving force in the holistic health movement. Discovery of the feedback method of meditation redirected Carol’s life to teaching, testing and refining the method. This culminated in: STRAIGHT LINE MEDITATION: HOW TO RESTORE AWARENESS AND WHY YOU NEED TO by Carol E. McMahon, Ph.D. with martial arts Master Deac Cataldo. Carol is married, has a daughter, and holds eighth degree black belt Mastery in Karate.