Ayesha Nathoo

I am a cultural historian of modern medicine, and I have been awarded a Wellcome Trust Research Fellowship for the project “Cultivating Relaxation in Twentieth-Century Britain”. I am exploring ways in which relaxation practices have acquired therapeutic value in medical and popular arenas, particularly in relation to chronic-disease prevention, pain management and stress reduction.

I am also a collaborator on the Wellcome-funded Hubbub project, exploring notions of rest and busyness in modern life.