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Mind Body Medicine teaches evidence-based interventions that enhance patient care and clinical outcomes. Learn how to reduce stress-related illnesses and increase resilience by incorporating self-care techniques—including positive psychology, lifestyle interventions, cognitive and behavioral skills, meditation, and other mind body medicine practices—into clinical care plans.
Comprehensive Education and Skills Development for an Integrated Model of Care
This innovative course will be held on October 22–24, 2026. You have the option to attend either online as the course is live streamed or in person in Boston, MA. All sessions and workshops will be recorded and made available to participants to view online, at your convenience, for on google drive link.
Mind body medicine approaches such as positive psychology, lifestyle interventions, cognitive and behavioral skills, meditation, yoga, and tai chi have an impressive evidence base demonstrating their ability to improve—and in some cases, prevent—stress-related illnesses, ranging from asthma to hypertension, functional bowel diseases, and pain syndromes.
This course is a comprehensive program where you learn how to incorporate evidence-based interventions into your practice. It teaches:
- The latest data on stress, stress management, and resilience enhancement, and their impacts on patient health and treatment options
- The mind body approaches that form the foundation of modern self-care
- When, where, and how you can employ mind body approaches to enhance patient care
- Practical skills to guide your patients in the use of self-care techniques
In addition to clinical approaches and integrative models of care, this program provides:
- Education on the biology and neurobiology of stress and mind body practices and how to leverage recent advances in the neuroimaging of contemplative states
- Opportunities for certification
ADVANCE YOUR USE OF MIND BODY MEDICINE
For those who are new to mind body medicine, this program provides comprehensive education to begin using integrated models of care within your practice. For those who have experience in these methods, this program provides updates and workshops to take your skills to the next level.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define the body’s response to stress, known as allostasis and allostatic load, and the role it plays in the development or exacerbation of medical conditions
- Recognize how modifiable lifestyle behaviors synchronized to circadian rhythm builds resiliency
- Enrich the patient-provider relationship to affect patient outcomes
- Develop skills in a variety of meditation methods that elicit the relaxation response
- Evaluate the epidemiology of provider burnout and its consequences
- Summarize up-to-date meditation-induced brain imaging changes
- Develop strategies to lower your risk of provider burnout
- Enhance functional expression of empathy to improve clinical performance and personal resiliency
- Apply mind body interventions in the treatment of multiple disease symptomatology
- Assess the influence of gut health and diet on mood
- Improve your ability to motivate patients towards sustainable behavior change
- Deliver a more effective, integrative model of care
- Use newfound skills and tools to improve patient outcomes
- Identify modifiable risk factors for brain health
- Explain mind-body science of depression
- Acquire skills in state-of-the-art cognitive behavioral therapies applied to children, adolescents, and young adults with a range of emotional and behavioral problems
- Identify the components of the Benson-Henry Care Model
- Support healthcare change designed to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases
- Define the underlying influences of happiness
- Formulate a more integrative model of patient care
- Experience a variety of healing modalities
- Review novel behavioral health interventions designed to influence brain health
- Interpret the signs of cognitive decline and depression as a guide towards prevention
Who Should Participate
- Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Registered Nurses
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Dietitians
- Educators
- Health Coaches
- Residents/Fellows
…and other health professionals who provide direct patient care or patient education in areas of self-management, lifestyle behaviors and mind body medicine.
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Day 1: Thursday, October 22, 2026
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
| 8:00 – 8:15 am | Welcome to the Herbert Benson, MD Course in Mind Body Medicine | Dr. Gregory Fricchione |
| 8:15 – 9:15 am | KEYNOTE: Unraveling the Gut Microbiome’s Role in Disease Pathogenesis | Dr. Alessio Fasano |
| 9:15 – 9:25 am | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 9:25 – 10:25 am |
Skills Development Workshops 1 • 1A: Culinary Medicine and Teaching Kitchens for Improving Community Health • 1B: From MD to PTSD, ADHD and OCD: One Pediatrician’s Journey to Mind-Body Medicine • 1C: Resilient Youth |
Dr. Jacob Mirsky & Elliot Kephart, RD, Chef Dr. Mark Salvatore Dr. Aude Henin |
| 10:25 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am |
Skills Development Workshops 2 • 2A: The Brain: Values, Morality and Health • 2B: Meditation and The Brain • 2C: Inflammation in the Brain and the Body: Are Mental Disorders Whole Body Disorders? |
Dr. Gregory Fricchione Dr. Sara Lazar Dr. John Matthews |
| 11:45 am – 1:10 pm | Break* | |
| 12:30 – 12:55 pm |
Optional Sessions • Guided Meditation • Experiential: Gentle Yoga (pre-registration requested) • Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Patients |
Peg Baim, MS, NP Chanelle Camire L. Elizabeth Lincoln, MD |
| 1:10 – 2:10 pm |
Skills Development Workshops 3 • 3A: Harnessing Resiliency Amidst the Current Uncertainties • 3B: Positive Psychological Well-Being and Health Behaviors • 3C: Caring for the Whole Person: Supporting Emotional Wellness While Living with Rare Disease |
Dr. Elyse Park Dr. Lisa Gudenkauf Dr. Giselle Perez |
| 2:10 – 2:20 pm | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 2:20 – 3:20 pm |
Skills Development Workshops 4 • 4A: Taking the Cushions to the Clinic • 4B: Stress and Cardiovascular Disease • 4C: Cognitive Restructuring in Mind Body Medicine |
Dr. Paula Gardiner Dr. Ahmed Tawakol Michelle Friedberg, MS, GNP-BC, NP-C |
| 3:20 – 3:35 pm | Break | |
| 3:35 – 4:35 pm |
Skills Development Workshops 5 • 5A: Advanced Meditation and the Third Wave of Meditation Research • 5B: Beyond Sleep Hygiene: Mind-Body Strategies for Healthier Sleep • 5C: Learning to Live with Fear of Recurrence |
Dr. Matthew Sacchet Dr. Eric Zhou Dr. Daniel Hall |
| 4:35 – 4:45 pm | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 4:45 – 5:45 pm | KEYNOTE: Mindful Cooking | Chef Eric Ripert |
| 5:45 – 7:30 pm | Optional In-Person Activity: Networking/Cocktail Reception (Additional fee required) |
Day 2: Friday, October 23, 2026
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
| 8:00 – 8:15 am | Starting Your Day on the Right Note: Music and Mood (No CME credit) | kei slaughter, MA, MFA, BMT |
| 8:15 – 9:15 am | KEYNOTE: Happiness, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership | Dr. Emma Seppälä |
| 9:15 – 9:25 am | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 9:25 – 10:25 am |
Skills Development Workshops 6 • 6A: Unfiltered: Our Obsession with Protein, Fasting, and Coffee • 6B: Sound Together: Music-Making for Connection and Well-Being • 6C: Workshop: Tools for Integrating Mind Body Medicine into an Office Visit |
Dr. John Denninger kei slaughter, MA, MFA, BMT Peg Baim, MS, NP |
| 10:25 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am | Interactive Workshop: How to Teach Meditation and Deepen Your Own Practice | Drs. L. Elizabeth Lincoln & Michael Nathan; Peg Baim, MS, NP |
| 11:45 – 11:55 am | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 11:55 am – 12:55 pm |
Skills Development Workshops 7 • 7A: Social Networks: How to Map, Track, and Leverage • 7B: Qigong and Tai Chi for Treatment of Depression • 7C: Burnout to Balance: A Lifestyle Medicine Reset for Clinicians |
Dr. Amar Dhand Dr. Albert Yeung Sylvia Perry, CNP |
| 12:55 – 2:15 pm | Break* | |
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm |
Optional Sessions • Guided Meditation • Experiential: Tai Chi (pre-registration requested) • Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Patients |
Michelle Friedberg, MS, GNP-BC, NP-C Dr. Peter Wayne Dr. Michael Nathan |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm |
Skills Development Workshops 8 • 8A: Tai Chi for Healthy Aging: Minding the Body and Embodying the Mind • 8B: Clearing the Smoke: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis • 8C: It’s All in Your Mind!… Mind Body Skills in Pediatric Oncology |
Dr. Peter Wayne Dr. Staci Gruber Denise Velazquez, LCSW |
| 3:15 – 3:25 pm | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 3:25 – 4:25 pm |
Skills Development Workshops 9 • 9A: Our Evolving Understanding of Salutogenesis • 9B: Heated Yoga for the Treatment of Depression • 9C: Resilience Programs for US Military Veterans and Families at Home Base |
Dr. Darshan Mehta Dr. Maren Nyer Drs. April Hirschberg & Rachel Millstein |
| 4:25 – 4:45 pm | Break | |
| 4:45 – 5:45 pm | KEYNOTE: Contemplative Medicine Across the Lifespan: Evidence for Mind–Body Solutions in High-Risk Environments | Dr. Marketa Wills |
Day 3: Saturday, October 24, 2026
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
| 8:00 – 8:15 am | Starting Your Day on the Right Foot: Movement and Mood (No CME credit) | Barry Friedman |
| 8:15 – 9:15 am | KEYNOTE: Precision Network Therapeutics: Real-Time Neurofeedback for Improved Mental Health and Well-Being | Dr. Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli |
| 9:15 – 9:25 am | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 9:25 – 10:25 am |
Skills Development Workshops 10 • 10A: Coaching Your Patients to Get Moving • 10B: A Mind Body Approach to Menopause • 10C: Mind Body Medicine as Prevention and Mitigation on Campus (PART) |
Dr. Beth Frates Dr. Mahmooda Qureshi Dr. Christina Luberto & Mike Pease |
| 10:25 – 10:45 am | Break | |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am |
Skills Development Workshops 11 • 11A: Beyond the Back: The Art and Science of Chiropractic Care • 11B: The Sound of Healing: Music’s Emotional and Mind–Body Effects • 11C: BHI-Certified Providers Share Tips on How They Put SMART into Practice |
Dr. Wren Burton Dr. Peter Shannon Kristen Gilmore & Drs. Steblecki, Yont, Mehta, Denninger |
| 11:45 – 11:55 am | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 11:55 am – 12:55 pm |
Skills Development Workshops 12 • 12A: Yoga: Understanding the Underlying Biomedical Science and Research • 12B: Comic Relief or Clinical Risk? Using Humor Wisely in Mind-Body Care • 12C: Introduction to Wellness: Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART) |
Dr. Sat Bir Khalsa Dr. Patrick Harris Chanelle Camire, Tara Jones, Tom Klisiewicz, Rana Chudnofsky |
| 12:55 – 2:15 pm | Break* | |
| 1:15 – 1:45 pm |
Optional Sessions • Guided Meditation • Experiential: Laughter Yoga (pre-registration requested) • Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Children |
Mahmooda Qureshi, MD Laura Malloy, LICSW, C-IAYT Rana Chudnofsky, MEd |
| 2:15 – 3:15 pm |
Skills Development Workshops 13 • 13A: The Science of Consciousness and Contemplative Practice • 13B: Mind Body Skills for Managing Pain • 13C: Coaching Techniques for a Sustainable Meditation Practice |
Dr. Sepideh Hariri Dr. Ellen Slawsby Dr. Michael Nathan |
| 3:15 – 3:25 pm | Stretch and Move Break | |
| 3:25 pm | Going Forward: What We’ve Learned About Mind Body Medicine and How to Put It into Practice | Course Directors |
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