“How Stress Can Speed or Slow Cellular Aging” at Harvard’s Herbert Benson Mind Body CME Conference

Mind body approaches such as meditation, yoga, tai chi, cognitive skills, lifestyle interventions and positive psychology now boast an impressive evidence base to support their ability to improve—and in some cases, prevent—stress-related illnesses, ranging from asthma to hypertension, functional bowel diseases and pain syndromes.

Whether you are a physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker or therapist, mind body techniques provide you with evidence-based interventions to enhance patient care and clinical outcomes.

The Herbert Benson, MD Course in Mind Body Medicine is a comprehensive education program where you learn how to incorporate these skills 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 genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics and how to leverage recent advances in the neuroimaging of contemplative states
• Opportunities for certification

HOW TO BEGIN OR 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.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE

All participants can customize their learning experience. The program offers 53 skills development sessions, focused presentations and interactive workshops. You can choose the ones that align with your specific goals and clinical interests.

WORLD-RENOWNED FACULTY

This program is taught by leading practitioners and experts in the field of mind body medicine—including Dr. Elissa Epel, Dr. Laura Kubzansky, Rhonda V. Magee, MA, JD, and Dr. Tyler J. VanderWeele, who are all experts in the scientific and practical research of mind body medicine.

OPTIMIZED FOR IN-PERSON and REMOTE EDUCATION

The 2022 program has been enhanced for both in-person and distance learning. In addition to being held live in Boston, all sessions will be live streamed, and all sessions will be recorded and made available to participants for online viewing for 60 days after the end of the course.