Event Date: September 10th, 2019
Vitaly Napadow, PhD, LicAc
The rhythm of the breath is fundamental. Breathing is controlled by both autonomic and volitional processes – we don’t need to think about breathing in order to breathe, but we can also...
Event Date: October 1st, 2019 - December 17th, 2019
Stanwood Chang
With roots in traditional Chinese medicine, Tai Chi is a therapeutic mind-body exercise that integrates gentle movements, rhythmic breathing, and imagery. Tai Chi is practiced to improve strength,...
Event Date: October 5th, 2019
Peter M. Wayne, PhD
Instructor: Peter M. Wayne, PhD
Date: Saturday, October 5th, 2019
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Venue: 2nd Floor, 'Fishbowl' Conference Room. Ambulatory Care Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 850...
Event Date: October 21st, 2019 - October 23rd, 2019
International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)
SYR is the West's foremost academic yoga research conference. SYR showcases some of the best new research and offers multiple poster sessions as well as ample opportunities to interact with other...
Event Date: October 23rd, 2019 - October 25th, 2019
Benson-Henry Institute of Mind Body Medicine, MGH
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...
Event Date: August 6th, 2019
Kimberly Parks, DO
Presented by Kimberly Parks, DO, Massachusetts General Hospital, with discussant, Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both men...
Posted On: July 25th, 2019
We are pleased to announce that as of this summer, Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Osher Education Director and Medical Director at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (BHI), will be leading...
Posted On: July 24th, 2019
The Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR) 19th international conference in Vermont, for which the Osher Center was a co-sponsor, was by all accounts, a resounding success and significant...
Posted On: July 3rd, 2019
On July 2nd, the Osher Center held a special installment of our monthly Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds. Three speakers explored the impacts and opportunities at the interface of climate change...
Event Date: July 2nd, 2019
Osher Center
"If the U.S. health care system were a separate country, its $3.3 trillion GDP would give it the fifth-largest economy in the world. It is also the world’s seventh-largest producer of carbon...
Event Date: July 2nd, 2019 - September 24th, 2019
With roots in traditional Chinese medicine, Tai Chi is a therapeutic mind-body exercise that integrates gentle movements, rhythmic breathing, and imagery. Tai Chi is practiced to improve strength,...
Event Date: June 27th, 2019 - June 29th, 2019
The Society for Acupuncture Research
Acupuncture Research, Health Care Policy & Community Health
June 27-29, 2019 I Burlington, VT, USA
CLOSING THE LOOP
In order for acupuncture research to reach its full potential, research findings...
Mindfulness: "The awareness that emerges through paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non judgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment to moment."...
Posted On: June 20th, 2019
The Benson-Henry Institute (BHI) for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital has announced it is now accepting applications for its 2018 Watts Scholarship program. Launched last...
Posted On: June 17th, 2019
Watch the video of our June 2019 Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds (Research), presented by Dr. Samia Mora, of Brigham and Women's Hospital.
The Mediterranean diet has been associated with lower...