Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Optional Online Pre-Course Workshops
Mind Body Approaches to Weight Management
Under the direction of Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH and Shalu Ramchandani, MD
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9:00 am-12:00 pm
Group Medical Visits to Guide Patients to Healthier Lifestyle Behaviors
Under the direction of Jacob Mirsky, MD, FACLM
1:00-4:00 pm
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Session 1: Welcome to the Herbert Benson, MD Course in Mind Body Medicine
Dr. Gregory Fricchione
8:00-8:20 am
Session 2: KEYNOTE: Beyond Individual Happiness: Understanding the Role of “Social” in Health and Well-Being
Dr. Kasisomayajula Viswanath
8:20-9:20 am
Stretch and Move Break
9:20-9:30 am
Session 3: Education and Skills Development Sessions 3A - 3C
9:30-10:30 am
3A
From Complex PTSD to MD and Back: One Pediatrician’s Story Told Through a Mind-Body Perspective
Dr. Mark Salvatore
3B
Culinary Medicine and Teaching Kitchens for Improving Community Health
Dr. Jacob Mirsky and Elliot Kephart, RD, Chef
3C
Mind Body Approaches to Managing Post-Traumatic Stress
Dr. Zeba Ahmad
All sessions will be recorded as they are live streamed and placed in the online course video library, enabling registrants to view more than one session. The video library will be available for 60 days after the conclusion of the course.
Break
10:30-11:00 am
Session 4: Education and Skills Development Sessions 4A - 4C
11:00 am-12:00 pm
4A
Mind Body Medicine and the Evolution of Attachment and Cooperation
Dr. Gregory Fricchione
4B
Psychological Well-Being in Patients with Cancer: Does Positive Psychology have a Role?
Dr. Hermioni Amonoo
4C
A Mind Body Approach to Menopause
Dr. Mahmooda Qureshi
All sessions will be recorded as they are live streamed and placed in the online course video library, enabling registrants to view more than one session. The video library will be available for 60 days after the conclusion of the course.
Break*
12:00-1:30 pm
Session 5: Optional Sessions
Please note: If you would like to attend the tai chi session in person, pre-registration is requested.
1:00-1:20 pm
Guided Meditation
Peg Baim, MS, NP
Experiential: Tai Chi
Dr. Peter Wayne
(In-person space is limited; pre-registration requested for in-person attendees)
Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Patients
Laura Malloy, LICSW, C-IAYT
Session 6: Education and Skills Development Sessions 6A - 6C
1:30-2:30 pm
6A
“Minding” Your Balance: Tai Chi for the Prevention of Falls and Cognitive Decline
Dr. Peter Wayne
6B
Healing Transformations: How Partnership, Presence, and Patterning Foster Patients’ Personal Integration
Dr. Katherine Rosa
6C
Optimizing Health Outcomes for Your Most Vulnerable Patients
Dr. Giselle Perez
All sessions will be recorded as they are live streamed and placed in the online course video library, enabling registrants to view more than one session. The video library will be available for 60 days after the conclusion of the course.
Stretch and Move Break
2:30-2:40 pm
Session 7: Education and Skills Development Sessions 7A - 7C
2:40-3:40 pm
7A
Advanced Meditation and the Third Wave of Meditation Research
Dr. Matthew Sacchet
7B
Qigong and Tai Chi for Treatment of Depression
Dr. Albert Yeung
7C
Mind Body Practices for Managing Fear and Enhancing Resiliency: Insights from Survivors of Cancer and Mylagic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Dr. Daniel Hall
All sessions will be recorded as they are live streamed and placed in the online course video library, enabling registrants to view more than one session. The video library will be available for 60 days after the conclusion of the course.
Break
3:40-4:00 pm
Session 8: Education and Skills Development Sessions 8A - 8C
4:00-5:00 pm
8A
Being SMART: Harnessing Resiliency Amidst Uncertainty
Dr. Elyse Park
8B
Think Like A Sleep Doc: A State-of-the Art Approach to Healthy Sleep
Dr. Suzanne Bertisch
8C
Healthy Aging Lifestyle Interventions to Address Loneliness in OIder Adult Informal Caregivers of People Experiencing Dementia
Dr. Jane Flanagan
All sessions will be recorded as they are live streamed and placed in the online course video library, enabling registrants to view more than one session. The video library will be available for 60 days after the conclusion of the course.
Stretch and Move Break
5:00-5:10 pm
Session 9: KEYNOTE: Stress and Response in the Black Women's Health Study
Dr. Yvette Cozier
5:10-6:10 pm
Optional In-Person Activity
Networking/Cocktail Reception
Join faculty and colleagues for refreshments and conversation.
(Additional fee required.)
6:15-8:00 pm
*There are many convenient and varied lunch options within a short walking distance of the in-person venue.
Friday, October 31, 2025
KEYNOTE: Thinking about Stress in a Whole New Way: Lessons learned from the Pandemic
8:00-9:00 am
Break
9:00-9:10 am
The Science Underlying Sleep and Meditation
9:10-10:10 am
Improving Daily Happiness in Older Adult Caregivers with a Remote Virtual And Smartphone-Based Mind/Body Program
9:10-10:10 am
Workshop
9:10-10:10 am
Tools for Integrating Mind Body Medicine into an Office Visit
9:10-10:10 am
Break
10:10-10:30 am
Interactive Workshop: How to Teach Meditation and Deepen Your Own Practice
10:30-11:30 am
Break
11:30-11:40 am
Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Psychedelics
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Mindfulness Training for Healthy Aging - Impact on Memory, Attention, Well-being, and the Brain
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Biophilic Medicine & the Neuroimmune Benefits of Nature
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Lunch Break
12:40-1:15 pm
Guided Meditation
1:15-1:45 pm
Experiential: Tai Chi
1:15-1:45 pm
Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Patients
1:15-1:45 pm
Break
1:45-2:00 pm
Clearing the Smoke: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis
2:00-3:00 pm
Yoga: Understanding the Underlying Biomedical Science and Research
2:00-3:00 pm
Music, Spirituality, and Healing Within Black LGBTQIA+ Communities
2:00-3:00 pm
Stretch and Move Break
3:00-3:10 pm
Heated Yoga for the Treatment of Depression
3:10-4:10 pm
Inflammation in the Brain and Body: Depression as a Whole Body B Disorder
3:10-4:10 pm
Coaching Techniques for a Sustainable Meditation Practice
3:10-4:10 pm
Break
4:10-4:30 pm
KEYNOTE: Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace
4:30-5:30 pm
Saturday, November 1, 2025
KEYNOTE: Towards a Medical Superintelligence: The Brave New World of "Reasoning Models" and the Implications for Medical Education and Human-Computer Collaboration
8:00-9:00 am
Break
9:00-9:10 am
Coaching Your Patients to Get Moving
9:10-10:10 am
Resilient Youth
9:10-10:10 am
Integrating Mind Body Approaches in Primary Care Visits
9:10-10:10 am
Break
10:10-10:30 am
Beyond the Back: The Art and Science of Chiropractic Care in Whole Person Health
10:30-11:30 am
It's All in Your Mind! (and Brain...and Body): Using Mind Body Skills to Improve Resiliency in Pediatric Oncology Patients and their Families
10:30-11:30 am
BHI-Certified Providers Share Tips on How They Put SMART into Practice
10:30-11:30 am
Stretch and Move Break
11:30-11:40 am
A Salute to Salutogenesis: Creating New Definitions and Delivery of Health through Patient Care, Technology and Education
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Introduction to Wellness: Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Lunch Break
12:40-1:15 pm
Guided Meditation
1:15-1:45 pm
Experiential: Gentle Yoga
1:15-1:45 pm
Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Children
1:15-1:45 pm
Break
1:45-2:00 pm
Treating Addiction through a Whole Person Lens
2:00-3:00 pm
Mind Body Skills for Managing Pain
2:00-3:00 pm
A 360 Degree Approach to Study Meditation as a Tool for Mind Body Evolution
2:00-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:10 pm
Going Forward: What We've Learned about Mind Body Medicine and How to Put It into Practice
3:10-4:10 pm