Day 1
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Welcome to the Pediatric Mind-Body Medicine Symposium
Mark Salvatore; Aude Henin; Darshan Mehta
8:00-8:15 am
The Neurobiology of the Mind-Body Connection
John Denninger
8:15-9:00 am
Anxiety: The Mind-Body Connection
Darshan Mehta; Ellen O'Donnell; Dina Hirschfield-Becker
9:00-10:00 am
Morning Break
10:00-10:15 am
Music as Mind-Body Therapy
Lorrie Kubicek
10:15-10:45 am
Music and Mind-Body Health
kei slaughter
10:45-11:15 am
Music as Mind-Body Health in Story and Song (Keynote Address)
Dan Layus
11:15 am-12:15 pm
Lunch Break
12:15-1:15 pm
Resilient Youth: Skills to Manage & Master Stress
Aude Henin; Rana Chudnofsky; Linda Wells
1:15-2:15 pm
Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: The Most Common Disorder of the Mind & Body
Aarya Rajalakshmi; Mark Salvatore; Sarah Shea
2:15-3:15 pm
Afternoon Break
3:15-3:30 pm
What Bodywork and Movement Therapy Have Taught Us About the Mind-Body Connection
Darshan Mehta; Peter Wayne; Kristen Guilmette
3:30-4:30 pm
Day 2
Friday, May 8, 2026
Overview of The Pediatric Mind-Body Medicine Symposium, Day 2
Mark Salvatore; Aude Henin; Darshan Mehta
8:00-8:15 am
Depression: The Mind-Body Connection
Aude Henin; Mai Uchida; Daphne Holt
8:15-9:15 am
Art as Mind-Body Therapy
Megan Carleton; Ara Merjian
9:15-10:15 am
Morning Break
10:15-10:30 am
Functional Neurologic Disorders: An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Complex Disorder of the Mind & Body
Matthew Goldfinger; Jessica Ranford; Julie Maggio
10:30-11:30 am
Lunch Break
11:30 am-12:30 pm
First Person Narratives from Resilient Youth: What Chronic Illness Taught Us About the Mind-Body Connection
Mark Salvatore; Gabby Richard
12:30-1:30 pm
Mind Body Approaches to Treating Trauma in Young People
Dave Emerson; Makiko Watanabe
1:30-2:30 pm
What We've Learned: A Synopsis & Participant Feedback
Mark Salvatore; Aude Henin; Darshan Mehta
2:30-3:00 pm