Schedule

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

OPTIONAL ONLINE PRE-COURSE WORKSHOPS
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Mind Body Approaches to Weight Management

Under the direction of Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH and Shalu Ramchandani, MD

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1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Group Medical Visits to Guide Patients to Healthier Lifestyle Behaviors

Under the direction of Jacob Mirsky, MD, FACLM

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

8:00 am to 8:20 am
Session 1: Welcome to the Herbert Benson, MD Course in Mind Body Medicine
Gregory L. Fricchione, MD
8:20 am to 9:20 am
Session 2: KEYNOTE

Kasisomayajula Viswanath, PhD

9:20 am to 9:30 am
Stretch and Move Break
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Session 3: Education and Skills Development Sessions 3A - 3C
3A
From Complex PTSD to MD and Back: One Pediatrician’s Story Told Through a Mind-Body Perspective
Mark Salvatore, MD
3B
Culinary Medicine and Teaching Kitchens for Improving Community Health
Jacob Mirsky, MD, FACLM and Elliot Kephart, RD, Chef
3C
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Emotional Well-being After Acute Cardiac Events
Christina Luberto, PhD

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.

10:30 am to 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Session 4: Education and Skills Development Sessions 4A - 4C
4A
Mind Body Medicine and the Evolution of Attachment and Cooperation
Gregory L. Fricchione, MD
4B
Psychological Well-Being in Patients with Cancer: Does Positive Psychology have a Role?
Hermioni Amonoo, MD, MPP, MPH
4C
Mind Body Practices for Managing Fear and Enhancing Resiliency: Insights from Survivors of Cancer and Mylagic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Daniel Hall, PhD

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.

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Break*
1:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Session 5: Optional Sessions

Please note: If you would like to attend the tai chi session in person, pre-registration is requested.

Guided Meditation
Peg Baim, MS, NP
Experiential: Tai Chi
Peter Wayne, PhD

(Space limited; pre-registration requested for in-person attendees)

Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Patients
Laura Malloy, LICSW, C-IAYT
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Session 6: Education and Skills Development Sessions 6A - 6C
6A
“Minding” Your Balance: Tai Chi for the Prevention of Falls and Cognitive Decline
Peter Wayne, PhD
6B
Healing Transformations: How Partnership, Presence, and Patterning Foster Patients’ Personal Integration
Katherine Rosa, PhD, FNP-BC
6C
Optimizing Health Outcomes for Your Most Vulnerable Patients
Giselle Perez, PhD

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.

2:30 pm to 2:40 pm
Stretch and Move Break
2:40 pm to 3:40 pm
Session 7: Education and Skills Development Sessions 7A - 7C
7A
Advanced Meditation and the Third Wave of Meditation Research
Matthew Sacchet, PhD
7B
Qigong and Tai Chi for Treatment of Depression
Albert Yeung, MD
7C
Mind Body Approaches to Managing Post-Traumatic Stress
Zeba Ahmad, PhD

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.

3:40 pm to 4:00 pm
Break
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Session 8: Education and Skills Development Sessions 8A - 8C
8A
Being SMART: Harnessing Resiliency Amidst Uncertainty
Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH
8B
Think Like A Sleep Doc: A State-of-the Art Approach to Healthy Sleep
Suzanne Bertisch, MD
8C
Healthy Aging Lifestyle Interventions to Address Loneliness in OIder Adult Informal Caregivers of People Experiencing Dementia
Jane Flanagan, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, ANP-BC, FAAN
5:00 pm to 5:10 pm
Stretch and Move Break
5:10 pm to 6:10 pm
Session 9: KEYNOTE: Thinking About Stress in a Whole New Way: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Rochelle Walensky, MD and Gregory L. Fricchione, MD

Optional In-Person Activity

6:15 pm to 8:00 pm
Networking/Cocktail Reception

Join faculty and colleagues for refreshments and conversation.
(Additional fee required.)

Friday, October 31, 2025

8:00 am to 9:00 am
Session 10: KEYNOTE: Stress and Response in the Black Women's Health Study

Yvette Cozier, DSc

9:00 am to 9:10 am
Stretch and Move Break
9:10 am to 10:10 am
Session 11: Education and Skills Development Sessions 11A - 11C
11A
The Science Underlying Sleep and Meditation
John Denninger, MD, PhD
11B
Improving Daily Happiness in Older Adult Caregivers with a Remote Virtual and Smartphone-Based Mind/Body Program
Felipe Jain, MD
11C
Workshop: Tools for Integrating Mind Body Medicine into an Office Visit
Peg Baim, MS, NP

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.

10:10 am to 10:30am
Break
10:30 am to 11:30am
Session 12: Interactive Workshop: How to Teach Meditation and Deepen Your Own Practice

Peg Baim, MS, NP, L. Elizabeth Lincoln, MD, and Michael Nathan, MD

11:30 am to 11:40am
Stretch and Move Break
11:40 am to 12:40 pm
Session 13: Education and Skills Development Sessions 13A - 13C
13A
Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Psychedelics
Franklin King, MD
13B
Mindfulness Training for Healthy Aging: Impact on Memory, Attention, Well-Being, and the Brain
Sara Lazar, PhD
13C
Biophilic Medicine and the Neuroimmune Benefits of Nature
Madeleine A. Becker, MD, MA, FACLP, FAIHM and Ana Ivkovic, MD

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.

12:40 pm to 2:00 pm
Break*
1:15 pm to 1:45 pm
Session 14: Optional Sessions

Please note: If you would like to attend the tai chi session in person, pre-registration is requested.

Guided Meditation
Ellen Slawsby, PhD
Experiential: Tai Chi
Barry Friedman

(Space limited; pre-registration requested for in-person attendees)

Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Patients
Meghan Feldpausch, NP
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Session 15: Education and Skills Development Sessions 15A - 15C
15A
Clearing the Smoke: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis
Staci Gruber, PhD
15B
Yoga: Understanding the Underlying Biomedical Science and Research
Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD
15C
Music, Spirituality, and Healing Within Black LGBTQIA+ Communities
Kei Slaughter, MA, MFA, BMT

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.

3:00 pm to 3:10 pm
Stretch and Move Break
3:10 pm to 4:10 pm
Session 16: Education and Skills Development Sessions 16A - 16C
16A
Heated Yoga for the Treatment of Depression
Maren Nyer, PhD
16B
Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
Ahmed Tawakol, MD
16C
Coaching Techniques for a Sustainable Meditation Practice
Michael Nathan, MD
4:10 pm to 4:30 pm
Break
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Session 17: KEYNOTE: Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace

Stephen Post, PhD

Saturday, November 1, 2025

8:00 am to 9:00 am
Session 18: KEYNOTE: Towards a Medical Superintelligence: The Brave New World of "Reasoning Models" and the Implications for Medical Education and Human-Computer Collaboration

Adam Rodman, MD, MPH

9:00 am to 9:10 am
Stretch and Move Break
9:10 am to 10:10 am
Session 19: Education and Skills Development Sessions 19A - 19C
19A
Coaching Your Patients to Get Moving
Beth Frates, MD
19B
Resilient Youth
Aude Henin, PhD
19C
Integrating Mind Body Approaches in Primary Care Visits
L. Elizabeth “Liz” Lincoln, MD

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.

10:10 am to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Session 20: Education and Skills Development Sessions 20A - 20C
20A
Beyond the Back: The Art and Science of Chiropractic Care in Whole Person Health
Wren Burton, DC
20B
It's All in Your Mind! (and Brain...and Body): Using Mind Body Skills to Improve Resiliency in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Families
Denise Velazquez, LCSW
20C
BHI-Certified Providers Share Tips on How They Put SMART into Practice
Miguel Anglada, LICSW; Silvia Ruíz Cala, MD; Kristen Gilmore, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, NE-BC; Irma Torres-Rivera, PhD; and John Denninger, MD, PhD

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.

11:30 am to 11:40 am
Stretch and Move Break
11:40 am to 12:40 pm
Session 21: Education and Skills Development Sessions 21A - 21C
21A
A Salute to Salutogenesis: Creating New Definitions and Delivery of Health Through Patient Care, Technology, and Education
Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH
21B
Inflammation in the Brain and Body: Depression as a Whole Body Disorder
John Matthews, MD
21C
Introduction to Wellness: Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART)
Tara Jones, MPH; Tom Klisiewicz, CPLP; Rana Chudnofsky, MEd

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.

12:40 pm to 2:00 pm
Break*
1:15 pm to 1:45 pm
Session 22: Optional Sessions

Please note: If you would like to attend the gentle yoga session in person, pre-registration is requested.

Guided Meditation
Michael Nathan, MD
Experiential: Gentle Yoga
Laura Malloy, LICSW, C-IAYT

(Space limited; pre-registration requested for in-person attendees)

Ways to Use Mind Body Skills with Children
Rana Chudnofsky, MEd
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Session 23: Education and Skills Development Sessions 23A - 23C
23A
Treating Addiction Through a Whole Person Lens
Eden Evins, PhD
23B
Mind Body Skills for Managing Pain
Ellen Slawsby, PhD
23C
A 360-Degree Approach to Study Meditation as a Tool for Mind Body Evolution
Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASA

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.

3:00 pm to 3:10 pm
Stretch and Move Break
3:10 pm to 4:10 pm
Session 24: Going Forward: What We've Learned About Mind Body Medicine and How to Put It into Practice

Gregory L. Fricchione, MD, Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH, John Denninger, MD, PhD, and Katherine Rosa, PhD, FNP-BC

*There are many convenient and varied lunch options within a short walking distance of the in-person course.