Integrative Medicine and Mindfulness: From the Monastery to Modern Medical Practice

8232Mindfulness meditation originated in Buddhist tradition, but the secular application of mindfulness practices in the United States has grown exponentially in recent years. Clinicians and researchers have conducted hundreds of studies assessing the physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness — the practice of maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of one’s thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and environment.

Experts from Osher Center for Integrative Medicine present Integrative Medicine and Mindfulness — an engaging series of lectures and experiential exercises in mindfulness practice, research, and education. Learn what role mindfulness can play in your own health and wellness.

Explore the following programs:

What Do We Really Know About Meditation and Health?

Mindfulness: Your Attention Please!

This is Your Brain on Meditation: How Meditation Impacts the Brain and Implications for Health

The Contractions of Labor and the Contractions of Life: Mindfulness Skills for Childbirth and Parenting

The Alchemy of Empathy: Transforming Stress into Meaning at Work

Transforming the Experience of Pediatric Chronic Illness through Mind-Body Medicine

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