Definitions
Mind-body medicine evolved in the early 1970s from the Humanistic Psychology Movement; the earliest biofeedback work of Dr. Elmer Green and his wife, Alyce; the meditation and relaxation studies of Dr. Herb Benson; and the psychoneuroimmunology work of Dr. George Solomon and Dr. Candace Pert. Mind-body medicine is a term that demonstrates physical, chemical, mental and spiritual interconnectedness, and currently encompasses a wide variety of techniques. These include biofeedback, relaxation training, autogenic training, psychosynthesis, meditation, guided imagery, spiritual healing, prayer, Logotherapy, Gestalt therapy and many other short-term psychotherapeutic interventions.
History, Philosophy, and Methods
The “separation” of mind and body is often said to have originated with Rene Descartes. Prior to his contributions, medicine, science, philosophy and spirituality were commonly considered aspects of the whole person. With his influence in the 1600’s, the separation of mind and body occurred with mind being the purview of religion and metaphysics and body being the purview of science and medicine. In the late 18th century, Anton Mesmer began the trend to re-examine the connection of body and mind. Although rejected by most of his contemporaries, Mesmer’s work, said by Benjamin Franklin to be only a suggestion of the effect of the mind, spawned the concept of hypnosis, which was introduced by James Braid and James Eisdale after Dr. John Elliotson demonstrated in the 1840’s that surgery could be performed on mesmerized patients.
Hypnosis was highly controversial for over 100 years but led to the beginning of modern psychiatry. Sigmund Freud is said to have been such a poor hypnotist that he retreated to psychoanalysis. In the early 20th century, the French pharmacist, Emil Coue, was reported by physicians to have cured thousands of patients with his famous statement, “Every day in every way I am getting better and better.” He was ridiculed by the American Medical Association when he visited this country.
Jan Smuts, former Prime Minister of South Africa, wrote in the 1920s the most elegant integration of all aspects of science, philosophy, and psychology in his book, Holism and Evolution. This was essentially the foundation of what is now called Holistic. William James discussed ‘Mind Cures’ extensively in his landmark book, The Varieties of Religious Experience, perhaps still the most in-depth study of religion and spirituality.
In 1929, Dr. Edmund Jacobsen published his landmark book, Progressive Relaxation, in which he demonstrated physiological homeostasis with his practical technique of focused systematic muscle contraction and relaxation. He demonstrated that 80% of patients with “psychosomatic illness” were cured with this approach. It was never embraced by the medical profession.
Meanwhile, Dr. J.H. Schultz of Germany had begun a specific form of self-hypnosis called autogenic training. His first book was published in 1932. By 1969, the six volumes on autogenic therapy were published by Schultz and Luthe. With some 2800 scientific references, they reported that 80% of “psychosomatic” illnesses were adequately treated with autogenic training.
Meanwhile, Dr. Hans Selye had demonstrated the major effect of stress on health in general and maladaptation to stress as the basis of most disease. He emphasized the physiologic similarities of physical, chemical, and emotional stress.
In 1954, the American Society of Psychosomatic Medicine was founded. It was, and remains, primarily a psychiatrically oriented concept. Unfortunately, the term psychosomatic, which could be called mind-body, has been considered by most patients and physicians to mean “all in the head.” Meanwhile placebo, which has been the standard since the beginning of modern scientific medicine, has been both used and abused and is poorly understood by both physicians and the public. Interestingly, the vast majority of drugs are only a few percent better than placebo, which in most controlled studies averages 35% efficacy. Almost no drugs are 70% efficacious.
In the 1960s, Dr. Abraham Maslow and Dr. Carl Rogers began the reintegration of spirit and mind, founding Humanistic Psychology. Dr. Roberto Assagioli meanwhile had integrated all of his concepts, as well as Carl Jung’s concepts of symbology, into his technique of psychosynthesis.
In 1970, Dr. Elmer Green and his wife, Alyce, introduced the concept of autogenic feedback training, which became biofeedback. Their earliest work proved that 84% of migraineurs and 80% of patients with hypertension were remarkably improved and adequately controlled with temperature biofeedback training. Since that time, it has been demonstrated that every physiological response, which can be measured and fed back to the patient visually or audibly, is capable of being brought under voluntary control.
In the 1970s, Dr. Herbert Benson first reported on the physiologic homeostatic benefits of meditation and later recognized that the basic benefit was deep relaxation, soon to become known as the Relaxation Response. Benson’s work proved what Jacobson had shown fifty years earlier. Most striking was Benson’s demonstration that individuals who did 20 minutes of deep relaxation twice a day had a 50% decrease of both catecholamine production and insulin requirement for the entire 24-hour period.
In the early 1980s, George Solomon introduced the major field of psychoneuroimmunology, which has provided the greatest evidence of the complete interconnectedness of body, mind and attitude. Most remarkable is the finding that virtually every neurochemical produced in the brain is also produced in white blood cells and usually in the intestines. To some extent, the field of psychoneuroimmunology has suggested that the “mind” is part of every cell. Dr. Candyce Pert’s discovery of beta endorphin, the natural opiod, was the first major step in demonstrating what Buryl Payne had introduced in Getting There Without Drugs in the 1970s. It now appears that the mind can produce a wide variety of mind-altering chemicals, ranging from anandamide to neurotensin with analgesic, neuroleptic, and hallucinogenic effects. Ultimately, mind-body medicine is the foundation for virtually all CAM modalities.
MAJOR Clinical Applications
The wide array of mind-body therapies have been reported to be effective in pain control, migraine, rheumatoid arthritis, ADHD, epilepsy, hypertension, peptic ulcer, anxiety, depression, and diabetes. For instance, 84% of migraineurs can control their headaches when they learn temperature control of the index finger, the least difficult biofeedback technique. In many chronic disorders mind-body medicine is the approach of choice in stress illnesses and at the very least, a major adjunct even when pharmaceuticals are necessary.
Evidence-based approaches include relaxation for GERD, hypnosis for irritable bowel syndrome, biofeedback and guided imagery for headaches, meditation and guided imagery for pain, and prayer for coronary artery disease.
Interface with other CAM Modalities
Ultimately, as Sir William Osler said over 100 years ago, “More important than what the physician does, is the patient’s belief and the physician’s belief in what the physician does.” Benson, for instance, demonstrated that every 20th century treatment for angina pectoris, when subjected to double blind controls was no better than placebo. The recent article “The Emperor’s New Drugs” has emphasized the remarkably minimal effect of antidepressants, compared with placebo. Faith and belief appear to be key elements in all therapy. A positive attitude not only improves outcome but also positively affects quality of life. Even outcome of surgery is positively influenced by proper mental preparation. Ultimately, to a significant degree, the mind-body connection influences all therapy.
There are well over 100,000 scientific articles emphasizing the effects of mind on body and of body on mind. The fields of hypnosis, biofeedback, relaxation training, psychoneuroimmunology, faith and prayer and spirituality have solid scientific studies at this time.
Description of LANDMARK Studies/BOOKS
1. Jacobson, Edmund. Progressive Relaxation: A Physiological and Clinical Investigation of Muscular States and Their Significance in Psychology and Medical Practice. University of Chicago Press, 1974. Original Copyright 1929.
This study was done in 1929 and is considered by experts to be of Nobel prize quality because it established the physiological foundation of muscle and mental tension as major determinants of a majority of illnesses. The chapters on emotions, psychological factors, tone and nervous regulation and the concept of neuromuscular hypertension make this an essential foundation for understanding the effects of muscle tension on the mind and the body.
2. Luthe W, Schultz JH. Autogenic Therapies Volumes 1-6. New York: Grune and Stratton, 1969.
Volumes 1 and 4 are the most critical in this remarkable collection. There are some 2800 scientific articles with only 200 in English. Using a simple self-hypnotic technique, the authors demonstrated that 80% of what today is called stress illnesses could be well controlled with this approach.
3. Selye, Hans. The Physiology and Pathology of Exposure to Stress: A Treatise Based on the Concepts of the General Adaptation Syndrome and the Diseases of Adaptation. Montreal, Canada: ACTA Inc. Medical Publishers,1950.
Again, this is one of the best scientific studies ever reported in a book and is considered by some experts to be of Nobel prize quality. The book covers the physiology and pathology of stress on every known physiological, hormonal, and metabolic system, as well as effects on various organs. The most critical aspect of Selye’s work is that he demonstrated that emotional and nervous stress produce the same biochemical physiological responses as do chemical and physical stress.
4. White, Leonard; Tursky, Bernard; Schwartz, Gary E. Theory, Research and Mechanisms. New York: Gilford Press, 1985.
This is the classic and best overall book on placebo and introduces the concept of nocebo. Essentially, every symptom and illness that can be triggered by disease, injury, or dysfunction can become a negative conditioned response. These nocebo responses can elicit the same adversive reaction as the disease itself and the conditioned or learned response becomes a “nocebo.”
5. Pavlov IP. Conditioned Reflexes. Translated by GV Anrap. Oxford University Press, 1927.
Again, the classic Pavlovian conditioning work is extremely important in understanding totally unconscious reflex physiological and psychological experiences, which can be initially imprinted by a single strong physical, chemical or emotional stress.
6. Benson H, Beary J, Carol M. The relaxation response. Psychiatry 1974, 37: 37-46.
This classic paper describes physiological changes elicited by common mind-body practices such as meditation, yoga, autogenic training, and hypnosis. Evidence demonstrates that these learned techniques decrease oxygen consumption, respiratory and cardiac rate, and muscle tone, while increasing alpha rhythm brain activity and skin resistance. Opposite the ‘flight-or-fight’ response of the sympathetic nervous system, the relaxation response, properly elicited in controlled conditions, has subsequently been shown to reduce post-op anxiety and pain, decrease muscle tension in TMJ and other stress-related disorders, and positively effect many other disease states and health outcomes.
7. Goleman, Daniel; Gurin, Joel. Mind-Body Medicine. Yonkers, New York: Consumer Reports Books, 1993.
This is another book prepared for the public and has an excellent overview of the connections between mind, body, stress, emotions and health.
8. Reich, Wilhelm. The Discovery of the Orgone. Translated by Theodore P. Wolfe. New York: The Noonday Press: A Division of Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1971.
Reich’s concepts of body armoring and the physiological and pathological effects of muscle tension induced by mental distress is essential to understanding the remarkable breadth of possibilities in mind-body medicine.
Current Studies: PubMed, the public-accessible version of the NIH National Library of Medicine medical database, MedLine, has 539 scientific references to mind-body medicine. When one considers many of the cross references from this particular context, it is perhaps the best single source of scientific references. A PubMed search for psychoneuroimmunology yields at least 662 references, with many scientific potential cross-references.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
There are thousands of books and scientific articles that emphasize the mind-body connection. The following are suggested resources by mind-body medicine experts.
TEXTS
Benor, Daniel J. Spiritual Healing: Scientific Validation of a Healing Revolution—Professional Supplement. Southfield, Michigan: Vision Publications, 2002.
Davis J. Endorphins. Garden City, New York: Dial, 1984.
Green E, Green A. Beyond Biofeedback
Ornstein R, Thompson RF. The Amazing Brain. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984.
BOOKS
Assagioli, Roberto. Psychosynthesis. New York: Penguin Books, 1965.
Ballantine, Rudolph. Radical Healing, Integrating the World’s Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformed Medicine. New York: Harmony Books, 1997.
Benson, Herbert. The Relaxation Response. New York: Avon Books, 1975.
Brown, Barbara B. New Mind, New Body: Biofeedback: New Directions for the Mind. Harper Rowe, 1974.
Coulter, Harris L. Divided Legacy: A History of the Schism in Medical Thoughts, Vol. I, II, III. Washington, DC: Wehawken Book Company, 1975.
Hanno, Kirk; Weisbrod, Jo; Ericson, Kay. Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects of Medicine. Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2003.
Harris, Thomas A. I’m Okay-You’re Okay: A Practical Guide to Transactional Analysis. New York : Harper and Rowe, 1969.
Hastings, Arthur C; Fadiman, James; Gordon, James. Health for the Whole Person: The Complete Guide to Holistic Medicine. Boulder, Colorado: West View Press, Inc., 1980.
James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature. New York: The Modern Library, 1936.
Louis H, Martha E. Psychosomatics: How Your Emotions Can Damage Your Health. New York : Viking Press, 1972.
Lynch, James. The Language of the Heart. New York : Basic Books, 1985.
Justice, Blair. Who Gets Sick: Thinking and Health. Houston : Peak Press, 1987.
McKeown, Thomas. The Role of Medicine: Dream, Mirage or Nemesis. London: The Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust, 1976.
Siegel BS. Love, Medicine, and Miracles. New York: Harper and Row, 1986.
Smuts JC. Holism in Evolution. New York : McMillan Company, 1926.
Tart, Charles. Open Mind, Discriminating Mind: Reflections on Human Possibilities. San Francisco: Harper and Rowe, 1989.
ARTICLES AND EVIDENCE-BASED REFERENCES
Achterberg J, Lawliss GF, Simonton OC, Simonton S. Psychological factors and blood chemistries as disease outcome predictors for cancer patients. Multivariant Experimental Clinical Research 1977; 3: 107-22.
Angell M. Disease as a reflection of the psyche. New England Journal of Medicine 1985; 312: 1570-72.
Cunningham AJ. Mind, body, and immune response. In: Adey R (ed.). Psychoneuroimmunology. New York: Academic Press, 1981; 609-617.
Goldstein A, Grevert P. Placebo, analgesia, endorphins, and naloxone. Lancet 1985; 2: 8204-5.
Inglefinger F. Health: A matter of statistics or feeling. New England Journal of Medicine 1977; 296: 448-449.
Wallace LM. Psychological preparation as a method of reducing the stress of surgery. Journal of Human Stress 1984; 10: 62-77.
PubMed, the public-accessible version of the NIH National Library of Medicine medical database, MedLine, has 539 scientific references to mind-body medicine. When one considers many of the cross references from this particular context, it is perhaps the best single source of scientific references. A PubMed search for psychoneuroimmunology yields at least 662 references, with many scientific potential cross-references.
JOURNALS
Advances: The Journal of Mind-Body Medicine
Published by John E. Fetzer Institute
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American Journal of Health Promotion
Michael P. O’Donnell, PhD, MBA, MPH, Editor
Lawrence, Kansas
800-783-9913
Inquiries@HealthPromotionJournal.com
http://www.healthpromotionjournal.com
The International Journal of Stress Management
[Tthe official publication of the International Stress Management Association.]
John G. Carlson, Editor
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu
Plenum Publishers
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Human Sciences Press, Inc.
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Journal of Behavioral Medicine
W. Doyle Gentry, Editor-in-Chief
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Patricia G. Devine, Editor
American Psychological Association
Subscriptions
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Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Published by Elsevier Science
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Pharmacopsychiatry
B. Müller-Oerlinghausen, Berlin, Editor-in-Chief
Thieme Publishers
Stuttgart – New York
http://www.thieme.de/pharmaco/
Psychosomatic Medicine
[A journal published by the American Psychosomatic Medicine Society.]
David S. Sheps, MD, MSPH, Editor-in-Chief
http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Stress and Health
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NEWSLETTERS
Brain/Mind Bulletin
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PO Box 42211
Los Angeles, CA 90042
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The Harvard Health Letter
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Harvard Health Publications
Harvard Health Letter
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Health and Stress
[The monthly newsletter of the American Institute of Stress.]
The American Institute of Stress
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http://www.stress.org/news.htm
Summary of Related Courses at health professional programs
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Faith and Medicine: An Oxymoron?
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1996.]
Aaron E. Glatt, MD
Bronx, NY 10461
718-430-2106
http://www.gwish.org/courses/: website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation
Circle of Healers Annual HuMed National Retreat [Annual medical student weekend retreat for Humanistic Medicine. 3rd Annual Retreat January 2003, Northern California; 2nd Annual retreat summary (includes Video Recap) February 2002]
http://www.amsa.org/humed/retreat03.cfm
http://www.amsa.org/humed/retreat2.cfm
Train the Trainer Program: Creating Programs on Medical Student Well-Being [AMSA program designed to train medical students (two students from each of twelve schools) in effective program development with the purpose of encouraging the creation of medical student well-being programs in medical schools throughout the nation. A list of participating schools and a copy of their proposals can be found on the website.]
http://www.amsa.org/well/ttp.cfm
University of Arizona School of Medicine
Mind, Body and Behavioral Health – INDR 896M – M4 Elective
[4th-yr non-patient care elective. Course goal is to develop basic comprehension and skills regarding the principles and practices of mind-body, lifestyle and health-risk factors, and behavioral health. Lifestyle factors are now widely recognized as the major underlying causes of morbidity and mortality, and thus intervention in this general area is fundamental to preventative and restorative health care. Course content is divided into twelve topics which are addressed in sets of three:
Unit I. Self-Empowerment and Healing
Unit II. Conflict, Guilt, and Stress
Unit III. Coping
Unit IV. Conditioned Learning and Conditional-Mind
Unit V. Unconditioned Learning and Unconditional-Mind
Unit VI. Critical Thinking and Decision Making
Unit VII. Motivation and Behavior: Life-style and Health Risk Factors (compulsive, addictive, abusive behaviors)
Unit VIII. Relationships, Dependency, Anti-Personal/Anti-Social Behaviors
Unit IX. Self-Awareness and Communication Processes
Unit X. Mind-Body and Behavioral Health
Unit XI. The Mind, Awareness and Healing
Unit XII. Health and Quality of Life
*Based on a text entitled: Healing the Self, by Paul Skinner, Ph.D. Goldleaf Press, 1995.
The principles, thought experiments, and processes will be critiqued and discussed, and students will also complete a very brief evaluation form during the class at the end of each topic. Students will be encouraged to form and to express their own conclusions. Student grades in the course will be based on attendance and participation in all seminar activities.]
Dr. P. Skinner
Tucson, AZ
520-621-9802 (fax)
http://www.medicine.arizona.edu/curricularaffairs/electives/seminar_info.html
Brown University School of Medicine
Spirituality and Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1997].
Lynn C. Epstein, MD
Providence, RI 02912
401-863-2149
UCLA – University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine
Psychoneuroimmunology
Fawzy I. Fawzy, MD
Dept. of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Science
760 Westwood Plaza, C8-861 NPI
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-825-0249
310-825-0323 (fax)
Doctoring 1, 2 and 3
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1999. The course at UCLA involves all years of medical students, with a particular focus on the first year. The first year students receive presentations on the mind-body connection and eliciting the relaxation response, the role of spirituality in medical care, research on religion and prayer and their connection with health, two presentations on cultural aspects of health care, including a presentation of Hispanic spiritual healing practices, a session on death and dying, and a session on advance directives. Students complete a survey comparing their beliefs about spiritual issues and prayer with those of the general public. In addition, students interview a standardized patient who has concerns about spirituality. Two other patient cases involve issues regarding the ethics of abortion and the role of faith in cancer care. All students visit an AA meeting and make rounds with the hospital chaplain. The entire class will make chaplain rounds and some students will make home visits or work with nurses and social workers to experience the support they give to patients.]
Susan Stangl, M.D., M.S.Ed.
David Myler, M.Div.
Los Angeles, CA
www.gwish.org/courses/: website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
UCSD – University of California – San Diego School of Medicine
Medical Hypnosis – Elective
Ed Yager, Ph.D
Medicine and Meditation – Elective
Rael Cahn, MD/PhD Student
205-934-2433
UCSF – University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
The Healer’s Art: Reclaiming the Heart of Medical Practice –M1, M2
The Care of the Soul: Spiritual Values in Medical Practice – M1, M2
[Courses offered to 1st and 2nd yr students through Commonweal’s Institute for the Study of Health and Illness (ISHI). These courses and CME workshops were developed in order to enable physicians to find deeper satisfaction and meaning in the day-to-day practice of medicine. The Finding Meaning in Medicine (FMM) program “offers physicians the opportunity to explore in their own communities core questions of life in medicine and to rekindle the flame of service.” The organization distributes guidelines for forming a FMM group, advice, resources for students, residents and physicians in practice.]
CME: Recovering Meaning in Medicine
CME: Grieving Our Losses
CME: Death and Mystery
[see above description]
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, Director
Institute for the Study of Health and Illness (ISHI) at Commonweal
P.O. Box 316
Bolinas, CA 94924
415-868-2642
415-868-2230 (fax)
UCSF – University of California San Francisco School of Medicine,
Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
[An eight-week evening program introducing a systematic mindfulness practice in the form of sitting meditation, body awareness and mindful movement. This program is modeled after the program developed at the U of Mass by Jon Kabat-Zin, PhD. Offered to first and second year medical students in the past but will be opened up to all med students, residents and other health professions schools on campus next year.]
Kevin Barrows, MD
UCSF – Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
415-353-7718
http://www.ucsf.edu/ocim/education/schools.html
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Faith Religion and Medicine – FAMD 2009 – M1, M2 Elective
[Six-week mini-course, meets one afternoon per week. “This course represents a survey of the basic traditions of different religions as they relate to health beliefs and health behaviors. Each session will feature a religious leader; a practicing physician of the identified religion; a "behavioral science" faculty (biomedical ethics, medical anthropology, or social work); and a patient for whom the religion has made an impact on health. The course would also examine viewpoints arguing for separation of spirituality from the medical encounter. * Sessions will include: Spirtuality, Religion and Health: Examining Evidence Supporting a Connection. Christianity and Health. Judaism and Health. Islam and Health. Eastern Religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, and Health. "Proscriptive" Religions: Jehovah Witnesses and Christian Science. ‘]
Scott H Frank
Dept of Family Medicine
Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
School of Medicine, Loc 4945
Room WG74 Attn: Virginia Morrison
216-368-3128
Music Therapy – DGMS 2023 – Yrs 1 & 2 Elective
[Six-week mini-course, meets one afternoon per week. The student will be able to describe the recent literature regarding the healing properties of music and the underlying philosophies of the physiologic healing properties of music].
Deforia Lane
Family Medicine/Music Therapy – Ireland Cancer Center
Division of Creative Arts
University Hospital, WRN 5065
The Faith and Medicine Area of Concentration
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1996.]
Scott Frank, MD
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-368-3450
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Medical Hypnosis/Biofeedback Peds 4002 – M1, M2 Elective [Six-week clinical mini-course. Course is designed as an introduction to training in medical hypnosis and biofeedback. Students will have an opportunity to both observe and use a variety of induction techniques. The use of hypnosis for particular problems will be covered such as headaches, pain, medical procedures, performance anxiety, and habits. Students are expected to participate in the induction techniques.] Karen N. Olness, Howard R. Hall III
Department of Pediatrics
Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital
Room 1100
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-8260
Finding Balance – FAMD 2010 – M1, M2 Elective [Six-week mini-course, meets one afternoon per week. “This course examines different definitions of stress and the effect of stress on our patients and ourselves. Emphasis is placed on innovative techniques of stress management. Physiologic mechanisms of mind-body interaction are considered. This course is intended to be participative and interactive, offering assistance to the student in dealing with the stress of medical school, while role modeling how the same approach can be taken to help patients find balance. Topics addressed include: understanding stress and its relationship to health.; ‘Expectations Disease’: a model for understanding stress, control and dependence; stress and resilience; the role of spirituality in balancing stress; teaching patients to manage stress.”]
Scott H. Frank
Dept. of Family Medicine Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics School of Medicine, Loc 4945 Room WG74 Attn: Virginia Morrison
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-368-3725
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Mind/Body/Spirit Medicine: The Professional Training Program.
[One-week intensive training for health professionals to learn Mind-Body-Spirit techniques and lead Mind-Body Skill Groups for the purpose of integrating Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine into the clinical practice of medicine, psychology, social work, nursing and other healing professions.]
James S. Gordon, MD
Program for Mind-Body Studies
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
5225 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 414
Washington, DC 20015
202-966-7338
202-966-2589 (fax)
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Spirituality and Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1997.]
Lawrence Wood, MD,PhD
Chicago, IL 60637
www.gwish.org/courses/: website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Duke University School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine
Mind/Body Medicine Study Group
David Lawrence Burk, Jr., MD
Department of Radiology
DUMC Box 3808
Durham, NC 27710
919-681-2711
Self-Care – M2
The Sacred Contract – The doctor the patient and the soul – M2
[Wellness program required for second year med students.]
Pali Delevitt
919-824-1172
CME: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course:
[Eight-week stress reduction program worth 3.0 CME credits through Duke University Medical Center. Audiocassettes on breath-awareness and body scan, mindfulness meditation, and yoga can be purchased through the center.]
Jeff Brantley, MD, Director
Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
919-660-6745
http://www.dukehealth.org/int_med/stress.asp
East Tennessee State University
James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Spiritual Care of the Patient
Chaplain Davis
P.O. Box 70580
Johnson City, TN 37614
423-439-6327
423-439-8340
Spiritual and Religious Issues in Clinical Care
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1996.]
Kenneth E. Olive, MD
Johnson City, TN 37614
423-439-4753
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Emory University School of Medicine
Spirituality and Medicine – MEDI 625
Mary Lynn Dell, MD, MTS, ThM
Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-5660
University of Florida, College of Medicine – Gainesville
Longitudinal Program in Cultural Sensitivity, Spirituality, and End of Life Issues
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1999. The course is designed to increase students' awareness of the importance of spirituality, professionally and personally, and its relationship to health and to disease; enhance students' sensitivity to, and respect for, diverse beliefs and cultures; provide students with tools that they can use in clinical settings to address spiritual issues with patients, with a special focus on tools useful when helping patients face their death or the death of a loved one; provide students with opportunities to use these tools as they interact with patients.]
Robert Hatch, M.D., M.P.H. (Lead Director)
John Graham-Pole, M.D./Allen Neims, M.D., Ph.D.
Louis Ritz, Ph.D./James Wagner, M.Div., Ph.D.
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Mind-Body Medicine: An Experiential and Didactic Introduction. Pilot Elective Course – Fall, Spring
[12-weeks course including the didactic background and latest research on a number of mind-body approaches in a small group context. The students learn the techniques, practice them and discuss their experiences with members of the small group.]
James Gordon, MD/Aviad Haramati, PhD/Nancy Harazduk, MSW
Washington, DC
Alana Weinstein
http://www.georgetown.edu/schmed/cam/cam_education.htm
Mind/Body/Spirit Medicine: The Professional Training Program.
[One-week intensive training for health professionals to learn Mind-Body-Spirit techniques and lead Mind-Body Skill Groups for the purpose of integrating Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine into the clinical practice of medicine, psychology, social work, nursing and other healing professions]
James S. Gordon, M.D.
Program for Mind-Body Studies
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
5225 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 414
Washington, DC 20015
202-966-7338
202-966-2589 (fax)
The Institute for New Medicine
[Non-profit organization furthering research and education in the field of Integrative Medicine. “The Institute is dedicated to promoting knowledge and understanding of the interaction between mind, body and spirit as it relates to the health of the whole individual”.]
Candace B. Pert, PhD, Michael Ruff, PhD
Dept of Physiology & Biophysics
3900 Reservoir Road
Washington, DC 20007
202-687 4649
pertc@georgetown.edu
in4newmed@aol.com
Religious Tradition in Health Care
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1997.]
Keith Muccino, SJ, MD, Mdiv
Daniel P. Sulmasy, OFM, MD, PhD
Washington, D.C.
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Spirituality and Health
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1996.]
Christina Puchalski, MD
202-994-2202
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Global Medicine Education Foundation in collaboration with:
AMSA, University of Florida, Institute of Noetic Sciences
LIGHT Elective: Living Integral Global Healing and Transformation; Bridging Science, Culture and Consciousness in the Service of Healing.
[A one-month, fourth year medical school elective focusing on complementary and alternative medicine, community living, and personal transformation and self-care. Next elective scheduled for April 2003. Website includes full description of project, course outline, and curriculum.]
Mara Merritt
LIGHT Student Director
800-767-2266
http://www.amsa.org/resource/LIGHT.cfm
Harvard Medical School
Spirituality and Healing in Medicine: Providing Personal Support for Patients During the Crisis of Illness
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1998.]
Herbert Benson, MD/ Gregory Fricchione, MD/Susan Hobbins, MD
Deaconess Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
617-432-1550
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Medical Hypnosis and Behavioral Therapy
[8-session course taught each Feb-March. This course is designed to teach med students about the use and history of hypnosis. Students practice hands on with other students. Hypnotizing ability is measured. Mostly focuses on practical uses as a means of facilitation of behavioral therapy.]
Owen Surman, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
617-726-2991
CME – Clinical Training in Mind/Body Medicine
[Three-day program providing intensive skills training in major components of mind/body medicine - eliciting the relaxation response, cognitive/behavorial strategies, and therapeutic movement – for the promotion of self-care and behavorial change. A host of audio and video tapes on stress reduction, relaxation response and meditation can be ordered online from the website. See a select list and links below in the A/V section.]
Herbert Benson, MD
Mind/Body Medical Institute’s Center for Training in Mind/Body Medicine
Harvard Medical School Trainings- Dept of Continuing Education
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
185 Francis St 1A
Boston, MA 02215
617-632-9530
hms-cme@warren.med.harvard.edu http://www.mbmi.org
University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine – Hansas City, MO
Spirituality and Patient Care
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1998.]
Elaine Wallace, DO/William Morris, DO
2105 Independence Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64124
816-283-2000
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Howard University College of Medicine
Faith and Medicine: The Spirit of Healing
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1998.] Martin Jones, MD
Washington, DC
202-806-9726
mjones@howard.edu
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Mindfulness Meditation Based Stress Management
Steve Rosenzweig, MD
Dept. of Emergency Medicine
1020 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-6844
215-923-6225 (fax)
Seminar in Spirituality and Medicine
Shimon Waldfogel, MD
Center for Integrative Medicine
Ford Road Campus
3900 Ford Road, Suite B
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-879-5121
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Religion and Medicine
Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1995.]
Stuart R. Varon, MD
720 Rutland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21205 ˆ
410-955-3182
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Health Awareness Workshop
[Developed as a four-day self-care orientation workshop for 1st yr med students. Reference book is a compilation of lectures on self-care topics including: health awareness, relaxation techniques, time management, personal mental health and student stresses, tolerance issues, effective coping in relationships, the psychobiology of stress and the stress response, chanting, the art and health of play, medical ethics.]
Leah Dickstein, MD
Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Abell Administration Center, Room 202
Louisville, KY 40292
502-852-6195
Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Integrated Curriculum in Spirituality and Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1997.]
Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD
Maywood, IL 60153
708-216-[9000
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
University of Massachussettes Medical Center,
Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society (CFM)
The Contemplative Mind in Medicine: A Stress Reduction Program for Medical Students- M1, M2
[8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course for first and second year medical students conducted since 1987. “Program offers medical students an in-depth opportunity to explore, first hand, the utility of mind-body skills in their own lives as students and in their future careers as physicians.” Course consists of eight weekly classes and one day-long class including: guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices, gentle stretching and mindful yoga, inquiry exercises to enhance awareness in everyday life, individually tailored instruction, group dialogue, daily home assignments, 2 audio-cassette tapes and a workbook.]
Dr. Saki Santorelli
The Center for Mindfulness
508-856-2656
508-856-1977 (fax)
mindfulness@umassmed.edu
CME: The Internship Program in MBSR
[12-session Internship Program provides participants with both a practical and conceptual understanding of mindfulness-based stress reduction. Interns engage in a first hand experience of the Stress Reduction Clinic, its methodology, and approach to learning, growth, human development and healing.]
Florence Meyer
The Center for Mindfulness
508-856-2656
508-856-1977 (fax)
florence.meyer@umassmed.edu
University of Michigan Complementary and Alternative Research Center
Mind-Body Skills [8-week extra-curricular experientially-based mind-body skills course. In this course, undergraduate medical students experiment with and reflect on different methods of stress management, meditation, guided imagery, and physical exercise.]
Complementary and Alternative Research Center 715 Huron St. Suite 1W
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-998-7715
734-998-7720 (fax)
camrc@umich.edu
http://www.med.umich.edu/camrc/index.html
University of Minnesota Medical School, Center for Spirituality and Healing
Spirituality, Culture and Clinical Care
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1999.]
Gregory A. Plotnikoff, M.D., M.T.S. (Lead Director)
David Berg, M.Div./Mary Catherine Casey, M.Div
John Hatgidakis, M.Div/Edward Ratner, M.D.
Center for Spirituality and Healing
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Art of Healing: Self as Healer Elective – CSpH 5102
[1 credit, Spring 2002; Fall 2002. “This course introduces students to the individual transformational journey that occurs as part of health sciences education. Students will become aware of their individual responsibility and resources to facilitate self development as part of the transformational process. A variety of methods will be used to explore the scientific research data and the experience of self that is part psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and mind-body-spirit approaches. Examples include: lecture, scientific literature review, meditation, imagery, drawing and social support via group interaction.”]
Sue Towey, MS, RN, CS, LP
Health Humor Elective – CSpH 5611
[1 credit,Thursdays: Jan 30, Feb 27, Mar 13, April 17, May 1.”Using formal lecture, informal discussion, written, and web-based assignments, students will learn how to use humor to enhance communication, treatment, and relationships with patients, and how to create a positive work environment with co-workers, how to create a more positive outlook. This course will also explore the many physiologic effects and benefits of humor and laughter and the effects on the immune system. Discussion will include contemporary humor, humor and spirituality, and the connection between positive outlook and health. Students will be provided with practical humor techniques and resources that will help them to become a humor expert.”]
Kevin L. Smith, RNC, MSN, FNP
Integrative Psychotherapy Elective– CSpH 5000
[3 credits, Fall 2002. “This class provides in depth, experiential-based training with support for practitioner/students to learn and practice the application of integrative psychotherapy, mindfulness meditation and related mind/body approaches. Students can apply content to clinical work with multiple client/patient populations, issues and settings.”]
Merra Young, MSW, LiscW
Meditation – Integrating Body and Mind Elective – CSpH 5000
[2 credits, Fall 2002. “The class approaches meditation as a physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual inquiry. Students examine a variety of relevant texts and develop the ability to enter a state of calm, meditative awareness.”]
Erik Storlie
Music, Health and Healing Elective – CSpH 5601
[2 credits, Summer 2002; Fall 2002. “This course provides in-depth exploration of music in medicine, including music therapy, music medicine and music psychotherapy practices, techniques and interventions. There will be explanation of the hypotheses and rationale related to interventions, and an exploration of related research.”]
Annie Heiderscheit, MS, MT-BC, FAMI
Music in Medicine and Wellness Elective – CSpH 50000
[2 credits, Spring 2002. “This is the second of four courses designed to review current issues in music and wellness. Topics will include the role of music in health promotion and wellness with various client populations. The concept of music as an integral part of ‘Collaborative Medicine’ will be explored and discussed for use by allied health professionals in the well care clinic.”]
Charles E. Furman
For all course information contact:
Nancy Feinthel
Center for Spirituality and Healing
Minneapolis, MN
612-624-5166
CME: Inner Life of Healers Program
[Program offers an array of didactic and experiential learning opportunities within day-long seminars. Growth and renewal program designed to help health professionals from all walks of life better prepare for and continue their life’s work. Skill themes include: self-care and balance; resilience and innate health; and cultivation of listening, presence and compassion. Website includes course objectives.]
Center for Spirituality and Healing
420 Delaware St SE
Mayo Memorial Bldg
5th floor, MMC #505
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-624-9459
612-626-5280 (fax)
http://www.csh.umn.edu/about/index.html
Morehouse School of Medicine
Faith and Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1997.]
Valencia Clay, MD/ Marvin Crawford, MD
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
404-752-1650
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Medical University of South Carolina
Spirituality and Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1998.]
Albert Keller, DMin
Charleston, SC 29425
843-733-3325
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
Hypnosis and Biofeedback – PSY 084
Introduction to Biofeedback Techniques and Medical Practice
Preparation for Certification in Biofeedback
Mind/Body Techniques and Healing
Hypnotherapy
Elliot Wineburg, PhD.
145 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-582-0720
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Faith and Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1995.]
Mark-David Jamus, PhD
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-7137
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Exploring the Relationship of Spirituality and Health
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1997.]
Stephen Kliewer, DMin
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97201
503-494-2998
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Faith and Medicine Seminar
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1995.]
George R. Simms, MD, PhD
717-531-8755
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
West Virginia University
Faith and Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1996.]
Alvin Moss, MD
Medical Center Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
304-598-4200
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
The Spirituality, Religion, and Medicine Program
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1997.]
Rev. James Evinger/ Edward M. Hundert, MD
Rochester, NY 14642
716-275-4539
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Rush Medical College
Spirit/Mind/Body – Elective
[Elective course offered to residents, medical, nursing and clinical pastoral education student, meeting 1x/wk for 2 hours over the course of the Spring semester. The course examines research of faith and health outcomes, psychoneuroimmunology, mind-body concepts, complementary therapies and introduction to the practice of proven therapies for enhancing health through spirit/mind/body integration.]
Joanne Reilly, PhD
Department of Religion, Health and Human Values
312-942-5571
CME – Annual Mind-Body Medicine Conference
William Schwer, MD
Department of Family Medicine
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
600 South Paulina, Suite 749
Chicago, IL 60612
312-942-7083
St. Louis University HSC School of Medicine
Religious and Spiritual Issues in the Practice of Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1998.]
Paul Duckro, PhD
1402 South Grand Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-577-8205
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
An Integrated Four-Year Medical School Curriculum in Spirituality, Cultural and End of Life Issues
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1999.This four-year curriculum is guided by ten goal statements, one of which is to "prepare students to be physicians who recognize that spirituality and cultural beliefs are important elements of the health and well being of patients.” Specifically, students will receive instruction in obtaining a spiritual history and, during their four-year medical school career, be given increasing opportunity and responsibility to demonstrate their ability to do so. In addition, through reflective discussions with fellow students and mentor physicians, using stories taken from literature as well as personal narratives, we hope to increase the medical community's awareness of, and sensitivity to, spiritual, cultural and end of life issues.]
Kevin Dorsey, M.D., Ph.D.
Carbondale, IL
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Suny Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
Spirituality, Care and the Medical Dialogue
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1999.]
Steve Allen, Jr., M.D./Lynn M. Cleary, M.D./Joel Potash, M.D.
Dennis J. Stelzner, Ph.D.
Syracuse, NY
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Spirituality and Clinical Care
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1998.]
Harold Vanderpool, PhD/ Kay Sandor, PhD
G.210 Ashbel Smith Bldg
Galveston, TX 77555-1317
409-772-3517
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Vanderbilt University
Spirituality in Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1998.]
John Tarpley, AB, MD
209 Light Hall
Nashville, TN 37232
615-322-2145
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Spirituality and Medicine Curriculum
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1998.]
Margaret Mohrmann,MD/ Julia Connelly, MD
Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22908
804-924-5911
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Faith and Medical Practice: Convergences Within Medicine’s New Paradigm
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1996.]
S. Bryant Kendrick, DMin
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
910-716-4264
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Washington University School of Medicine
Faith and Medicine
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1996.]
Stephen S. Lefrak, MD
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
314-362-6857
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Wayne State University School of Medicine
CME – A Course in Clinical Hypnosis: Basic Level
Marilyn P. Laken, Ph.D., RN
Dept. of OB/GYN
Hutzel Hospital
4707 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201
313-577-1147
313-577-2045 (fax)
mlaken@med.wayne.edu
Western University of the Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific – Pomona, CA
Spirituality in Patient Care
[Course received The John Templeton Spirituality and Medicine Award for Undergraduate Medical School Curricula, 1999. “This is a course that teaches students to utilize a mature understanding of spirituality in their interactions with patients…At the conclusion of the course, students demonstrate the ability to help others from varied cultural and religious backgrounds deal with issues surrounding major life events, including birth, illness, suffering, grief, and the end of life.]
Mahtab Jafari, PharmD
College Plaza
Pomona, CA
91766-1889
909-623-6116
http://www.gwish.org/courses/ website for “Curricular Awards Course Summaries”
Yale University School of Medicine
The Mind and Medicine
Howard P. Kahn, PhD
436 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-624-9411
203-624-9411 (fax)
hpkahn@aol.com
OTHER
Heal Thyself
CME: Physician Heal Thyself: Finding Balance in a Medical Life:
[Professional two-day seminar 2002-2003, developed with the support of HeartMathLLC, which provides the tools to evaluate, understand, and react to the issues that confront today’s physician. Dr. Lipsenthal consults with major medical centers, health research organizations and corporations on health and wellness.]
Lee Lipsenthal
Lawrence Cooper
Santa Barbara, CA
805-898-0089
http://www.healthclassics.com/seminars/healseminar.asp
Holos University Graduate Seminary
Spiritual Healing/Energy Medicine training Courses and CMEs
[Goals of program are: “to educate interested individuals in the broad field of Spiritual Healing/EnergyMedicine; to enable these individuals to produce significant scientific research, contributing to the evolution of human consciousness, spirituality, and global well-being;
to provide Spiritual Healing/Energy Medicine practitioners with a highly principled, integrative perspective of the field that they may incorporate into their personal and professional lives, and
to educate holistically-oriented Pastoral & Spiritual Counselors while honoring the personal religious and cultural traditions of studenta and faculty member's.”]
5607 S. 222nd Road
Fair Grove, MO 65648
417-267-2900
AUDIO/VISUAL AND WEB-BASED REFERENCES
AUDIO TAPES
Basic Relaxation/Mindfulness Meditation (Olivia Hoblitzelle)
[“Side 1 (20 minutes) introduces you to the relaxation response, including some key techniques such as breath awareness, body scan relaxation and the use of a focus word. Specific instructions throughout the tape help you to develop a relaxation response practice. Side 2 (20 minutes) teaches awareness, or "mindfulness" of sensations, thoughts, and sounds. It also introduces breath and awareness as "primary tools" that enable you to integrate the relaxation response into daily activities. This side has fewer instructions, allowing you to further develop your relaxation response practice.” Tapes can be ordered oline.]
Carolyn Myss Audio
[8.5 hours. 3 Popular Lectures: Why People Don’t Heal, Spiritual Madness, Spiritual Power, Spiritual Practice. Tapes can be ordered online.]
Power of the Mind to Heal (Joan Borysenko, MD)
[CD]
The Science of Medical Intuition (Caroline Myss, PhD and C Norman Shealy, MD, PhD)
[CD]
Sounds True, Boulder, CO.
Self-Empathy/Nurturing Change (Peg Baim, RN, MS, NP)
[“Side 1 (20 minutes) Accompanied by peaceful and rhythmic music, this side uses guided meditation useful to counter anxiety. Breath focus is used to support nonjudging awareness followed by progressive body relaxation. Self-empathy becomes the focus, guided by self-awareness and steps leading to one's intention for happiness. Side 2 (18 minutes) uses music and guided meditation to enhance self-awareness, acceptance and control through breathing, contemplation and intentions for greater physical and emotional well-being.” Tapes can be ordered online.]
Sound Body, Sound Mind (Andrew Weil, MD)
[One hour tape. Includes 8 Meditations for Optimum Health. Tapes can be ordered online.]
Tuning in to Your Body, Tuning Up Your Mind (Margaret Ennis, MA)
[“Side 1 (30 minutes) guides you through chair and standing exercises. The exercises emphasize releasing physical tension, loosening joints and realigning posture. The practice session encourages elicitation of the relaxation response through mindfulness. Side 2 (30 minutes) offers instruction in floor exercises found in The Wellness Book. It includes special instruction in diaphragmatic breathing and gives guidance for using your breath to enhance your exercise practice. This side ends with a deep relaxation. A diagram is included.” Tapes can be ordered online.]
VIDEO TAPES
An Introduction to the Mind/Body Medical Institute (Herbert Benson, MD)
[60-minute tape. M/BMI President Herbert Benson, MD introduces the field of mind/body medicine and the work of the M/BMI. He presents the physiology of the stress response and its counterpart, the relaxation response; a brief overview of the history of mind/body medicine; and the aspects of mind/body medicine that increasingly are becoming a part of conventional medicine. Tapes can be ordered online.]
The Biophysiology of Stress (Richard Friedman)
[40-minute tape. Former M/BMI Research Director Richard Friedman describes in understandable terms the psychological, behavioral, and biological consequences (acute and chronic) of exposure to stress. The video emphasizes the precise ways in which the perception of stress changes internal physiology and the way these changes can effect the development of physical illnesses. Tapes can be ordered online.]
Body, Mind and Soul (Deepak Chopra, MD)
[Video]
Energetics of Healing (Caroline Myss, PhD)
[Video]
Sounds True, Boulder, CO.
Introduction to Mind/Body Medicine Including the Relaxation Response and How to Teach it (Herbert Benson, MD)
[92-minute tape. Dr. Benson discusses the most up-to-date research in mind/body medicine. He explains the stress response and the fight-or-flight response; the relaxation response and how to teach it; the placebo effect-remembered wellness; the importance of belief in healing; the vital role of self-care; and the proper use of mind/body therapies emphasized in the context of routine medical care. Tapes can be ordered online.]
Mind/Body Stress: The Scientific Basis of Stress and Relaxation (Dr. Kradin)
[68-munite tape. Dr. Kradin discusses the scientific basis of the stress response and the relaxation response. He explores many aspects of stress including the physiologic response in the body, the mental states attendant to stress, the effects of corticotrophin releasing hormones, and a discussion of psychoneuroimmunology. Tapes can be ordered online.]
Recovering the Soul: A Scientific and Spiritual Search (Larry Dossey, MD)
[Video]
Relaxing My Body, Calming My Mind with Education Initiative Staff
[30-minute tape. This informational video demonstrates how to use relaxation response-based techniques in the classroom. This video was filmed at the Horace Mann Middle School in Los Angeles, California, one of the many schools that hosted the M/BMI's Education Initiative curriculum. Tapes can be ordered online.]
Yoga, Body and Mind (Ali MacGraw)
[Video]
The American Institute of Stress
http://www.stress.org/about.htm
[Non-profit organization established in 1978 at the request of Hans Selye to serve as a clearinghouse for information on all stress related subjects. The Institute publishes the monthly newletter, Health and Stress.]
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
James Gordon, MD, President
[Website includes list of on line resources, training programs sponsored by the center including Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine, recommended holistic practitioners in Washington, DC, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine Library, books by James Gordon, MD, Mind-Body Skills Group Program for local residents.]
Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society
Heal Thyself
http://www.healthyselfprograms.com/programs.htm#LecturePrograms
[Heal Thyself is an affiliation of practitioners and teachers dedicated to the enhancement of the delivery of clinical health care and the goals of providing programs dedicated to the health and well-being of the clinician and links and information about other individuals, groups and reading resources applicable to the growth of healthier healthcare workplaces and practitioners. Website includes list of “Heal Thyself” workshops, retreats and professional lectures available.]
Mind/Body Medicine Webpage
http://www.healthy.net/clinic/therapy/mind/
[General overview of mind/body medicine including articles on Introduction to Mind/Body Medicine, Mind/Body Therapies and Mind/Body Approaches to Health Disorders. Includes an Information Center and Resource Center link as well as transcripts of 3 interviews with leaders/authors in the field of Mind/Body Medicine: Larry Dossey, MD, Deepak Chopra, MD, James Gordon, MD.]
The Mind/Body Medical Institute
[Herbert Benson, MD, President, Harvard Medical School and Beth/Israel-Deaconness Medical Center.
Excellent website with educational information including: Mind/Body Basics, Wellness Information, Training Courses, Women’s Health, School Health, Workplace Health, Research and Online Shop for books and audiocassettes.]
National Institute for Clinical Applications of Behavioral Medicine
PO Box 523
6D Ledgebrook Drive
Mansfield Center, CT 06250
203-456-1153
Source: American Medical Student Association, also check out healthline.com
