Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at MGH

The Mind Body Program for Cancer Survivors is seeking participants for upcoming groups starting in Sept. 2024. If you are interested, please email [email protected] or visit https://www.massgeneral.org/cancer-center/patient-and-family-resources/cancer-survivorship/mind-body-program-for-cancer-survivors

The dynamic Daniel Hall, PhD, shares insights into his recurrence into how fear of cancer recurrence shapes illness. Dr. Hall utilizes BHI's Stress Management & Resiliency Training (SMART) program to help patients develop self-care practices that encourage pro-social behaviors.

Helping Patients Cope with Fear of Cancer Recurrence Psychologist Daniel Hall talks about understanding and managing the uncertainty that comes with a cancer diagnosis

Now enrolling for an 8-week Stress Management & Resiliency Training (SMART) CME through Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education. Live virtual beginning Wednesday August 7th. Earn 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ while giving yourself the gift of self-care!

Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) Program - Overview Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) teaches self-care practices that help participants buffer daily stress, regain a sense of emotional control and enhance quality of life. Throughout the 8-week group program, participants build resilience through a variety of mind body principles an...

BHI Researcher Tina Luberto, PhD on how important relaxation is on our overall health & wellbeing

Do Less. It's Good for You Unproductive moments can boost health and happiness.

Registration is now live for the 2024 Benson Course in Mind Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education! October 30 - November 2 live in Boston and via livestream. Keynotes are Katarina Blom, PhD, Chris Palmer, MD, Martin Picard, PhD and David R. Williams, PhD. Join us!!

Mind Body Medicine Harvard CME: Comprehensive Education and Skills Development for an Integrated Model of Care

Creativity is meditative! BHI Researcher Dr. Sara Lazar's work demonstrates how using our creative brain builds resilience & reduces stress

Designing Serenity: How Meditation Inspires Creative Solutions How does meditation influence creativity and inspire design? Designers and Vedic meditation practitioners like Suzanne Tick answer that question for us.

Our 8-week Stress Management & Resiliency Training (SMART) is an accredited CME through HMS Continuing Medical Education. Sign up now for our next session starting May 8th! Earn 16 credits and invest in your own selfcare. This course counts towards certification

Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) Program - Overview Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) teaches self-care practices that help participants buffer daily stress, regain a sense of emotional control and enhance quality of life. Throughout the 8-week group program, participants build resilience through a variety of mind body principles an...

BHI Medical Director Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH shares why you should ignore the mind body connection via the MGH Employee Assistance Program

Why You Shouldn’t Ignore the Mind-Body Connection - Mass General Brigham EAP EAP Ask the Expert: Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Director, Office for Well-Being, […]

Dr. Daniel Hall shares ways cancer survivors can use mind body interventions to thrive.

Mending the Mind After Cancer Mental health after cancer treatment has not been talked about enough, experts say, so how should survivors effectively care for their minds?

Our fabulous Director, Greg Fricchione, MD, explains the chemical reactions that occur in the brain when we're kind to others.

What We Get When We Give In addition to helping others, kindness can benefit one's health

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Using Mind Body Techniques in Clinical Practice: Applications of BHI’s RR Meditation.

Clinicians across all practice settings can use mind-body medicine techniques to help patients reduce stress and lower the long-term prevalence of diseases.

Register: https://lms.mghcme.org/MeditationFeb2024

Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at MGH

It's National Mentorship Month and BHI Director of Research Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH is being spotlighted with mentee Efren Flores, MD for their work together by the National Cancer Institute. Great work!

National Mentoring Month Spotlight: Drs. Efrén Flores and Elyse Park Share Mentorship Lessons In recognition of National Mentoring Month, CRCHD is recognizing mentor-mentee pairs on our blog and social media. In this blog post, we interview Efrén J. Flores, M.D., and his mentor, Elyse R. Park, Ph.D., M.P.H. Dr. Flores recently received a CURE K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career ...

We are so excited to have Dr. Elyse Park at the helm of our research team and welcome Drs. Sara Lazar and Christina Luberto! There are so many exciting new research projects in the wings.

Elyse Park, PhD, MPH Named Director of Research; BHI Research Team Expanding - Benson-Henry Institute The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (BHI) is pleased to announce Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH as Director of Research. Dr. Park is a Professor of Psychiatry and a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and has been on staff at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School since....

Osher Pilot Grants LOI Deadline EXTENDED: January 31st The Osher Center for Integrative Health invites applicants to apply for seed grants to support collaborative projects consistent with the domains of research in the Osher Center’s evolving 2021-2026 Strategic Plan:

BHI Medical Director Dr. Darshan Mehta on caring for caregivers

Nurturing Resilience in the Wounded Healer The challenge for clinicians lies in balancing the profound connection to patients’ suffering with the need to maintain personal resilience.

Starting next week! Join us for our upcoming course led by experts from the prestigious Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at MGH.

🌿 Stress and the Relaxation Response: The Fundamentals of Mind Body Medicine

This course is ideal for clinicians across practice settings in mental health, primary care, social work, psychology, and more.

Register Here: https://lms.mghcme.org/StressRelaxationResponseJan2024

We are so proud that our Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART) program is part of UMass Amherst's curriculum. Undergraduate and Graduate students learn skills to develop an individualized self-care plan that helps manage stress, build resiliency and improve overall health and wellbeing.

Students Invited to Take ‘PART’ in Positivity and Relaxation Training Course | UMass Amherst The nine-week, one-credit PART program helps participants develop a self-care routine to help manage stress, improve their outlook and enhance their quality of life.

Working for Mrs. Rosalynn Carter and President Carter, during a stint I had at the Carter Center, was one of the highlights of my career. I came to know Mrs. Carter quite well given her focus on improving mental health care through her Carter Center Mental Health Program. She was a wise, modest and kind person who treated everyone with respect, dignity and compassion regardless of their station in life. I had never known a celebrity before, and she impressed me greatly with her warmth and authenticity. She was a genuinely graceful person. But it should be mentioned that she combined her natural warmth with a steely resolve to do the right thing. This special amalgamation of qualities earned her the nickname, "the steel magnolia". And I can attest to her determination to make life better for those suffering from illness and poverty and discrimination.

Mrs. Carter had so many accomplishments that made the world a better place. She and President Carter were of one mind in this respect. In this era, when so many enterprises are transactional and profit and power driven, the Carters exemplified something radically different. It seems to me their motto was--"Everything fits when we all work together for each other". And just being at the Carter Center campus somehow filled the atmosphere with this philosophy. I’ve taken this lesson with me from my time there working with Mrs. Carter and it has guided my efforts at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Benson-Henry Institute here.

I am sorry that she no longer walks on this planet with us, but I join the multitude of people who are thankful for the life she led. She sure has earned her eternal peace.

- BHI Director Gregory L. Fricchione, MD

The 2023 Herbert Benson, MD Course In Mind Body Medicine is now underway with Keynote Lisa Feldman-Barret, Phd. We’re joined by 550+ learners in person in Boston and via livestream on 6 continents

Just two more days until our annual CME! In-person in Boston & via Live Stream Nov 9-11, 2023. We hope to see you!

Mind Body Medicine Harvard CME: Comprehensive Education and Skills Development for an Integrated Model of Care

Two weeks from today, our annual Harvard Medical School CME begins with the 1/2 day Group Visits Workshop. The full course is Nov 9-11 live in Boston & via live stream. Don't wait! Register today - the line-up is amazing!

Mind Body Medicine Harvard CME: Comprehensive Education and Skills Development for an Integrated Model of Care

We encourage you to read this important new report from 2 leaders of Integrative Medicine—Dr Wayne Jonas and our very own Dr Darshan Mehta, Medical Director at BHI. It underscores the rise of interest in whole-person care as championed by Integrative Medicine. You can learn more about this approach to care at our Annual CME.

The promising future of financing for whole-person primary care For the nation’s struggling primary care system, help is on the way. This may sound too good to be true, but it’s for real. The devastation wrought by COVID-19 — including the loss of more than 1 million American lives — has finally driven home the frightening reality of the....

Making Family Meals More Inclusive - The Family Dinner Project We have expert advice on making family meals inclusive for kids with ADHD, autism, or disabilities that impact communication and behavior.

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Register by this Saturday - 9/30 - to save $100 with the early bird discount!!

Mind Body Medicine Harvard CME: Comprehensive Education and Skills Development for an Integrated Model of Care

Kids need stress management too! The MGH Child Resiliency Program starts new online Resilient Groups next week. Your child will learn lifelong skills to manage & master stress. Email [email protected] for more info

Register before Sept 30th for the early bird discount! Our Mind Body Medicine CME will be held Nov 9-11 live in Boston and via livestream. A fabulous line-up!

Mind Body Medicine Harvard CME: Comprehensive Education and Skills Development for an Integrated Model of Care

BHI is pleased to partner with the MGH Cancer Center in offering a Mind Body Program for Cancer survivors. Three groups beginning this month. Self-care is an important part of post-treatment life.

Happy ! Take some time for YOU today - whether its meditation, movement, music or whatever makes you feel calm. When we quiet our mind and break the train of everyday thought for just 20 minutes per day, we can improve our overall health & wellbeing.

Join us Nov 9-11 for our annual Mind Body Medicine CME Harvard Medical School In-person in Boston and via live stream. Amazing line-up and tons of fun!

Mind Body Medicine Harvard CME: Comprehensive Education and Skills Development for an Integrated Model of Care

BHI's Dr. L. Elizabeth "Liz" Lincoln provides information and insight on PTSD and the mind body approaches that can help.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/mgh-doctor-holistic-approaches-to-manage-ptsd/44160816 #

Mass. General doctor discusses holistic approaches to manage PTSD Many people may think post-traumatic stress disorder is a strictly psychiatric problem, but one institute's work might suggest otherwise.