professional training in mind-body medicine

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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN MIND-BODY MEDICINE DECEMBER 7-10, 2017 cmbm.org/houston

​ he G T ​ reater ​Houston H ​ ealing C ​ ollaborative is offering ​The C ​ enter f​ or ​Mind-Body M ​ edicine (​ CMBM) ‘s Professional Training in Mind-Body Medicine for caregivers f​ rom ​mental h ​ ealth, s ​ ocial s ​ ervice a ​ nd f​ aith-based ​ organizations t​ o ​help h ​ eal t​ he h ​ earts a ​ nd m ​ inds o ​ f ​their H ​ arvey ​impacted ​communities.

Professional Training in Mind-Body Medicine December 7-10, 2017 The Women’s Home WholeLife Service Center 1905 Jacquelyn Dr. Houston, TX FREE of CHARGE

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN • Science behind mind-body techniques and their impact on alleviating stress and trauma • Evidence-based ​self-care ​tools ​and ​group ​support ​to ​deal ​with​ ongoing ​stress ​and ​meet ​future ​challenges • How to facilitate a mind-body skills group to bring self-care tools to the community • Mind-body techniques such as meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, self-expression in words, drawing and movement The program consists of a three-phased curriculum, each setting the foundation for the next. Space is limited. Applicants will be notified of acceptance to the program on or before Friday, December 1, 2017. CEUs are available.

Sponsored by the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund of the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Participants must apply at cmbm.org/houston.

James S. Gordon, MD, a psychiatrist and the CMBM Founder and Executive Director, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at Georgetown Medical School and chaired the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush. Dr. Gordon has developed programs for population-wide trauma healing in communities impacted by natural disasters, terrorism, and war including in post-Katrina New Orleans and Haiti. CMBM’s programs have demonstrated an 80% reduction in PTSD symptoms and seen significant improvement in depression with these populations. To learn more about CMBM’s trauma relief work around the world, visit cmbm.org.

The Greater Houston Healing Collaborative is a partnership between ​the I​ nstitute ​for ​Spirituality ​and ​Health ​(ISH); t​ he ​Menninger ​Clinic, ​Houston ​Galveston ​Institute, ​Compassionate ​Houston, ​the ​Jung ​Center​ and ​the ​Center ​for ​Mind ​Body ​Health. ​This ​Collaborative ​is ​implementing ​a ​community-wide ​trauma ​relief ​and ​resilience ​building ​program ​for ​persons ​impacted ​by ​Hurricane ​Harvey.

An Institute for Spirituality and Health led collaborative presented by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine - cmbm.org/houston