Finding a Steadier Path: Mind-Body Medicine with Dr. James S. Gordon

Today we’re talking mind-body medicine with James S. Gordon, MD, a Harvard educated psychiatrist, author, and world-renowned expert in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma. In 1991, he founded the Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization that has become a worldwide leader in making self-care, group support, and community-building central to all healthcare, the training of health professionals, and the education of children. Joining us to co-host this episode with me is Tatiana Znayenko-Miller, a student the MSHS Program in Integrative Medicine at GW. She is an intern at CMBM, functioning as the Clinical Research Coordinator. Dr. Gordon has created ground-breaking programs of comprehensive mind-body healing for physicians, medical students, and other health professionals; for people with cancer, depression and other chronic illnesses; for children and families traumatized by natural and man-made disasters; and for U.S. Military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. He served as the first Chairman of the Program Advisory Council to NIH’s Office of Alternative Medicine. And you were also the Chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush. Register for a CMBM Online Mind-Body Skills Group with James S. Gordon, MD, on that will be held on Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 PM ET, beginning April 16, 2020. https://cmbm.regfox.com/application-to-join-james-s-gordon-md-online-mind-body-skills-group ◘ Related Links Center for Mind-Body Medicine https://cmbm.org/ TEDMED talk on "Fulfilling Trauma's Hidden Promise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UriA_Crzfl0 Even a single mindfulness meditation session can reduce anxiety. Experimental Biology, 2018. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180423135048.htm An Adapted, Four-Week Mind-Body Skills Group for Medical Students: Reducing Stress, Increasing Mindfulness, and Enhancing Self-Care. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 2015. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550830715000294 Alterations in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Link Mindfulness Meditation With Reduced Interleukin-6: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biological Psychiatry, 2016. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322316000792 ◘ Transcript https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transcript-finding-steadier-path-mind-body-medicine-gw-office-of/?published=t ◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license. ◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.