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Our 9th Annual International Scientific Conference is scheduled for March 30 -April 3, 2011
The 8th Annual Conference concluded on Sunday, April 11, 2010. Please see belowfor information about that event.
If you would like to order audio and video recordings from the 2010 conference, please click here.
Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society
8th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers andEducators
April 7-11, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resort, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Turning into the 4th Decade of our Work...
The 2010 Conference will feature more than 75 presentations that include research forums, presentation dialogues,
workshops, keynotes, breakfast roundtables, and pre- and post-conference institutes. Conference details and how to register
Center for Mindfulness
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workshops, keynotes, breakfast roundtables, and pre- and post-conference institutes. Conference details and how to register
are located below.
We look forward to seeing you in April.
Conference Logistics
There are two ways to register for the conference:
Download our printable (PDF) registration form and then send it back to us by fax or
postal mail. It can also be completed electronically using the free Adobe Acrobat
software and then sent by email to [email protected].
Call us at (508) 856-2656
If you are looking for our online registration form, please note that online registration has
ended. Please register using one of the two methods listed above.
Click to download complete conference brochure.
Crowne Plaza Hotel Information:
Reservations at the Crowne Plaza may be made directly with the hotel at 877-227-6963 or
508-791-1600. Rooms for the Annual International Scientific Conference have been
reserved at a reduced rate. You must register by March 16, 2010 to take advantage of the
discounted rate. When making your reservation you must reference "CFM ANNUAL
CONFERENCE" to receive the discounted rate. A one-night, non-refundable deposit and a
three-night minimum reservation is required. Attendees that need to cancel hotel
reservations must do so at least 5 days in advance, or will be charged for a minimum of
three nights.
For a Google map showing the Crowne Plaza Hotel, please click here.
Continuing Education credits are available. Please click here for complete information.
Conference Highlights
Special Pre-Conference Public Event: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
The Eye and Ear of Beholding: Intimate Moments in Painting, Poetry, and Practice
An Evening of Mindfulness Practice, Dialogue and Exploration with Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
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Opening Keynote Address
Participatory Medicine: The Central Role of Mindfulness in this Emerging Field
Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
Conference Chair
Executive Director, Center for Mindfulness
University of Massachusetts Medical School
For more information, please click here.
Plenary Speakers
Future Models of Health Care: The Role of Mindfulness
David M. Eisenberg, MD
Director, Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center
Bernard Osher Associate Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Director, Integrative Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
For more information, please click here.
Shifting the Culture: Integrating Mindfulness-Based Work into an Academic Health Center
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, Center for Spirituality & Healing
Professor, School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
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Reducing Mind-Wandering and Improving Meta-Awareness with Mindfulness Training
Amishi P. Jha, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
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Department of Psychology
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania
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The Present Moment in Mindfulness Research: Scientific Progress and its Near Enemies
Paul Grossman, PhD
Director of Research
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine
Division of Internal Medicine
University of Basel Hospital
Basel, Switzerland
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Research Symposium
Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness: Basic and Clinical Applications
Co-Chairs:
Philippe Goldin, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Psychology
Stanford University
Amishi P. Jha, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania
Morning Presenters:
B. Rael Cahn, MD, PhD
Britta Holzel, PhD
Clifford Saron, PhD
Afternoon Presenters:
Willoughby Britton, PhD
Judson Brewer, MD, PhD
Philippe Goldin, PhD
For more information, please click here.
Special Gala Evening: Friday, April 9, 2010, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Join an extraordinary group of colleagues from around the world to dine and dance, converse and celebrate.
This special gathering will begin with a cocktail reception where conference participants and presenters can
mingle with each other, Center for Mindfulness staff, Advisory Board members, and faculty.
The Gala Evening will include:
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Richard Davidson, PhD, delivers a keynote address
at the 7th Annual Conference, March 2009
Congressman Tim Ryan
Mark Shilansky
Comments from Saki Santorelli and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Remarks on “Mindfulness in the National Agenda” from Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)
Silent/Live Benefit Auction
Dinner and Dancing with music by The Mark Shilansky Trio.
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Daily Conference Schedule and Details
Please click each day below for full details.
Wednesday, April 7
Pre-Conference Institute
An Evening of Mindfulness Practice, Dialogue and Exploration with
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Thursday, April 8
Research Symposium - Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness
Poster Session
Welcome Reception
Opening Keynote Address with Saki Santorelli, EdD, MA
Friday, April 9
8th Annual Conference -- Day 1
(includes Keynote Addresses, Research Forums, Workshops, Presentation Dialogues, Break-out Sessions, Breakfast Roundtables, and
Morning Meditation)
Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Saturday, April 10
8th Annual Conference -- Day 2
(includes Keynote Addresses, Research Forums, Workshops, Presentation Dialogues, Break-out Sessions, Breakfast Roundtables, and
Morning Meditation)
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Morning Meditation)
Closing Remarks by Saki Santorelli, EdD, MA
Sunday, April 11
Post-Conference Institutes
Wednesday, April 7
Pre-Conference Institute
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Full-Day Institutes
Integrating mindfulness and self-compassion
Kristin D. Neff, PhD, Christopher K. Germer, PhD
The intention to cultivate compassion for ourselves as well as others lies at the heart of Buddhist
approaches to well-being. By holding our pain in compassionate awareness, we are better able to soothe
and heal disruptive thoughts and feelings so that our suffering is eased. Self-compassion entails three main
components: 1) being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer or feel inadequate rather
than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism; 2) framing our experiences in terms of
the shared human experience rather than feeling isolated; and 3)holding our difficulties in mindful
awareness, rather than being carried away by negative thoughts and emotions.
One might say that self-compassion integrates the equanimity of mindfulness, the wisdom of no-self, and
the nurturing quality of loving-kindness. By giving ourselves compassion, we are also tapping into our
oxytocin and opiate-based mammalian care-giving system, allowing us to calm our physiology in a way
that facilitates mindfulness-based approaches to well-being.
The art of self-compassion is a kind of portable, therapeutic technique that can be taught and learned. It
is relevant to therapists, patients, caregivers, parents, and anyone who wants to learn how to lead a
healthier, happier life.
This workshop is a journey into mindful self-compassion, weaving lecture, meditation, case examples,
demonstration, and discussion. Participants will learn how to synthesize self-compassion with mindfulness
and acceptance-based treatments, apply self-compassion to clinical settings, and utilize self-care
strategies. The workshop will also present research demonstrating how self-compassion differs from self-
esteem.
Developing our teaching and our teaching community
Lawrence J. Ladden, PhD, Donald McCown, MAMS, MSS, Diane Riebel, PhD
Good teaching arises from the teacher’s committed mindfulness practice. That’s a truth that cannot be
repeated too often. Yet, practice is just one dimension of teaching, two others, nearly as important, include
growing mastery of a basic skill set, and a deep understanding and acceptance of one’s ability to be and
to share with others. This workshop will define and assist participants in developing an interrelated set of
four skills — (1) stewardship (caring for the group), (2) homiletics (conversational delivery of didactic
material), (3) Guidance (of formal practices and informal group experiences), (4) Inquiry (into participants’
direct experience) — and will use the gathered community to build an environment in which all participants
feel free and supported in exploring the joys and challenges of refining their teaching. The four skills will
be presented and developed through didactic presentations, dyadic and small group exercises, and guided
meditations and contemplations. The community of teachers will be developed as an environment for
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meditations and contemplations. The community of teachers will be developed as an environment for
exploring, through the introduction and practice of the method of “functional subgrouping.” Functional
subgrouping cultivates similarity in content, affect, and depth of expression prior to a focus on difference,
explicitly developing communications that emphasize resonance and “joining.” The presenters, whose work
together arises from a sangha of more than 35 MBI teachers that meets regularly for mutual support and
development, will share reflections on the role of the community in good teaching.
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Half-Day Morning Workshops
Applying Mindfulness to Adolescents: Meeting Teens Where They Are At
Gina Biegel, MA, LMFT
Through clinical practice and published research the efficacy of MBSR with an adolescent population has
been proven to be an effective evidence-based treatment. Dissemination and explanation of potential
interventions and skills that work particularly well with adolescents will allow for skill acquisition with this
population. Discussing the developmental, social and cultural underpinnings of teens today will allow those
who work with this population to have a better understanding of the mechanisms by which mindfulness
affects adolescents’ thoughts, feelings and emotions. Proposing a paradigm by which mindfulness may
affect adolescent thoughts (i.e., judgments, rumination) and the potential shift that begins to take place
through mindfulness training. Focusing on interventions that target the most frequently reported mental
health issues among adolescents today, anxiety and mood disorders. Acquiring a base knowledge of both
the challenges and rewards of working with this population will be shared. A brief overview of research to
date with this population will be provided.
Workshop skills will be offered via experiential techniques, didactic conversation, and a dissemination of
information for you to be able to take back to your work with adolescents.
This workshop is designed for those with a professional background or personal interest in applying
mindfulness with adolescents in both group and individual settings.
Is this Raisin Kosher? Cultural Competence and Teaching MBSR - This pre-conference workshop has been
cancelled
Diane Wyshogrod, PhD
As the world shrinks and our work reaches increasingly diverse populations, how do we remain true to the
essence of MBSR while adapting it for people from wide-ranging cultural and ethnic backgrounds?
Simultaneously, what elements of mindfulness inherent in these cultures might enrich our work and our
lives, and how might we integrate those into the curriculum?
This presentation uses Israel as a model to describe the religious and cross-cultural challenges and
possibilities I have encountered since introducing MBSR to Israel in 2002. These experiences are based on
my work with approximately 1,000 people, including: lay people, health care professionals interested in
learning about mindfulness, native-born Israelis and immigrants from around the world. Classes are taught
in Hebrew and English, languages that often are participants’ second or even third languages. Formats
have ranged from the 8-week MBSR course to brief introductory workshops to 3- or 4-day intensive
trainings.
Topics will include: cultivating stillness; mindful eating and religious dietary practices; teaching loving-
kindness and forgiveness against a backdrop of war; the need to walk a tightrope between secular and
religious sensibilities; what’s lost – and gained – in translation.
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In small- and large-group discussions, participants will be asked to react to the above and to share
relevant experiences. What particular challenges have they faced? What have they learned? Has this
prompted any changes in their MBSR curriculum, and with what results? How has this affected their
practice, their lives?
I hope this discussion will spur the creation of a network of teachers working in different countries and
within multicultural settings to allow for further dialogue and the continued exchange of ideas, so that we
may continue to enrich MBSR for our students and ourselves.
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Half-Day Afternoon Workshops
Mindfulness in Caring for Infants and Toddlers
Lienhard Valentin, Christina Heilig-Friedrich
This workshop is directed to anyone who cares for infants and toddlers professionally or as a parent.
Over the last 20 years the Organization “Mit Kindern wachsen“ (Growing with Children) in Germany has
developed a unique approach for applying Mindfulness to caring for infants and toddlers.
The workshop will start with a presentation which gives an overview of the development and background
of this approach. The presentation includes short videos and references to research which serve to
demonstrate the key elements.
This will be followed by a discussion of half an hour followed by a guided meditation and role-play.
After this the “Growing with Children Exploring Room“ is presented – a specific program for parents with
infants or toddlers.
Animal Being: A Mindful Approach to Human and Animal Connection
Elizabeth B. Strand, PhD, LCSW
This workshop benefits anyone bringing mindfulness skills to people earnestly bonded to or working with
animals. Deeply missing in human beings’ experiences of animals is the spacious presence between right
and wrong. When human beings discuss animals- thoughts, feelings, and sensations stir deeply. Witnessing
a news story of an abused animal provokes, “What kind of person would abuse a helpless animal!” Coming
home after a long workday and tenderly engaging the beloved dog before a gentle word is spoken to a
spouse, is not uncommon. Observing the sincere and intense division between hunters and those who wear
only Naugahyde, causes “moderates” to just simply “check out” of the battle entirely. This workshop
increases the mindfulness teacher’s skill in serving people with deep connections to animals in ways that
increase equanimity as well as human connection.
Special Pre-Conference Event: An Evening of Mindfulness Practice, Dialogue and Exploration with Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
5:00 - 6:00 pm: Registration
6:00 - 9:00 pm: The Eye and Ear of Beholding: Intimate Moments in Painting, Poetry, and
Practice -- An Evening of Mindfulness Practice, Dialogue, and Exploration
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Thursday, April 8
Research Symposium
Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness: Basic and Clinical Applications
Co-Chairs: Amishi P. Jha, PhD and Philippe Goldin, PhD
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
This full-day research symposium will offer a set of presentations examining the basic and clinical mechanisms of action of
mindfulness meditation training from the cognitive, affective, social, and clinical neuroscience perspectives. The morning
session will examine the effects of meditation practice on basic psychological and neural mechanisms in healthy
populations, including:
a. structural and functional brain changes that accompany engaging in MBSR in novices
b. electrophysiological differences between mindfulness practice and mind-wandering in experienced practitioners, and
c. benefits in a variety of domains that accompany engaging in an intensive 3 month retreat in those with a broad
range of prior experience with mindfulness training.
The afternoon session will focus on how mindfulness meditation training may benefit clinical symptoms and clinical
disorders by examining:
a. electrophysiological indices of sleep
b. functional brain changes in patients suffering from substance abuse disorders, and
c. neural dynamics of emotional reactivity and emotion regulation in patients with social anxiety disorder.
In addition to this didactic content, there will be an experiential component of mindfulness practices offered to participants
throughout the day.
Morning Presenters:
B. Rael Cahn, MD, PhD
Britta Holzel, PhD
Clifford Saron, PhD
Afternoon Presenters:
Willoughby Britton, PhD
Judson Brewer, MD, PhD
Philippe Goldin, PhD
Learning Objectives:
1. The presentations will examine the effects of mindfulness meditation practice and training on attention and emotion
regulation, and the basic mechanisms of these systems will be reviewed.
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regulation, and the basic mechanisms of these systems will be reviewed.
2. The presentations will discuss a variety of neuroscience methods used to investigate the neural bases of mindfulness
training including event-related potentials, oscillatory neuroelectric profiles, morphometric structural changes with
MRI, and functional brain changes indexed by functional MRI.
3. The presentations will provide an overview of the disorder-specific benefits of mindfulness training in the context of
sleep disturbances, substance abuse, and social anxiety disorder.
Poster Session -- 4:30 - 6:00 pm.
The Poster Session is an essential element of Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness-Based Interventions into Medicine
Health Care, and Society.
Posters are a great way for abstract authors to discuss their work with colleagues. The Center for Mindfulness views these
Poster Presentations as important as paper presentations.
Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society 8th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators
Thursday Evening, April 8
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration
6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Welcome Reception
7:30 - 7:45 p.m. Opening Remarks
Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
7:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Keynote Address
Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
Participatory Medicine: The Central Role of Mindfulness in this Emerging Field
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Friday, April 9
6:00 - 7:00 a.m.: Meditation with Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast
Breakfast Roundtable Discussions
Mindfulness Programs on the University Campus: Educational, Clinical and Structural
Considerations
Cheryl Kurash, PhD, Miv London, PhD
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Mindfulness Meditation and Happiness
Yowon Choi, MA
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. Break-out Sessions
Presentation Dialogues
Cool Minds: Mindfulness-Based Teen Program—a new curriculum and teaching approach for teens
Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, Judith Erdman, MEd, Marlene Samuelson, PhD
What Comes Next? Creating a Curriculum for MBSR Graduates
Michael Baime, MD
Resilience, MBSR, Law Enforcement Culture & Training: Breaching Barriers to Mindfulness
Integration
Brant Rogers, MS, RYT, Richard Goerling, MBA
Mindful Leadership: A Four-Year Experiment - Part 1
Janice Marturano, JD, Saki Santorelli, EdD, MA
Research Forums
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mindful Eating Intervention
Brian M. Shelley, MD
Utilizing Rasch Analysis to Compare the Psychometric Properties of Four Mindfulness Measures
and Conduct Scale Revision
Sharon G. Solloway, PhD, Theo L. Dawson, PhD
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Break-out Sessions
Presentation Dialogues
Towards an “Empty” Curriculum: Identifying the key “teaching intentions” of the MBIs to help
improve pedagogy and shape new interventions
Donald McCown, MAMS, MSS, Diane Reibel, PhD, Marc Micozzi, MD, PhD
Mindful Leadership: A Four-Year Experiment - Part 2
Janice Marturano, JD, Saki Santorelli, EdD, MA
Research Forums
Mindfulness meditation results in drops in clinic blood pressure for individuals with
prehypertension
David M. Fresco, Rodney Myerscough
Objective and Subjective Sleep Parameters following Treatment of Primary Chronic Insomnia: A
Randomized, Controlled Trial of Mindfulness versus Pharmacotherapy
Cynthia R. Gross, PhD, Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled
Trial
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Greg Esmer, DO, Jim Blum PhD
Mindfulness Intervention for Child Abuse Survivors
Elizabeth Kimbrough, PhD, MPH, Trish Magyari, MS
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Keynote Address
Future Models of Health Care: The Role of Mindfulness
David Eisenberg, MD
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12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Keynote Address
Shifting the Culture: Integrating Mindfulness-Based Work into an
Academic Health Center
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
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4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Break-out Sessions
Presentation Dialogues
The Relational Benefits of Mindfulness: A Review of the Empirical Research and Professional
Literature
Bob Gillespie, LMFT
Mindfulness Practices in a Chronic Pain Management Clinic and in Current Medical Care
Marcia J Howton, MD
Mindful Writing: A University Course in Learning to Write with Comfort and Presence
Donna Strickland, PhD
Philanthropy and MBSR at Your Health Care Organization: Creating a Case for Support for Your
Creative Initiatives
Georgia Tetlow, MD, FAAPMR
Research Forums
Neural correlates of altered socio-emotional processing associated with mindfulness meditation
Sara Lazar, PhD, Britta Holzel, PhD, Elizabeth Hoge, MD
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention in Alcohol Dependence: a feasibility pilot study.
Aleksandra Zgierska, MD, PhD, David Rabago, MD, Jennifer Wiegel, BS
Friday, April 9, Gala Evening
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Congressman Ryan
Mark Shilansky
6:30 p.m. Cocktails
7:30 p.m. Dinner
7:40 p.m. - Opening Remarks by Congressman Tim Ryan, JD
4th Term, U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio (D)
Our dinner will be accompanied by the Mark Shilansky Trio, with dancing to follow.
The Gala Evening will also include Live and Silent Benefit Auctions.
Please visit our Conference Gala web page for more details about this special evening!
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Saturday, April 10
6:00 - 7:00 a.m. Meditation with Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
Breakfast Roundtable Discussions
A Collaborative Discussion of Those Working With Adolescents
Gina Biegel, MA, LMFT, Angela Marie West, PhD
Adapting MBSR for People with Disabilities
Debjani Mukherjee, PhD, Christine Wisniewski, MSW, LSW
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Keynote
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8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Keynote
Reducing Mind-Wandering and Improving Meta-Awareness with Mindfulness Training
Amishi P. Jha, PhD
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10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Break-out Sessions
Presentation Dialogues
Training mindfulness teachers within an academic Master’s programme in the UK
Judith Soulsby, CQSW
Mindfulness-Based Curriculum in the U.S. Forest Service
Jim Saveland, PhD
Research Forums
Attentional processing in short-term and long-term mindfulness practices: the role of the two
components of mindfulness reconsidered
Paul van den Hurk, MSc, Fabio Giommi, PhD
Participation in MBSR for Persons with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Results in Behavioral
Activation
David J. Kearney, MD
A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of MBSR on mood, quality of life and wellbeing
in women with stages 0 - III breast cancer
Caroline Hoffman, PhD, BSW, RN
Assessing Adolescent Mindfulness: Validation of an Adapted Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in
Adolescent Normative and Psychiatric Populations
Angela Marie West, PhD, Gina Biegel, MA, LMFT
11:45 - 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 - 3:45 p.m. Workshops
Sensory Awareness: New Routes to Liveliness In Both Practice and Teaching
Louise Boedeker, PhD
The practice of Sensory Awareness has its roots in European explorations of optimum human functioning
and development beginning early in the last century. Charlotte Selver, a student of these gentle,
permissive practices, brought them to the U.S., where her influence, particularly in the ‘50s and ‘60s, was
profound and far reaching. Her students included Erich Fromm, Fritz Perls, Alan Watts, Paul Reps, Shunryu
Suzuki, Ruth Denison, Norman Fischer, and other shapers of the ground from which the MBIs are arising.
The practice has contributed to the pedagogy of mindfulness. Giving quiet attention allows us to awaken to
new possibilities.
Sensory Awareness asks participants to notice, without judgment, their embodied experience with simplicity
— e.g., by turning the head or raising an arm with attention and without expectation, layers of physical or
social conditioning may be recognized and allowed to subside. A new clarity comes with awareness to how
posture, movement, and attitude affect the breath; how the body responds to gravity; and how energy
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posture, movement, and attitude affect the breath; how the body responds to gravity; and how energy
and intention develop and manifest within. Sensory awareness is a resource for teaching — and living —
mindfully.
The Functional Neuroanatomy of Mindfulness Meditation: Brain basics and current findings
M. Kathleen B. Lustyk, PhD
Evidence supporting the neurobiological concomitants of mindfulness meditation is growing. Incorporating
the relevance of these recent findings into clinical work or other meditation practice is important and
exciting, but demands a basic working knowledge of neurobiology. Drawing upon her years of teaching
Behavioral Neuroscience and systematic brain dissection to clinical doctoral students, Behavioral
Neuroscientist/Psychophysiologist Dr. Kathy Lustyk will provide an overview of the functional anatomy of
the nervous system implicated in mindfulness. This will include discussion of neuronal pathways connecting
lower and higher brain functions, the organization and utilization of localized regions in the prefrontal
cortex, the relationship between areas of the brain that control and monitor affect, memory, perception,
and anticipation, and a discussion of the basic research methods used to collect this information.
This workshop is geared towards clinicians and non-neuroscientists. However, the format will be flexible
enough to accommodate questions of any detail regarding current research and its functional implications.
Several visual aides will be used in this workshop including 3-D neuromodeling software.
In addition to the lecture, there will be opportunities for participants to work with a brain model and view
sectioned samples of dissected brain tissue. Participant discussion and the specific interests of the group
will shape the latter part of the workshop, allowing in-depth investigation into the areas of neuroscientific
research that are most relevant to attendees.
Design of mindfulness program for student teachers in Hong Kong
Lau Ngar-Sze, MA
Recent research reports revealed that Hong Kong young people suffer from stress, negative emotion and
low attention level. In the past decades, mindful awareness which is a meditation skill has been researched
and implemented as an effective healing tool for general public and chronic patients to cope with stress
and negative emotions. However, little is known about the effects of mindfulness training on psychosocial
well-being of adolescents. Nor has there been any research into joint effects over time of mindfulness-
intervention on the impact of students in Hong Kong context.
Mindfulness practices may be beneficial for adolescent, however, it is unclear that how long practices need
to be for adolescents to be effective. We expect that modification with longer practices will allow the young
people to develop a less impulsive relationship to move.
A pilot study of a six-week program was done in October 2008 in order to examine the well-being,
attention level and stress level of student teachers in Hong Kong. In this workshop, design of mindfulness
practices for Chinese students will be explained and demonstrated. Effects as well as difficulties and
limitations of the pilot mindfulness program will also be shared and discussed. Therefore, teachers in
secondary level and college level may be benefited from the workshop.
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Break-out Sessions
Presentation Dialogues
Measuring Mindfulness: An Evidence-Based Perspective
Elise Labbe-Coldsmith, PhD, Brittany F. Escuriex, MS
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Elise Labbe-Coldsmith, PhD, Brittany F. Escuriex, MS
A Conversation about Loving-Kindness Meditation for Veterans with PTSD
David J. Kearney, MD, Tracy Simpson, PhD
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Break-out Sessions
Presentation Dialogue
Razorwire Mindfulness: Adapting Teaching MBSR inside a Women’s Prison
Claudia Schippert, PhD, Elizabeth Cohen, LMT, DABS
Research Forums
Mindfulness Program for Teachers
Robert Roeser, PhD, Margaret Cullen, MFT
Building Psychological Wealth: Alternative Theoretical Models May Explain Increased Mindfulness,
Self-Compassion and Well-Being Following MBSR
Jeffrey Greeson, PhD
4:15 - 5:45 p.m. Keynote Address
The Present Moment in Mindfulness Research: Scientific Progress and its Near Enemies
Paul Grossman, PhD
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5:45 - 6:00 p.m. Closing Remarks by Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
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Post-Conference Institutes
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Full-Day Institutes
Taking Your Seat: A Day of Mindfulness Meditation
Melissa Blacker, MA, Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, Bob Stahl, PhD
Many of us spend our days in service to others, and it can be so easy, in the pressure of doing, to lose
contact with the deep, still center that nourishes us. This day of sitting in silence, in the company of
others, is an opportunity to give yourself the gift of dropping into being, and of reconnecting with the
source that may have first inspired you to choose mindfulness as a professional path. By being fully
present with your own body/mind, you may experience moments of clarity and presence, awareness of
your own patterns of reactivity and response, and some discoveries about the nature of the self and
reality.
The day will include periods of sitting and walking meditation practice. Throughout the day, each of the
three teachers will give talks and may also offer individual practice meetings. Please bring your own sitting
cushions and/or benches.
Statistics Don't Tell The Whole Story: Understanding & Applying Qualitative Research Methodologies to
Mindfulness
Belinda S.L. Khong, PhD
Research on mindfulness using quantitative methodologies has attested to the benefits of mindfulness for
various medical and mental health issues. Helpful as they are, statistics however do not tell the whole
story--e.g. what do we learn about the effects of mindfulness on the individual when a study finds that a
certain percentage of the research population’s health improved through the use and practice of
mindfulness? Mindfulness, a subjective experience, cannot be numerated as often individual differences and
similarities are averaged out. Qualitative methodology, a process-oriented research method focuses on the
meanings that individuals attribute to their experiences, rather than on symptom abatement. This
methodology provides a valuable approach for appreciating the individual’s first-person experience, and
helps us to understand the process involved--why and how individuals benefit from being mindful, and how
being mindful have impacted on other areas of their lives such as work-life balance, relationships,
communication and creativity.
The workshop format consists of a lecture, discussion and practice exercises. It explores different major
qualitative research approaches including Grounded Theory and Phenomenology; differences with quantative
research, and examines numerous qualitative research & studies to illustrate the value of this method to
mindfulness-based research. Participants will learn skills for using qualitative research methods including
interviewing techniques, data analysis, and report writing.
The workshop is intended to give researchers, educators, instructors, practitioners and health care
professionals practical skills for understanding and applying qualitative research methodologies to their
research, and in developing appropriate mindfulness-based programs for different populations. Reseachers
intending to use qualitative methodology are encouraged to bring their research proposal for discussion in
the workshop.
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Half-Day Morning Workshops
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Preaching to the unconverted: Introducing mindfulness into the training of healthcare professionals
Craig Hassed, MD
Although many elective programs exist for the training of healthcare professionals in mindfulness, there are
very few integrated programs in core curriculum. This workshop will use the experience at Monash
University in Australia as a foundation upon which to explore and extend competencies in designing,
integrating and implementing mindfulness programs in the training of medical and allied healthcare
professionals.
Monash has approximately 2,200 medical students across its campuses. All 450 first year medical students
undergo a six-week, 22-hour Health Enhancement Program (HEP). The HEP includes 10 hours of lectures,
and 12 hours of tutorials which divide time equally between mindfulness-based stress management and the
Essence lifestyle program. The lectures provide a scientific and clinical underpinning to mindfulness, mind-
body medicine and lifestyle change. Tutorials are experiential, skills-based and reflective where students
are invited to apply mindfulness and lifestyle change to their personal lives. Outcomes of the program
have been very encouraging in terms of student acceptance (over 90% report using the mindfulness
practices personally), enhancing student wellbeing (improvements on all measures of physical and
psychological wellbeing), meeting learning objectives, and integration into the wider curriculum (Adv Health
Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2009;14:387-398.).
This workshop will be benefit those involved with the introduction of mindfulness to the education of health
professionals and will explore the following areas.
Shelter in the Storm: Teaching MBSR to women with sexual trauma histories and complex PTSD
Trish Magyari, MS, Char Wilkins, MSW, LCSW
This is a practical experiential workshop focused on addressing the teaching challenges posed by women
with complex trauma histories (especially childhood sexual abuse) using lecture, demonstrations, role-play,
small group discussion and question/answer periods. Childhood sexual abuse is a relatively common event
in the lives of women, making it likely that general MBSR classes are populated with those with this
trauma history. This workshop is for MBSR teachers and therapists who wish to make their groups more
sensitive to this population as well as for those offering classes specifically for traumatized populations.
Common challenges of those with complex PTSD include dissociation, flashbacks, on-going distress and
strong avoidance as coping mechanisms. Our experience and research data have given us confidence that
MBSR is an appropriate and helpful intervention for those healing from complex trauma, given a mindful
awareness by the teacher to the curriculum and participants’ stages of healing. In this session we will
present what we consider to be essentials regarding teacher sensitivity, curriculum adaptations and
languaging with emphasis on addressing teaching challenges.
We will begin with a 30-minute review of PTSD symptoms, MBSR as a healing adjunct, and the selection
of MBSR participants, followed by a 15 min. Q&A. In the next hour we will present specific adaptations to
the MBSR curriculum including skillful teaching of the body scan and examples of how to help participants
stay within the window of mindfulness practice (without distress) both in class and at home. The last hour
will be spent in dyads and small group work doing experiential exercises involving typical classroom
scenarios with this population. A closing 15 min dialogue with participants will allow reflections and
concerns to be raised and discussed.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Half-Day Afternoon Workshops
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When you can't fix it: MBSR and chronic conditions
Lucia McBee, LCSW, MPH, CYI, Elana Rosenbaum, MS, MSW, Vered Hankin, MA, PhD
Western medicine has cured many acute medical conditions. Increasingly, we are living longer, but with
more chronic conditions. How do we address illness that is “chronic,” i.e. unfixable? How are we to live
with unattenuated pain? This workshop will focus on another model – sitting with pain and illness.
Together we will survey the current research on MBSR and chronic illness, including the most current
findings from studies involving the presenters. Utilizing findings from their extensive experience working
with chronic physical and cognitive conditions, the presenters will review modifications and adaptations of
MBSR practices. Storytelling, both ancient and personal, will be offered here as well, as we learn and
explore both from the old and the new, learning to embrace the moment in all of its complexity.
Mindfulness exercises and therapeutic interventions applied mindfully will be explored and practiced.
Participants will acquire a variety of hands-on, practical skills that have been successfully adapted for those
with chronic conditions.
In the Eye of the Storm: Inner-City Mindfulness-based Programs - This post-conference workshop has been
cancelled.
Beth Roth, MSN, APRN, Kate Mitcheom, CNM, MSN, Fernando De Torrijos
This workshop is for teachers of mindfulness-based programs and other conference participants. Through
lecture, discussion, role-plays, and simulated classroom activities, we will explore the following issues:
funding sources and insurance reimbursement, teacher preparation, provider and staff support, patient
recruitment and adherence, Spanish language MBSR, adaptations of the MBSR curriculum to inner-city
settings, and conducting research on inner-city programs. There will be opportunities for participants to
share their experiences and learn from one another. The three presenters have among them over 30 years
experience teaching MBSR in inner-city settings. Handouts, a resource list and literature review will be
provided.
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