University of Massachusetts Medical School
Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society

PRESENTS

11th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators

April 17-21, 2013

Four Points by Sheraton,
Norwood, Massachusetts, USA 

The 2013 Conference will feature more than 75 presentations that include research forums, presentation dialogues, workshops, keynotes, breakfast roundtables, and Pre- and Post-Conference Institutes.

This year, University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness is making a commitment to supporting the presence of 100 graduate students in the fields of medicine, psychology and the basic sciences. To affirm this commitment, it will be offering students a 65% discount.

Conference Highlights

The John and Tussi Kluge Research Symposium on Mindfulness
Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness: Emerging Models

Morning Presenters:
Norman Farb, PhD
Wendy Hasenkamp, PhD
J. David Creswell, PhD

Afternoon Presenters: 
Eileen Luders, PhD
Amishi Jha, PhD

Conference Opening Keynote Presentation

Measured and Beautiful Motion: The Messiness and Relief of Attempting to Integrate Mindfulness into the Broader Society and the Emergence of a Global Community of Practice
Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA

Plenary Speakers

Mindfulness, Stress Reduction, and Physical Health: New Brain-Behavior-Physiology Pathways
J. David Creswell, PhD

Being with Patients, Being with Self: A no-Holds-Barred Self-suspending Leap into the Other's Sea
Ronald M. Epstein, MD

Love 2.0: How Positivity Resonance Nourishes Health
Barbara L. Fredrickson, PhD

Creating a Culture of Mindfulness at a University Campus
Lynn Rossy, PhD

 

For more information on the Conference and how to attend, click here to visit the University of Massachusetts webpage.