We are excited to announce that this year's Mind-Body Week DC will be held October 13 -16 2011! www.MindBodyWeek.com

The Mindfulness Center and other mind-body centers and practitioners in the Washington DC metropolitan area are committed to promoting and improving the health of our community, and thereby also contributing to the health of the nation. Mind-Body Week D.C. takes these efforts... [read more]

We are excited to announce that this year's Mind-Body Week DC will be held October 13 -16 2011! www.MindBodyWeek.com

The Mindfulness Center and other mind-body centers and practitioners in the Washington DC metropolitan area are committed to promoting and improving the health of our community, and thereby also contributing to the health of the nation. Mind-Body Week D.C. takes these efforts into the private sector, and considers evidence-based medical research and knowledge as the foundation for the appropriate application of mind-body therapies, and their role in the standard of medical care.

The mission of this program is to:

1. Advance the evidence-based body of knowledge of mind-body by bringing together scientists, practitioners and interested health consumers, by facilitating the integration of research on mind-body-spirit therapies at all levels, and by encouraging translational research and the application of new scientific knowledge to develop improved disease prevention, disease treatments, cures, and the capacity for optimal wellbeing.

2. Provide professional development activities, information, and educational resources for scientists at all stages of their careers, including undergraduates, graduates, and postdoctoral fellows, and increase participation of scientists from a diversity of therapeutic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

3. Promote public information and general education about the nature of scientific discovery and the results and implications of the latest research in mind-body therapies. Support active and continuing discussions on ethical issues relating to the conduct and outcomes of mind-body research, and their role in the legal and medical Standard of Care.

4. Inform Medical and other health care practitioners about scientific knowledge and recent developments in mind-body research, and their implications for the medical standard of care, societal benefit and continued progress in medical care and the health of our community and nation as a whole.

5. Inform legislators and other policymakers about new scientific knowledge and recent developments in mind-body research and their implications for public policy, medical standards, regulatory standards, societal benefit, and continued scientific progress.