Description

This interactive course is led by health experts from the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine, including mind-body medicine pioneer Dr. Herbert Benson. The course provides an evidence-based overview of the basic principles of mind-body medicine. It provides the foundation you need to help your patients understand the science of how stress impacts health.

Course Curriculum

Week 1: Key Characteristics of Stress Week 2: The Science of Resiliency Week 3: Overview of Current Research Week 4: Benefits of Meditation

Benefits

• Define allostasis and allostatic load. Describe four perturbations within the stress system that lead to allostatic load. Recognize that allostasis and allostatic load cause and/or contribute to the pathogenesis of many common diseases and symptomatology. Identify concepts of allostasis and allostatic load in clinical practice to improve patient assessment and treatment. Identify the key components of human resiliency and how to enhance them. Identify three landmark studies of the relaxation response. Define neuroplasticity and its significance to health and well-being. Describe four neural mechanisms associated with the meditation techniques that elicit the relaxation response. List four potential epigenetic mechanisms whereby elicitation of the relaxation response regulates gene expression. Illustrate the potential influence of the RR on the individual
• healthcare
• and society.

Trainer Expertise

BODY MIND HEALING 446

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