We help communities around the world develop the tools they need to heal population-wide trauma.
03/13/2026
Join us for our free Open Practice session on March 17th at 1:00 PM ET.
CMBM Faculty Erin Dixon will guide you through autogenics, exploring the cooling nature of the body by linking yogic teachings with the biological foundations of mind-body medicine. This session will ground mind-body skills back to their root practices, connecting us to the land and sky. These one-hour sessions take place on the third Monday of every month and are open to everyone.
Register through the link in bio!
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03/12/2026
Why register for a Professional Training Program (PTP) in Mind-Body Medicine?
This transformational training gives you practical, evidence-based techniques for self-care and mutual support that you can use in your practice and share with those you serve. You'll experience our signature Mind-Body Skills Groups and learn tools to reduce stress, enhance self-awareness, and mobilize your imagination and intuition.
Plus, you'll join a global network of more than 7,000 professionals who are bringing mind-body medicine to their communities.
Register today for our next PTP April 23-24 & 27-28 and take the first step in your mind-body medicine journey. Link in bio.
03/11/2026
Join our Founder and CEO, James Gordon, MD, for the first webinar in our new 35th anniversary series:
"How to Regulate Your Emotions When Everything Feels Dysregulated: Learn Practical Evidence-Based Mind-Body Skills."
March 18th, 2026 | 6:00-7:30pm ET | Free
He will offer guidance on how to tune into, calm, express, and transform our emotions. Register at this link http://bit.ly/4urLiEA and share with professionals in your network.
03/09/2026
We have something special planned for you! 🎉
In honor of our 35th Anniversary, we're launching a free webinar series to share mind-body medicine with professionals everywhere. During these tumultuous times, all of us need ways to return to physical and psychological balance and feel at home with ourselves and in the world.
Our first webinar is March 18th with our founder James S. Gordon, MD. Join us for an evening of discovery, celebration, and healing. Link to register: https://cmbm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hjLtDwIYQ7ukRJBW8jpNYw #/registration
03/07/2026
Feeling overwhelmed? Take a moment to breathe with us.
The world feels chaotic right now. When stress builds and emotions run high, it's easy to forget the simplest tool we have: our breath. This soft-belly breathing practice invites you to slow down, quiet your stress response, and reconnect with yourself, even for just a few minutes.
Follow along with the video, and find the full guided practice at the link in our bio.
03/06/2026
Five minutes into a CMBM training in 2020, Jennie Voelker knew she'd found something that would change her life and the lives of others.
After completing our Professional and Advanced Training Programs, Jennie brought mind-body medicine to Community Health Network's Behavioral Health Academy. Since 2019, 283 students have graduated with these self-care tools woven into their training. Jennie runs Mind-Body Skills Groups for healthcare professionals year-round. She's watched people stay in the field who were ready to leave, burned out and exhausted.
This is our mission: train practitioners who become healers in their communities. Jennie's journey from a one-hour introduction to certified practitioner shows what's possible when healthcare workers have the tools to care for themselves.
Read Jennie's full story on our latest blog post.
02/25/2026
Registration is now open for our April Professional Training Program (PTP)!
This 4-day, virtual training takes place April 23-24 & 27-28, 2026 and is the first step toward Certification in Mind-Body Medicine. Led by our Founder James S. Gordon, MD and Clinical Director Lynda Richtsmeier Cyr, PhD, LP, you'll explore:
📄 Evidence-based mind-body techniques
📚The latest scientific research supporting these techniques
👥 Our signature Mind-Body Skills Groups
🗺 Explore the most effective tools to reduce stress, enhance self-awareness, and develop your capacity for self-care
Last week, our Founder and CEO, Dr. James S. Gordon, MD, took the stage at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York, sharing insights on healing trauma and how mind-body medicine creates lasting transformation for individuals and communities.
Thank you to everyone who attended!
02/13/2026
Looking for an accessible way to experience mind-body medicine?
Join us for our free Open Practice session on February 17th at 1:00 PM ET. CMBM Faculty will guide you through restorative mind-body practices for navigating hard times. You'll learn techniques for self-care, supporting your community, and helping those you work with. These one-hour sessions take place on the third Tuesday of every month and are open to everyone.
Register through the link in bio!
02/06/2026
35 years ago, our Founder, James S. Gordon, MD started CMBM with one simple, but powerful principle: a breath.
A breath for children without safe homes.
A breath for healthcare workers carrying impossible burdens.
A breath for communities suffering in some of the darkest places on our planet.
From the beginning, we have been committed to sharing the power of mind-body medicine — simple, accessible tools that help people heal and build resilience.
Over the past 35 years, we've trained thousands of professionals, community leaders, and everyday people to use these practices for their own healing and to bring into classrooms, workplaces, families, and communities around the world.
As we enter our 35th year, we’re reflecting on how far we’ve come, and looking ahead to how we can continue helping millions heal from trauma and build resilience.
Throughout the year, we'll be sharing stories from our past and hopes for our future, along with special events and opportunities to connect.
We hope you’ll join us.
01/31/2026
New here? Thanks for joining us on our healing journey. Let us introduce ourselves!
We're The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), a nonprofit organization on a mission to help communities around the world heal from trauma and chronic stress and build resilience.
We train healthcare professionals, educators, community leaders, and everyday people – over 7,000 to date – in evidence-based mind-body medicine techniques like breathwork, meditation, movement, and guided imagery. These tools are accessible to anyone and can be shared with others. Our alumni have gone on to bring these tools to hundreds of thousands of children and adults in their workplaces, schools, and communities.
We’ve shared our model of self-awareness, self-care, and mutual support with communities around the world, bringing hope and healing to people everywhere from Baton Rouge and Western Maryland to Gaza and Israel to Mozambique and Puerto Rico.
You can expect free resources, training opportunities, research, and stories from the communities we serve. We also share simple practices you can use in your daily life. Visit our website to learn more about our work and explore free guided practices in our Resource Library.
Link in bio.
01/15/2026
Mental health support in the workplace isn’t just good for employees; it’s essential for organizations to thrive.
According to recent research on mental health in the workplace, half of U.S. workers report moderate to severe levels of burnout, depression, or anxiety.
The research shows that companies who were supportive of mental health saw higher well-being, productivity, recruitment, and retention. But creating lasting change requires support beyond individual workplaces.
That's why we partner with community leaders, workplaces, schools, and healthcare systems to build resilience at every level. Together, we co-create programs that are responsive to each community's unique needs and help create a sustained culture of well-being.
Interested in bringing mind-body medicine to your organization or community? Link in bio
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The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) was founded in 1991 by James S. Gordon, M.D., a professor of psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown University Medical School and former chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush.
In the 25 years since then, CMBM 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. CMBM has focused on providing innovative solutions to some of the world’s most intractable and complex psychological and physical problems.
CMBM’s international faculty of 160 experts have trained over 5,000 health professionals, educators, and community leaders in our pioneering mind-body medicine model of self-care, self-awareness, and group support; they in turn integrate our model into their communities and use it with the populations they serve, allowing us to benefit millions of people.
Our Ground-Breaking Trauma Relief Programs
The largest, most effective programs for healing population-wide psychological trauma. In Gaza, more than 150,000 children and adults served.
A parallel program in Israel; CMBM is the only organization that works with large-scale psychological trauma in both Gaza and Israel.
A nationwide program of mind-body medicine in post-war Kosovo.
Programs for healing U.S. veterans’ PTSD at 30 military bases and VAs.
Ongoing work with Haiti’s most disadvantaged people: orphaned children, homeless youth, disabled people, and prisoners.
The first ‘wellness hospital’ at Eskenazi, the largest health provider in Indiana.
A program of trauma healing and su***de prevention, combining mind-body medicine and traditional Lakota ceremony on Pine Ridge Reservation, where 20 children have killed themselves in the last year.
Evidence-Based Mind-Body Training & Certification
Our trainings focus on practical techniques for self-care and mutual support. Learn the science and skills of meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and self-expression in words, drawings, and movement in classroom sessions and supportive, small group experiences.
