The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine We help communities around the world develop the tools they need to heal population-wide trauma.

Last month in Baton Rouge, our Associate Clinical Director, Toni Bankston, joined community leaders at the Capital Area ...
12/23/2025

Last month in Baton Rouge, our Associate Clinical Director, Toni Bankston, joined community leaders at the Capital Area Trauma Summit, people doing the real, hard work of making their communities more trauma-wise and compassionate. Toni served as a facilitator alongside deeply committed professionals focused on reducing childhood trauma and strengthening the systems that shape young lives.

Our Chief Operating Officer, Mitev, was also part of the summit, held through Whole Health Louisiana, the state’s first comprehensive effort to address childhood adversity through trauma-informed and healing-centered approaches.

This work is part of an ongoing commitment to build healthy, thriving communities across Louisiana, bringing together educators, childcare providers, medical professionals, law enforcement, and other community leaders, and launching a sustained community response through commitment to ongoing collaboration.

We’re grateful to be part of this community-led effort and honored to walk alongside those committed to healing where it matters most.

In a recent TIME (IDEAS) piece, our Founder & CEO James Gordon, MD calls for a more comprehensive, responsive, and effec...
12/19/2025

In a recent TIME (IDEAS) piece, our Founder & CEO James Gordon, MD calls for a more comprehensive, responsive, and effective approach to children’s health.

He advocates for one that recognizes the powerful role of social and psychological factors. Drawing on his decades of experience with CMBM, he urges policymakers to listen to clinicians, teachers, parents, and young people themselves as they respond to the real needs of America’s children.

Read the full article here: https://time.com/7341417/james-s-gordon-essay-maha-children/

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Healing comes from within. And we believe that healing should be accessible to everyone. Our Scholarship Fund provides a...
12/18/2025

Healing comes from within. And we believe that healing should be accessible to everyone.

Our Scholarship Fund provides access to trauma-informed, mind-body training for those committed to bringing healing and hope to communities with limited access to mental health resources.

When you give, you support not just one trainee, but the many people and communities they serve. Help us bring healing where it’s needed most.

Donate today: https://ow.ly/uC7w50XLNqU

We’re excited to share that two of our CMBM Faculty members, Brent Anderson and Regina Schulman, have been invited to le...
12/12/2025

We’re excited to share that two of our CMBM Faculty members, Brent Anderson and Regina Schulman, have been invited to lead a webinar with relink.org a free, anonymous platform that connects people with local community resources.

This online webinar will take place on Tuesday, December 16 at 2:00pm and will introduce participants to the foundations of mind-body medicine. Attendees will explore:

✨ the connection between stress and health,
✨ practice evidence-based self-care techniques that support physiological and psychological balance,
✨ enhance self-awareness and compassion, and
✨ learn how to use these skills with others.

This event is free and open to anyone. Register here: https://ow.ly/tjC550XIJEg

Mind-body medicine is a transformative gift, one that supports individuals and communities healing from trauma, stress, ...
12/11/2025

Mind-body medicine is a transformative gift, one that supports individuals and communities healing from trauma, stress, and anxiety.

Our training, open to anyone who feels drawn to mind-body medicine, teaches evidence-based skills that are simple to learn and easy to use:
✨ Calming breathwork
✨ Movement to release tension
✨ Self-expression to process emotions

Rooted in ancient wisdom and indigenous traditions, these tools strengthen connection across cultures and generations.

Your gift helps us train more people, creating exponential impact through the millions impacted by our trainees.

Support our work by making a donation or sharing with your network: https://ow.ly/XOyp50XHcV1

Today is the final day of our December Advanced Training Program (ATP).Over the course of four days, our graduates have ...
12/10/2025

Today is the final day of our December Advanced Training Program (ATP).

Over the course of four days, our graduates have taken a powerful step forward in their mind-body medicine journey.

Please join us in celebrating their achievement!

Join us for our next Open Practice on December 16 from 1–2pm ET.This session, led by CMBM Faculty Kimber Olson and Julie...
12/09/2025

Join us for our next Open Practice on December 16 from 1–2pm ET.

This session, led by CMBM Faculty Kimber Olson and Julie Kilpatrick, will begin with a brief didactic-imagery and followed by a guided skill-imagery practice.

We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful opportunity to deepen your mind-body medicine skills and connect with community.

Register here ➡️ https://ow.ly/OVC150XG33R

Today marks the beginning of our four-day December Advanced Training Program (ATP)! If you're participating in the train...
12/05/2025

Today marks the beginning of our four-day December Advanced Training Program (ATP)! If you're participating in the training, tag us in your social posts for the chance to be featured on our stories.

One breath can change a life.For 34 years, we’ve helped communities facing trauma and chronic stress access the power of...
12/02/2025

One breath can change a life.

For 34 years, we’ve helped communities facing trauma and chronic stress access the power of mind-body medicine — training thousands of local leaders to share these tools with others.

This Giving Tuesday, your gift to our Emergent Fund helps build sustainable healing infrastructure in communities that need it the most. It allows us to respond when the call comes. And to train leaders who continue this work long after we’re gone.

Join us in expanding our global community of healers.
https://ow.ly/9NZO50XAYGn

November is National Veterans and Military Families Month. As the month draws to a close, we recognize not only those wh...
11/28/2025

November is National Veterans and Military Families Month. As the month draws to a close, we recognize not only those who served, but the families, caregivers, and communities who stand beside them.

Nearly 800,000 veterans live with PTSD, which is why, for nearly 30 years, we’ve partnered with veteran communities, including through the VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8), to expand access to evidence-based mind-body medicine training and practical tools for trauma recovery and long-term resilience. We are honored to support those who have served and protected their country.

We also honor military families and caregivers who navigate the uncertainty of military life, often the first to witness trauma’s toll and the steady hands through separations and relocations. Their strength and resilience shape recovery that ripples outward.

Learn more about our work with veterans:
https://ow.ly/67nk50XyTNE

34 years ago, our Founder and CEO James S. Gordon, MD, started CMBM with a breath:for children without safe homes,for he...
11/26/2025

34 years ago, our Founder and CEO James S. Gordon, MD, started CMBM with a breath:
for children without safe homes,
for healthcare workers carrying impossible burdens,
for communities in crisis around the world.

Since then, thousands have trained with us and shared mind-body healing with millions. Today, as climate change, gun violence, and conflict touch more lives, our work is more essential than ever.

Join us as we enter our 35th year. Your gift helps bring healing wherever trauma strikes.
https://ow.ly/SK4m50XxTYG

Today is the last day to register for our December Advanced Training Program (ATP)! Spots are limited—don't miss your ch...
11/21/2025

Today is the last day to register for our December Advanced Training Program (ATP)! Spots are limited—don't miss your chance to join us for this transformative four-day learning experience.

ATP is the second step in the most complete training in mind-body medicine available, anywhere. Join us December 5 & 8-10, 2025 to learn how to lead our signature Mind-Body Skills Groups and apply mind-body medicine techniques across a variety of settings. You’ll get a detailed manual and practical solutions for common challenges that arise in groups.

Register here: https://ow.ly/gtQ550XvW71

*This training is only open to those who have completed our Professional Training Program.

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Teaching Thousands to Heal Millions

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.

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