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Helsinki Commission Briefing: Saving Ukraine’s Children
In December 2022, James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and CEO of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, gave testimony about the impact of the trauma of…
“Lessons for Americans from Ukraine’s Front Lines.”
James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, writes about the importance of trauma-healing skills for the Ukrainian…
Back to School: Student Ambassadors Lead the Way
In honor of back-to-school season, we're celebrating the role of students in building resilient communities—from Broward County, FL to Gaza!
“Zelenskyy says world must ‘choose sides’ as he beams in to revived Clinton event”
Our Clinton Global Initiative 2022 commitment was featured in a Politico article covering President Zelenskyy’s discussion with President Clinton...
“Ukrainian Children Return to School Amid Trauma of War.”
"Kids living in the midst of war have suffered mental anguish - and will continue to, says psychiatrist @drjamesgordon @MindBodyMed, who's worked with kids and…
“She is 8 years old. I ask her what the war in Ukraine is like. ‘Terrible,’ she says.”
James S. Gordon, MD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, writes about how the trauma of war is impacting Ukraine's…
“As Russian Atrocities Continue, Victims Will Need the Tools to Deal With Their Trauma”
"The most affected victims of war are always the vulnerable: women, children and civilians. The end of a conflict does not mean the end of…
“Children’s bleak drawings show extent of trauma on Ukrainian civilians”
CNN's Suzanne Malveaux speaks with American psychiatrist Dr. Jim Gordon about the techniques he is using to help Ukrainian families cope with the overwhelming trauma…
Teach Youth the Skills they Need to Make a Better World
Help CMBM equip schools to teach children the skills they need to overcome adversity, build resiliency, and thrive.
Breathing in, Breathing out: Haiti’s Children
The first of a series of short videos by award-winning documentary filmmaker Tod Lending on our Global Trauma Relief work in Haiti.
A Letter to the Editor
...antidepressant drugs, which are burdened with such depressing side effects as weight gain and sexual dysfunction are, at best, only marginally more effective for mild…
The Center’s Work Featured on CBS 60 Minutes
On April 26, 2015, 60 Minutes aired a report on recovery from summer of 2014 war in Gaza that includes The Center for Mind-Body Medicine.
One World Day 2014
In Riverdale, Dr. James S. Gordon '58 at One World Day 2014 part of the Class of 1957 Alumni Speaker Series.
Bye Bye Butterflies
Publicity for the book describes it as teaching “self-regulation, stress management and mind-body techniques”, and it certainly does; but it’s really just the cutest, most…
Creating a Safe Place for Teenage Tibetan Refugees
I had the opportunity to do a workshop for 200 teenage refugees who had just fled Tibet. I taught soft belly breathing, talked about fight…
Happily Hungry: Kids with Cancer Cook!
The treatment stopped the disease, but in its wake began the healing process—physical and psychological.
Back to School: So Much / So Little
The staff at the school shared that the mind-body skills taught by Haitian CMBM graduates have helped the behavior of 60% of the older kids
Newtown: Thick with Grief, Full of Spirit– and Even Joy
CMBM’s mission is to help people recover from tragedy and Dr. Gordon first visited the Newtown area shortly after the shootings to see what we…
A Long Way to Go
Over the next few months, 10-week-long small group workshops will take place at the Foyer des Orphelins d’Haiti Orphanage.
Visiting Notre Dame de la Guadeloupe
Children who participate in CMBM group exercises are less stressed out and less prone to the nightmares and angry outbursts that have plagued them since…
Coming Together to Heal
The terrible deaths of school children and those who care for them in Connecticut are bound to touch all of our children and, indeed, all…
Listen Up: Sounds Impact Mood
A recent large-scale study of children in schools near major airports found that increased aircraft noise was directly related to decreased reading scores and decreased…
Self Care Reminders from the Third Grade
We practice soft belly breathing, which slows down and relaxes the body and the mind. We draw. We infuse a piece of paper with shapes,…
Day 1 of the Training- Jacmel, Haiti
120 trainees and 40 international faculty, interns, interpreters and staff come together in Haiti's Soeurs Salesiennes School to learn techniques for addressing trauma.
In Haiti
Trainees in Jacmel, Haiti will learn the science and practice of self-care, in a supportive small-group setting led by Dr. Gordon and Center faculty.
