Course Information
Professional Training Program in Mind-Body Medicine
Course Directors
Confirmed Course Faculty
About the Training
Our Professional Training Program in Mind-Body Medicine is CMBM’s core program we’ve offered around the world for 25 years, providing health professionals with the tools they need to become more effective clinicians and to find more meaning in their work. During the intensive 5-day training, our extraordinary faculty teaches the science of mind-body medicine in plenary sessions and techniques for self-awareness and self-expression in supportive small groups — CMBM’s unique model for learning and support.
The comprehensive materials and hands-on experience will prepare you to begin to integrate our mind-body model into your work in a wide variety of settings, including private practice with individuals and groups, hospital work, educational programs and work with populations affected by war, abuse, terrorism and other forms of trauma. We’ve trained thousands of health professionals who are serving millions of people. It would be our privilege and joy to work with you.
See what our Professional Training Program in Mind-Body Medicine is about
Tuition
Scholarship Information
The Center does its best to provide partial scholarships to health providers working with underserved communities, Military and Veterans, and children in crisis. You can find the scholarship application here.
- Please apply to your institutions for funding before applying to us. We are a non-profit with limited funds.
- Scholarship offers cannot be combined with any other discounts.
- We do not provide scholarships to those who already registered.
Students are required to fax their proof of full-time student status (ex. current class schedule or letter from your institution) to 202-966-2589 or email it to mindbody@cmbm.org within two weeks after registration. Failure to do so will result in being charged the non-student rate.
Pricing for this workshop includes tuition and electronic course materials only. It does not include meals or lodging. Only after you have registered with CMBM and paid tuition fees will you be able to reserve accommodations at Esalen (instructions are included in the confirmation email).
Payment Policy
- Full tuition is due upon registration. If you cannot pay the full amount upon registering, please email mindbody@cmbm.org to discuss a payment plan.
- If you work for an institution that requires tuition payment by check, you will need to register with a minimum payment of $100 by credit card. Registration will generate an invoice you can submit for an approval. Checks can be made to the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, and sent to CMBM, 5225 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 414, Washington, DC 20015.
Cancellation Policy
Participants who withdraw before June 15, 2017 will receive a refund of the course tuition minus a $100 administrative fee. No refunds will be made after that date for any reason. Canceled registrations after June 15, 2017 will be issued a credit in the amount paid to attend a CMBM training within one year. It is the participant’s responsibility to contact CMBM staff indicating which training they will be using their credit toward. Unused credits expire after one year. In the event of cancellation by the Center, we will refund any registration fees paid to the Center. Such refund shall represent its entire liability to the registrant. All refunds will be given after the program.
If you wish to cancel your registration: Log into our RegOnline system. Select View or Change Your Existing Registration (in upper right hand corner, enter your email address and password, and click Continue. Click the Cancel link. Click the ‘Yes – Cancel’ button if you are sure that you want to cancel your registration.
Terms of participation
In an effort to facilitate a positive experience for its program attendees, CMBM reserves the right to remove from attendance and from enrollment at any current or upcoming CMBM event or activity, anyone whose actions, in CMBM’s discretion and judgment, are disruptive or would interfere with the program or the attendees. In such circumstances, CMBM retains the discretion to grant or withhold refunds of registration fees, in full or in part.
Schedule
Day 1: AUGUST 7, 2017
7:00 am Registration
8:00 am Welcome and Introduction to Program
8:30 am Overview of the New Medicine
9:15 am Experiential Activity: Shaking & Dancing
9:45 am Break
10:00 am Introduction to Mind-Body Skills Groups
10:30 am Break – go to group
10:45 am Group #1
12:45 am Lunch
1:45 pm Biological Underpinnings of Mind-Body Therapies
2:45 pm Break – go to group
3:00 pm Group #2
5:15 pm End of the day for participants
Day 2: AUGUST 8, 2017
8:30 am Opening Meditation
8:45 am Imagery
9:45 am Break – go to group
10:00 am GROUP #3
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Mobilizing, Transforming, and Celebrating the Emotions
Experiential activity: Yes/No exercise
2:15 pm Break – go to group
2:30 pm GROUP #4
4:30 pm Break
4:45 pm Nutrition and Mindful Eating
5:45 pm End of the day for participants
Day 3: AUGUST 9, 2017
8:30 am Opening Meditation
8:45 am Breathing, Physical Exercise and Movement
Experiential activity: Chaotic Breathing
9:45 am Break
10:00 am Genograms
10:30 am Break – go to group
10:45 am Group #5
12:45 pm Lunch & End of the day for participants
Afternoon Free
Day 4: AUGUST 10, 2017
8:30 am Opening Meditation
8:45 am Trauma and Transformation
9:45 am Break – go to group
10:00 am Group #6
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Spirituality & Healing
2:15 pm Break – go to group
2:30 pm Group #7
4:30 pm Break
4:45 pm Body Awareness
5:45 pm End of the day for participants
Day 5: AUGUST 11, 2017
8:30 am Group #8
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Taking the Next Step Panel
11:45 am Closing Ceremony
12:30pm Lunch & End of the day for participants
Continued Education Credits
Approved Continuing Education Credits
Coaches
This program would qualify as Resource Development for International Coach Federation (ICF).
Massage Therapists
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine is an approved NCBTMB provider.Approved Provider Number: 451128-09. Expiration date: 08-25-2018.
Physicians
This training is jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and The Center for Mind-Body Medicine. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Final credit count pending.
Physician Assistants
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.
Psychologists
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PIM maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Social Workers
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886394781-1333) for 27.5 continuing education contact hours.
Nurses & other Healthcare Professionals
Nurses & other healthcare professionals who participate in this activity may submit their Statement of Attendance from Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) to their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.
Location & Travel
Venue Information
Hotel Details
Known as California’s “Refuge by the Sea,” Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds is a breathtakingly gorgeous 107 acres of ecologically diverse beachfront land.
Lodging at Asilomar is currently booked, but rooms are occasionally released, so please contact Betty at 831.642.4219/ Forbes- Betty@aramark.com or Patricia 831.642.4218/ Kauffman-Patricia@aramark.com. If you are able to stay at Asilomar, you will enjoy a special package rate based on a 5 night stay beginning on August 6th, which includes 3 meals per day and all applicable fees & taxes. Meals inclusive begins with dinner on arrival day and ends with lunch on departure day. A single occupancy room is $1385.75 total (approximately $278 per night) and a double occupancy room is $939.95 per person (approximately $190 per night).
Asilomar has a “roommate request” option if you would like to share a room with another person attending the training. Note that for this option, each participant sharing a room must separately make their reservation online. If you select the “Roommate Request” category, every attempt will be made by Asilomar to place you in the occupancy type room you have selected either with your requested roommate or with another suitable participant until all possible partners are housed. If Asilomar is not able to find you a roommate for some or all nights or your requested roommate does not register or registers for some nights only, the appropriate rate will be applied and you will be charged for the difference.
The “participant with guest” option is intended for training participants that will be lodging with a family member or friend that is not attending the training. If you are planning to share a room with another participant, please select the roommate request option described above.
Commuting: If you wish to stay elsewhere and commute to Asilomar (see options below), there will be a State Park entrance fee of $12/day. When you arrive onsite you will have the option to purchase meals at Asilomar’s Crocker Dining Hall. Prices are: Breakfast – $19.19, Lunch – $24.85, Dinner – $38.64 (prices include taxes and service charge). There is also Phoebe’s Cafe on the Asilomar grounds with coffee, tea, and light food. There are also several options within a 5 minute drive: Passionfish, International Cuisine, Red House Cafe, and more. To purchase groceries for the week there is Grove Market, as well as a Trader Joe’s and Safeway in Pacific Grove.
Alternate accommodation options: Deer Haven Inn; Butterfly Grove Inn; Best Western The Inn and Suites Pacific Grove; Monterey Peninsula Inn.
Transportation Details
Please schedule your flights so that you will not miss any of the lectures! We will begin the morning of the 7th, so please plan to arrive ahead of time.
Driving directions from San Francisco/San Jose, Los Angeles, and Salinas can be found here. If you are flying, the Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is closest, just 20 minutes from Asilomar. Mineta San Jose International (SJC) is 1 hour and 20 minutes north and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is 2 hours north. Local taxi companies service the Monterey Regional Airport, as does the Monterey-Salinas Transit bus system. There are also limousine and car rental options here. Airport shuttle service to and from San Jose and San Francisco airports can be arranged in advance through Monterey Airbus by calling 831.373.7777 or visiting the Monterey Airbus website. For more details, visit Asilomar’s “Getting Here” page.
Ridesharing: Click here to look for other participants interested in ridesharing or to offer open space in your car. The first sheet is for arriving to Asilomar and the second sheet is for departing Asilomar. CMBM will not be responsible for organizing rides, it’s up to you to contact other participants.
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