The Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and Health Action are proud to be among the sponsors of

National Institutes of Health
1st Annual Mind-Body Week
Bethesda, Maryland
September 8-11, 2009

Focusing on the Science and Practice of Yoga,
Meditation, and Stress Management Modalities

Keynote Speakers Include:
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Roger Jahnke, OMD
James Gordon, MD
and 100+ more...

The Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) is proud to cooperate with the NIH, the National Cancer Institute and National  Institute for the Heart, Lung and Blood to make Mind-Body week a great success. Experts in the Mind-Body Practice field will travel frrom all directions to make this week a historic occasion.

NIH Mind-Body Week will be held in Bethesda MD (an easy Metro stop). It is dedicated to exploring the science and practice of stress management and health enhancement through Mind-Body Practice modalities. NIH Mind-Body Week is part of an ongoing series of free public events at the NIH dedicated to increasing awareness and public education in wellness and holistic health care.

The NIH is the largest health care research agency in the world. Since 1992 with the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) and later with the up grade to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), the NIH has been accelerating research in the areas of  Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, mindfulness meditation, complementary medicine, integrative medicine, holistic medicine.

TOPICS INCLUDE: Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga, Reiki, Meditation, Mindfulness Meditation,  Dance, Art Therapy, Pilates Massage, and lots more.
         
Roger Jahnke, OMD, Founder and Director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi will be presenting a keynote The Most Profound Medicine is Produced Within the Human Body for FREE:  The Science and Medical Potential of Qigong, Tai Chi and Yoga, 12:30 pm-1:30 PM September 9, 2009.

For information regarding Registering for classes providing CME, Nursing CEU, and Bodyworker CEU offered during NIH Mind Body Week, click here. The dynamic lineup of speakers already includes these keynote presenters for Mind-Body Week:

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Roger Jahnke, OMD
James S. Gordon, MD
Tara Brach, PhD
Dan Siegel, MD
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD
Joel Levey, PhD
Bill Douglas
Timothy McCall, MD
Myla Kabat-Zinn
Susan Bowen
Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD
Dharma Khalsa, MD

Plus over 100 featured teachers and lecturers

NIH Speakers Include:

Rachel Permuth-Levine, PhD, MSPH
Deputy Director, Strategic and Innovative Programs
NHLBI, NIH

Barbara Moquin, PhD
Senior Nurse Specialist
NCCAM, NIH

Rezvan Ameli, PhD
Clinical Psychology and Mood Disorders
NIMH, NIH

Jeffery White, MD
Director, Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Cancer Institute

Esther Sternberg, MD
Chief of the Section on Neuroendocrine Immunology and Behavior
NIMH/NIH, Author of The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health & Emotions, by Esther M. Sternberg, M.D.; W.H. Freeman & Co.; May 2000; Paperback 2001 Times Books/Henry Holt

And many more...