Deepening Our Physiological Understanding of

Mind-Body Integration

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Discover how science and grass-roots initiatives are shaping the future of mind-body movement practices

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Collaborate with other researchers, practitioners, and scholars dedicated to advancing mind-body movement

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Welcome

Building on the success of our inaugural conference, we are delighted to welcome and invite you to the second international conference on The Science of Tai Chi & Qigong as Whole-Person Health. Located in historically and culturally rich Boston, Massachusetts and hosted by the Osher Center for Integrative Health – jointly based with the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital – this conference promises to be another landmark event. The focus of this conference will be to more deeply explore the impact of mind-body movement practices across multiple physiological systems, and to synthesize and share novel insights and rigorous scientific evidence informing the therapeutic benefits of Tai Chi/Qigong.

Peter Wayne

Gloria Yeh

Who Should Attend?

We invite attendees across all disciplines of mind-body practices (e.g., Tai Chi/Qigong, yoga, meditation/mindfulness, contemplative dance, Feldenkrais, and others).

We also encourage attendance of a diverse audience including researchers and practitioners committed to understanding the science and implementation of Tai Chi/Qigong for health.

Attendees we welcome include:

Researchers representing the full spectrum of science from basic and translational to clinical and implementation
Individuals looking to submit original research abstracts for poster or oral presentation or scientific sessions for panel or symposia presentation
Teachers/instructors/practitioners interested in both learning the state of the science to inform teaching, and sharing traditional knowledge to inform research agendas
Program leaders and policymakers in hospitals, community-based health programs, education, senior and assisted living facilities, grade-school to college wellness programs, among others, who want to learn what Tai Chi/Qigong may offer the individuals they serve
Trainees and students