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
Peter Wayne
Gloria Yeh
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

     

 

     

 

 

Planning Committee

Peter Wayne
Peter Wayne (Bio)
Committee Co-Chair
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Gloria Yeh
Gloria Yeh (Bio)
Committee Co-Chair
Harvard Medical School
Andrew Ahn
Andrew Ahn (Bio)
Osher Center for Integrative Health
Helen Lavretsky
Helen Lavretsky (Bio)
UCLA
Brad Manor
Brad Manor (Bio)
Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Darshan Mehta
Darshan Mehta (Bio)
Osher Center for Integrative Health
Byeongsang Oh
Byeongsang Oh (Bio)
Royal North Shore Hospital / University of Sydney
Ruth Taylor-Piliae
Ruth Taylor-Piliae (Bio)
University of Arizona College of Nursing

Scientific Review Committee

Tongjian You
Tongjian You (Bio)
Committee Co-Chair
University of Massachusetts Boston
William W.N. Tsang
William W.N. Tsang (Bio)
N&HS, HKMU

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