Where & When

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Thursday, April 18th 2013

Opening Evening Session
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD <map>
 

Friday, April 19th 2013

Full day of mind-body classes and lectures
AM Sessions
The Mindfulness Center, Bethesda, MD <map>
PM Sessions
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD <map>
 

Saturday, April 20th and Sunday April 21st 2013

Full day of mind-body classes and lectures
The Mindfulness Center, Bethesda, MD <map>
 

Additional Weekend Events

East Meets West Yoga Center

  • Friday morning meditation:   Finding Motivation:  Loving Kindness Meditation from 9:30 – 11:30 AM.   This event is by donation.
  • Half off the registration fee of $75.00 for a Daylong Retreat:    The Heart of the Practice with Trisha Stotler and Dawn Curtis.   This event is Saturday, April 20 from 9:00 – 4:00 PM.
  • Sunday morning Meditation from 9:00 – 10:30 AM.   All are welcome.
  • FREE Yoga Nidra session on Friday, April 19 from 12:30 – 1:30 PM.
  • FREE Yoga class on Sunday, April 21 at 4:00 PM.    All are welcome.

Sunday April 21, 2013 from 1-3pm

  • Beloved Yoga Studio is a proud Studio Sponsor and is offering a 2 hour workshop titled, “How to Energize Yourself & Employees at Work” A Discussion on Adrenal Fatique with practical breathing, communication and yoga poses, you can do at work.   Sunday April 21, 2013 from 1-3pm Beloved Yoga Studio Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA  12001 Ph 703-860-YOGA (9642) (pdf brochure)

Free BikRam Classes

  • Bethesda Bikram  is a proud Bronze Sponsor of Mind Body Week and is generously offering a Free Orientation to Bikram Yoga on Sunday April 28th. On top of this All Mind Body Week Attendees are eligible for 2 Free Classes between Thursday April 18th and May 31st at Bikram Yoga Bethesda.

4 Days of Bikram Yoga FREE

  • Bikram Yoga Reston Is a proud Studio Sponsor of Mind Body Week DC and is generously offering 4 consecutive days of free yoga to registrants of  Mind Body Week DC starting from April 18-April 21st.  Just let the front desk know you are from Mind Body Week DC.

 

Need a place to stay?

Receive a special discount rate of $109/night at the Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC/Bethesda by CLICKING HERE or calling at 301-654-8111.  Reference “Mind-Body Week, D.C.” (offer good through March 19, 2013).

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Health Consumers: Participate in lectures and a variety of mind-body classes to learn more about mind-body therapies and the power of self-healing.

Mind-body and Healthcare Practitioners: Learn about the evidence-base of mind-body therapies and how we can evolve the current medical standard of care to include a more holistic approach for optimizing health and self-healing.

Scientific Community: Join the movement to advance the science of mind-body therapies for preventing, treating and healing chronic disease.


Planning Committee

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Deborah Norris, PhD

Deborah Norris, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of The Mindfulness Center, is trained extensively in mind-body therapies, ranging from traditional medical and psychotherapeutic practices to holistic and integrative therapies and lifestyle practices. She has a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in psychology/ psychopharmacology, and is Adjunct Professor and Psychologist-in-Residence in the Department of Psychology at...

Allison Rose, MHS, 200 hour E-RYT, CPT

Allison Rose, MHS, 200 hour E-RYT, CPT

Ms. Allison Rose is Chair of the Mind-Body Week D.C. 2013 planning committee and a current member of The Mindfulness Center’s Board of Directors.  Ms. Rose graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health with a Master’s of Health Sciences (MHS) degree in Health Policy and Management, concentrating in Behavioral Science and Health...

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Kevin W. Chen, PhD, MPH

Kevin W. Chen, Ph.D., MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Chen is a NIH-funded investigator conducting survey research on adolescent substance use and dependence,...

Michaela Conley, MA CSMS CWP

Michaela Conley, MA CSMS CWP

I have dedicated my career to supporting health & wellness professionals and the industry at large. My company HPCareer.Net advertises jobs in health promotion related fields exclusively. We have more than 40,000 registered users and subscribers with whom we communicate on a daily or weekly basis. in 2009 I created Health Promotion LIVE (HPLive.org)...

Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson

Lisa coaches clients on how to feel and look their best.  She is a retired Registered Nurse, Certified Health Coach and Registered Yoga Teacher and provides corporate health and wellness services as well as individual coaching.  As a Registered Nurse, Lisa first specialized in medical nursing where she witnessed an often ineffective,  “revolving door”...

Taylor Walsh

Taylor Walsh

Taylor Walsh is Principal at Integrative Health & Wellness Strategies, http://www.integrativestrategies.us, a health media strategy firm in Washington, DC. Taylor has 30 years’ experience developing and producing digital and social media services and content for business, education and advocacy organizations.  Since 2007 he has applied this experience to the fields of integrative health and medicine,...

Eleni Rizakos, MS

Eleni Rizakos, MS

Eleni Rizakos assisted with directing Mind-Body Week DC 2011, and is currently on the board of Mind-Body Week 2013.  Eleni has a BA in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland, College Park, a MS in management from Argosy University, and a MA in psychology from American University.  During Eleni’s academic career at...

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Robin Jenks Vanderlip

Robin Jenks Vanderlip manages and operates a revolutionary business called My Great Garden. She also is a licensed Realtor. Ms. Vanderlip established the business after her career was derailed when she fell and hit her head which caused her a Traumatic Brain Injury and loss of speech. She now suffers from a rare condition...

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MBW-D.C. 2011 Summary

Video produced by Jon H. Norris

A Mindful Nation with Congressman Tim Ryan