International Day of Yoga at MGH – June 21, 2018
International Day of Yoga at MGH – June 21, 2018
In celebration of International Yoga Day, the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at MGH is pleased to invite the entire community to hear Jeffery Dusek, PhD present “Kripalu’s RISE: A Yoga-Based Mindfulness Program for Healthcare Professionals, Educators and Frontline Professionals.” This presentation will be held Thursday, June 21st from 1 PM to 2:15 PM in the MGH Ether Dome.
Since its inception in 2015, the International Day of Yoga has served as an opportunity to study and celebrate the physical, mental and spiritual practice of yoga. In Massachusetts, the celebration precedes the 3rd International Conference on Integrative Medicine: Role of Yoga and Ayurveda in Cancer and Palliative Care, which will be held June 22-24, 20198 at the Joseph Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Dusek, the Chief Research Officer at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA, will discuss the ways in which mindfulness and yoga practices can help healthcare providers balance life and work. Dr. Dusek has been a longtime research collaborator with the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (BHI) at Massachusetts General Hospital, is a recent appointee of MGH’s Department of Psychiatry.
