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Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA

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Established in 2014, The Center for Mindfulness and Compassion (CMC) is part of the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) healthcare system, a Harvard Medical School (HMS) teaching hospital. Operating under the CHA Department of Psychiatry, CMC is a research, tr

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Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Apr 28

Excited for our next Grand Rounds on May 5!

Gloria Yeh, MD, MPH will share how mind-body movement practices like tai chi can support whole person health and help manage chronic diseases.

Live on Zoom, 1–2pm ET — registration gets you the recording too. Hope you’ll join us: chacmc.org/grand-rounds

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Apr 21

🔥 TODAY! Healthcare & mental health professionals: how do you stay grounded in uncertain times?

Join us Mon, April 21 | 1–2pm ET on Zoom for CMC Grand Rounds with bestselling author Pico Iyer:
"Living with Fire: Finding Calm in a Time of Uncertainty"

🔗 chacmc.org/grand-rounds

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Apr 14

🔥 Healthcare & mental health professionals: how do you stay grounded in uncertain times?

Join us Mon, April 21 | 1–2pm ET on Zoom for CMC Grand Rounds with bestselling author Pico Iyer:
"Living with Fire: Finding Calm in a Time of Uncertainty"

🔗 chacmc.org/grand-rounds

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Apr 12

This course works as well as anti-anxiety meds.
MBSR has decades of research behind it, helping with stress, anxiety, sleep, and more.
Starts May 1 | Live on Zoom
Sliding scale + pay-over-time options
🔗 chacmc.org/mbsr
#Mindfulness #MBSR #MentalHealth

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Mar 24

Can training your heart help your brain? 🧠💗
Join us 4/7, 1–2pm ET, live over Zoom, for CMC Grand Rounds on HeartSmile Training — a compassion-based program with new insights on depression, interoception & EEG. 🔗 Register at chacmc.org/grand-rounds

#Neuroscience #MentalHealth

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Mar 20

📢 Prescription: Mindfulness
Side effects may include lower stress, reduced anxiety, better sleep & even lower blood pressure.
MBSR is an evidence-based program proven to help. 8-week course starts May 1!
🔗 Register: chacmc.org/mbsr
#MBSR #StressRelief #MentalHealth

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Mar 10

One week from today! How can mindfulness help us face a world on fire? Join us March 17, 1–2pm ET for a free Grand Rounds with Willa B. Baker, PhD, on using meditation as activism. Live on Zoom.

🔗 chacmc.org/grand-rounds
#Mindfulness #Meditation #Compassion

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Mar 4

How can mindfulness help us face a world on fire? Join us March 17, 1–2pm ET for a free Grand Rounds with Willa B. Baker, PhD, on using meditation as activism. Live on Zoom.

🔗 chacmc.org/grand-rounds
#Mindfulness #Meditation #Compassion

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Feb 27

A recent study found MBSR is just as effective as anti-anxiety medication in reducing symptoms. This 8-week live online course will help you explore mindfulness practices for stress relief. Starts May 1, Live on Zoom, Sliding Scale Pricing: chacmc.org/mbsr

Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Feb 26

📢 Mental health providers! Join our live online IFS group therapy workshop on March 7 to learn a research-backed model that fosters independence while ensuring support. Includes interactive demos, CE credits & sliding scale pricing!

🔗 chacmc.org/ifsworkshop-groups

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Center for Mindfulness and Compassion @ CHA @chacmc.bsky.social · Jan 21

Big news from CMC! Our new study, just published in JAMA, shows mindfulness-based therapy alongside buprenorphine treatment can reduce opioid cravings by 67%.

This could mean real progress in the fight against the opioid crisis. 💙

Read more here: chacmc.org

#Mindfulness #OpioidCare #PublicHealth

Graphic with a white background featuring the Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School logos at the top, followed by the title: 'Major CMC Study Published in JAMA.' The text highlights findings from the study, stating: 'Mindfulness-Based Therapy Significantly Reduces Opioid Cravings: 67% reduction in cravings during buprenorphine treatment. Findings from the groundbreaking MINDFUL-OBOT trial.' At the bottom, it reads: 'Link for study: chacmc.org.'

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