We help communities around the world develop the tools they need to heal population-wide trauma.
02/13/2026
Looking for an accessible way to experience mind-body medicine?
Join us for our free Open Practice session on February 17th at 1:00 PM ET. CMBM Faculty will guide you through restorative mind-body practices for navigating hard times. You'll learn techniques for self-care, supporting your community, and helping those you work with. These one-hour sessions take place on the third Tuesday of every month and are open to everyone.
Register through the link in bio!
02/06/2026
35 years ago, our Founder, James S. Gordon, MD started CMBM with one simple, but powerful principle: a breath.
A breath for children without safe homes.
A breath for healthcare workers carrying impossible burdens.
A breath for communities suffering in some of the darkest places on our planet.
From the beginning, we have been committed to sharing the power of mind-body medicine — simple, accessible tools that help people heal and build resilience.
Over the past 35 years, we've trained thousands of professionals, community leaders, and everyday people to use these practices for their own healing and to bring into classrooms, workplaces, families, and communities around the world.
As we enter our 35th year, we’re reflecting on how far we’ve come, and looking ahead to how we can continue helping millions heal from trauma and build resilience.
Throughout the year, we'll be sharing stories from our past and hopes for our future, along with special events and opportunities to connect.
We hope you’ll join us.
01/31/2026
New here? Thanks for joining us on our healing journey. Let us introduce ourselves!
We're The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM), a nonprofit organization on a mission to help communities around the world heal from trauma and chronic stress and build resilience.
We train healthcare professionals, educators, community leaders, and everyday people – over 7,000 to date – in evidence-based mind-body medicine techniques like breathwork, meditation, movement, and guided imagery. These tools are accessible to anyone and can be shared with others. Our alumni have gone on to bring these tools to hundreds of thousands of children and adults in their workplaces, schools, and communities.
We’ve shared our model of self-awareness, self-care, and mutual support with communities around the world, bringing hope and healing to people everywhere from Baton Rouge and Western Maryland to Gaza and Israel to Mozambique and Puerto Rico.
You can expect free resources, training opportunities, research, and stories from the communities we serve. We also share simple practices you can use in your daily life. Visit our website to learn more about our work and explore free guided practices in our Resource Library.
Link in bio.
01/15/2026
Mental health support in the workplace isn’t just good for employees; it’s essential for organizations to thrive.
According to recent research on mental health in the workplace, half of U.S. workers report moderate to severe levels of burnout, depression, or anxiety.
The research shows that companies who were supportive of mental health saw higher well-being, productivity, recruitment, and retention. But creating lasting change requires support beyond individual workplaces.
That's why we partner with community leaders, workplaces, schools, and healthcare systems to build resilience at every level. Together, we co-create programs that are responsive to each community's unique needs and help create a sustained culture of well-being.
Interested in bringing mind-body medicine to your organization or community? Link in bio
01/14/2026
Looking for an accessible way to experience mind-body medicine?
Join us for our free Open Practice session on January 20th at 1:00 PM ET. CMBM Faculty Erin Dixon and Dena Alder will guide you through evidence-based skills for self-care and mutual support. This month's session will integrate music and movement to help you set intentions for the New Year. These one-hour sessions take place on the third Tuesday of every month and are open to everyone.
Register through the link in bio!
01/09/2026
Shake away the winter blues with our shaking and dancing practice.
With shorter days and colder temperatures, winter can feel long and heavy, affecting both our mental and emotional wellbeing. This short shaking and dancing practice invites you to gently move your body, release tension, and let go of built-up stress and emotion.
The days before the New Year can feel like a pause between breaths. A moment to slow down, reset, and reflect on the year ahead.
Wherever you are, take a few minutes to breathe with us. A simple breath can help ease holiday stress and bring a sense of calm as the year comes to a close.
Last month in Baton Rouge, our Associate Clinical Director, Toni Bankston, joined community leaders at the Capital Area Trauma Summit, people doing the real, hard work of making their communities more trauma-wise and compassionate. Toni served as a facilitator alongside deeply committed professionals focused on reducing childhood trauma and strengthening the systems that shape young lives.
Our Chief Operating Officer, Mitev, was also part of the summit, held through Whole Health Louisiana, the state’s first comprehensive effort to address childhood adversity through trauma-informed and healing-centered approaches.
This work is part of an ongoing commitment to build healthy, thriving communities across Louisiana, bringing together educators, childcare providers, medical professionals, law enforcement, and other community leaders, and launching a sustained community response through commitment to ongoing collaboration.
We’re grateful to be part of this community-led effort and honored to walk alongside those committed to healing where it matters most.
12/19/2025
In a recent TIME (IDEAS) piece, our Founder & CEO James Gordon, MD calls for a more comprehensive, responsive, and effective approach to children’s health.
He advocates for one that recognizes the powerful role of social and psychological factors. Drawing on his decades of experience with CMBM, he urges policymakers to listen to clinicians, teachers, parents, and young people themselves as they respond to the real needs of America’s children.
Healing comes from within. And we believe that healing should be accessible to everyone.
Our Scholarship Fund provides access to trauma-informed, mind-body training for those committed to bringing healing and hope to communities with limited access to mental health resources.
When you give, you support not just one trainee, but the many people and communities they serve. Help us bring healing where it’s needed most.
We’re excited to share that two of our CMBM Faculty members, Brent Anderson and Regina Schulman, have been invited to lead a webinar with relink.org a free, anonymous platform that connects people with local community resources.
This online webinar will take place on Tuesday, December 16 at 2:00pm and will introduce participants to the foundations of mind-body medicine. Attendees will explore:
✨ the connection between stress and health,
✨ practice evidence-based self-care techniques that support physiological and psychological balance,
✨ enhance self-awareness and compassion, and
✨ learn how to use these skills with others.
Mind-body medicine is a transformative gift, one that supports individuals and communities healing from trauma, stress, and anxiety.
Our training, open to anyone who feels drawn to mind-body medicine, teaches evidence-based skills that are simple to learn and easy to use:
✨ Calming breathwork
✨ Movement to release tension
✨ Self-expression to process emotions
Rooted in ancient wisdom and indigenous traditions, these tools strengthen connection across cultures and generations.
Your gift helps us train more people, creating exponential impact through the millions impacted by our trainees.
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The Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) was founded in 1991 by James S. Gordon, M.D., a professor of psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown University Medical School and former chairman of the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, under Presidents Clinton and G.W. Bush.
In the 25 years since then, CMBM has become a worldwide leader in making self-care, group support, and community-building central to all healthcare, the training of health professionals, and the education of children. CMBM has focused on providing innovative solutions to some of the world’s most intractable and complex psychological and physical problems.
CMBM’s international faculty of 160 experts have trained over 5,000 health professionals, educators, and community leaders in our pioneering mind-body medicine model of self-care, self-awareness, and group support; they in turn integrate our model into their communities and use it with the populations they serve, allowing us to benefit millions of people.
Our Ground-Breaking Trauma Relief Programs
The largest, most effective programs for healing population-wide psychological trauma. In Gaza, more than 150,000 children and adults served.
A parallel program in Israel; CMBM is the only organization that works with large-scale psychological trauma in both Gaza and Israel.
A nationwide program of mind-body medicine in post-war Kosovo.
Programs for healing U.S. veterans’ PTSD at 30 military bases and VAs.
Ongoing work with Haiti’s most disadvantaged people: orphaned children, homeless youth, disabled people, and prisoners.
The first ‘wellness hospital’ at Eskenazi, the largest health provider in Indiana.
A program of trauma healing and su***de prevention, combining mind-body medicine and traditional Lakota ceremony on Pine Ridge Reservation, where 20 children have killed themselves in the last year.
Evidence-Based Mind-Body Training & Certification
Our trainings focus on practical techniques for self-care and mutual support. Learn the science and skills of meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and self-expression in words, drawings, and movement in classroom sessions and supportive, small group experiences.
