Mind-Body Medicine 2010 – Healing Our Troops

We are committed to helping reduce trauma and build resilience in our military Service members, veterans and their families. Our model offers troops and veterans a supportive, non-stigmatizing approach to all the psychological and social problems and challenges that confront them--including PTSD and major depression. Our goal is to provide a high-quality training and ongoing support and supervision to health and mental health professionals who work with large numbers of troops and their families. To achieve this, we created a special Healing Our Troops Package for providers that include:

  • Tuition to the initial Mind-Body Medicine Professional Training Program where health & mental health professionals learn the science and the skills that have been scientifically demonstrated to provide successful self-care, help relieve symptoms and enhance resiliency. Tuition also includes course materials.
  • Two Healing Our Troops lunch meetings during the training to create a framework for the work, answer questions specific to military/veterans and facilitate networking
  • 10 hours of consultation with CMBM faculty following the training to help you practice the material and provide ongoing support as you return to your work
  • Best of Stress Management Kit (digital version): a set of exercises and a workbook to help you master the mind-body skills
  • Dr. Gordon’s book Unstuck:Your Guide to the Seven Stage Journey Out of Depression which shows the effectiveness of mind-body approaches and guides you in understanding and using the approach and techniques taught in our training

We hope that most providers will continue their work with us by attending the Advanced Mind-Body Medicine Training where they will learn to use our method to lead a group, be supported with individualized and interactive supervision by senior faculty, and receive guidance on integrating the model fully into their own work. Our on-going supervision program enables providers to refine their skills and deal with difficult challenges as they use our model with individuals, families, and groups in their own setting.

Who should register for this package?

All those who work with US Military, Veterans, Veterans Affairs, National Guard, Reserves, and/or their families

  • Health professionals
  • Mental health professionals
  • Community workers and educators
  • Peer counselors

 What is the cost?

The package covers tuition and course materials for the initial Mind-Body Medicine Professional Training Program, two working lunches, 10 hours of consultation, Best of Stress Management Kit, and Dr. Gordon’s book Unstuck and totals $2,050. Other meals, travel and hotel are not included. However, to save on your overall costs, we have set up an online service that allows you to find a roommate or share a ride.

To register, select the Healing Our Troops Package category when registering.

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Mind-Body Medicine graduates Captains Frances Stewart and Robert Kofmann co-facilitated mind-body skills groups at the National Naval Medical Center



I work with returning combat Vets at the VA in San Diego. I learned valuable skills and techniques to use with the Veterans to assist with symptom relief and adjustment to civilian life, and will continue to education both Veterans and my peers on the knowledge I gained from the training.

Jennifer Shanks, MSW
OEF/OIF Case Management Program
VAMC-San Diego



Lieutenant General Eric B. Schoomacher, MD, PhD, Surgeon General/Commander, US Army Medical Command, James Gordon, MD and Kathie Swift, MS, RD