What this Newsletter Covers:

• What's New at The Center for Mindful Body Awareness
• Upcoming Trainings
• Upcoming Webinars
• MABT-related News and Events

Dear Colleagues ~

First, we offered two live webinars free and open to the public, highlighting findings from MABT research. The first was focused on an implementation science pilot of MABT for chronic pain, and the second was the initial findings from a NIH-funded study of MABT for people on medication for opioid use disorder. If you’d like access to either, please email and we can send you a link to view the recording. 

In addition, we put on our first continuing education/community building 2 -day retreat for those trained at any level in MABT. We had a great time and hope to make this an annual event!



We also started a free quarterly webinar series for MABT trained folks. The next webinar is on April 25^th from 5-6pm pacific time with a presentation by Megan Sherman LMT, MA titled: A sense of awe and wonder: Personalized spiritual experience among participants learning interoceptive awareness in a study of Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy for people in Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. See registration link sent to your email if you are MABT trained! 

Please note: details about MABT Training location, dates and times, cancellation policy, CEUs, etc. and a registration link for each of these courses are on our website. Be sure to review details before registering!

Learn more about the trainings here

• Cynthia was invited to present a webinar in March on MABT for Edu-Talk, a continuing education program for massage therapists sponsored by Biotone. The talk, titled “Integrating Interoceptive Awareness for Improved Self-Awareness” is online for public access.

• Cynthia is collaborating with the Center for Victims of Torture in St. Paul, Minnesota on a recently funded 3-year research study to examine the effects of a massage with a body awareness focus (includes MABT Stage 1) for the clients they serve (primarily refugees). Cynthia helped develop the protocol and train the massage therapists. The study is about to start – so exciting!

• The American Massage Therapy Association is highlighting MABT and related research at their annual convention, to be held this year in Florida in September. If you’re attending, please join Brian Wingate, Katy Hanson and myself for our presentation on Friday 9/11 !