Motivational Speaker - Dr. Joan Borysenko - Total Access Speakers Bureau

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This distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine is a world-renowned expert in the mind/body connection. Her work has been foundational in an international health-care revolution that recognizes the role of meaning, and the spiritual dimensions of life, as an integral part of health and healing. Eloquent and inspiring in settings that range from hospitals to hospices, from theaters to conference venues, and from boardrooms to houses of worship, she is a credible bridge between faith and reason. Her brilliance, humor, and authenticity � in combination with the latest research � make her a compelling and inspiring speaker and writer. After graduating magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College, Dr. Borysenko earned her doctorate in Medical Sciences from the Harvard Medical School, where she completed post-doctoral training in cancer cell biology. Her first faculty position was at the Tufts University College of Medicine in Boston. But after the death of her father from cancer, she became more interested in the person with the illness than in the disease itself, and returned to Harvard Medical School to complete a second postdoctoral fellowship, this time in the new field of behavioral medicine. Under the tutelage of Herbert Benson, M.D., who first identified the relaxation response and brought meditation into medicine, she was awarded a Medical Foundation Fellowship and completed her third post-doctoral fellowship in psychoneuroimmunology. Dr. Borysenko co-founded a Mind/Body clinic with Dr. Benson and Dr. Ilan Kutz, became licensed as a psychologist, and was appointed instructor in medicine at the Harvard Medical School. Her years of clinical experience and research culminated in the publication of the New York Times best seller, �Minding the Body, Mending the Mind,� which sold over 400,000 copies. Author or co-author of 13 other books and numerous audio and video programs, including the Public Television special Inner Peace for Busy People, she is the Founding Partner of Mind/Body Health Sciences, LLC located in Boulder, Colorado and the Director of The Claritas Institute Interspiritual Mentor Training Program. Dr. Borysenko\'s warmth and credibility � plus her lively sense of humor � create a compelling presence. You can access video clips of Joan�s inspirational reflections in the Community Members section of this Web site. She also hosts a weekly Internet radio show, Your Soul\'s Compass, for Hay House and Joan is one of the most popular and sought after speakers in the field of health, healing, and spirituality, her engaging and well-researched presentations are perfect both for professionals and for the general public.

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�Minding the Body, Mending the Mind�
Dr. Borysenko\'s best selling book, �Minding the Body, Mending the Mind,� was one of the first to explore the effect of meaning and emotions on physical health, and has become a classic in the field, selling over 400,000 copies. This engaging, evidence-based presentation presents research in the mind/body connection � from immunology to neuroscience � as well as practical methods to maximize the positive influence of attitude and behavior on health. The role of the relaxation response, mindfulness, optimism and pessimism, gratitude and forgiveness will be addressed. Since health behaviors, environment, and genetics all interact in determining wellness, the overly simplistic question �Did I cause this illness with my thinking?� will be put in a rational perspective that leaves participants enlightened and hopeful.

�Banishing Burnout: From Stress to Strength�
In our fast-paced world, it�s easy to get overwhelmed and lose your essential humanity and sanity. Anxiety and stress are responsible for the vast majority of visits to the family practice physician; they contribute substantially to absenteeism, they compromise creativity, and they diminish the joy and meaning of life. In the pressure cooker of graduate school in academic medicine at Harvard, Dr. Joan\'s nickname was \"Psychosomatic Sally.\" Hurry and worry conspired to create physical symptoms ranging from migraine headaches to an immune disorder. Learning the essential skills of life balance set her priorities straight and restored her health. Humorist Loretta LaRoche asks whether the epitaph on your tombstone might read, \"Got it all done, dead anyway.\" In this high-spirited, informative lecture Dr. Borysenko provides simple, practical tools for being happier at home, more effective at work, and less likely to suffer from burnout and stress. You can preview them in her book, �Inner Peace for Busy People: 52 Strategies for Transforming Your Life� that inspired the monthly �Staying Centered� column that Dr. Borysenko wrote for Prevention magazine.