What is Mind-Body Medicine?
Mind-body medicine recognizes the profound impact mental and emotional well-being have on physical health. The growing popularity of mind-body medicine can be seen in the application of techniques like mindfulness—not long ago, these ideas were considered fringe, but are now studied, practiced, and celebrated widely.
Adults are increasingly turning toward mind-body medicine approaches, such as yoga and meditation, to complement their well-being.
By targeting health from this perspective, mind-body medicine provides sustainable and complementary wellness solutions that go beyond symptom relief to restore the balance between mind, body, and spirit.
What Can You Do with a Mind-Body Medicine Degree?
Many of our graduates use their degrees to enhance their already established private practices or to bring mind-body medicine techniques to their careers. Some embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and set up their own wellness and yoga centers, while others are poised to serve through independent consulting, research, or education.
Our mind-body medicine graduates have enjoyed success in a variety of notable career roles and organizations:
Career Settings and Notable Organizations
- Private practice
- Independent consulting
- Medical Centers, hospitals, primary care
- Integrative wellness centers
- Colleges and universities
- Corporate wellness centers
- Sport medicine
- Yoga retreat centers
- Medical Spas
- NYU Medical Center
- Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs
- Walter Reed Medical Center
- IMB Watson Health Division
- U.S. Capitol Police
- George Washington University
- UC Davis
- San Francisco State
Why You Should Study Mind-Body Medicine
We encourage students to think outside the box, ask questions to develop a deeper understanding of the mind-body connection, and explore new ways to optimize the well-being of their clients and communities, as well as themselves.
Our humanistic approach combines distanced learning with community and connection, allowing you to learn at your own pace without sacrificing opportunities to form lifelong friendships and professional relationships with classmates, faculty, and institutional partners.
UNBOUND:
Mind-Body Medicine
Discover the unique ways Mind-Body Medicine students, alumni, and faculty apply their education to facilitate mind-body healing in the latest from UNBOUND, our online magazine.
Saybrook Learning Model
Our Mind-Body Medicine programs offer an enriching, asynchronous online experience with occasional synchronous elements that bring us together as a community for connection and collaboration. Although most of your time will be online, in-person attendance may be necessary at a University Learning Experience depending on your program’s requirements. Visit the Saybrook Learning Model page to learn more about University Learning Experiences.
