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The conference was held on 9am Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th November 2006 at:
Bruce Mason Centre, The Promenade, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand.
This section of the website archives relevant information and material from the 2006 conference.
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Conference composition
Aims of the conference
Confirmed speakers
Convenors
Sponsors
Participants will comprise a mix of health professionals.
We estimate the number of participants will be up to 200.
- Doctors in general practice and hospital medicine
- Psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors
- Physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, and other body workers
- Nurses, midwives, dieticians, occupational therapists
- Community health workers and policy makers
- Others working in the health field
Aims of the MindBody conference 2006
The focus of the 2006 MindBody conference is the body, and ways in which it powerfully expresses what is manifesting in the whole person.
The aim of the conference is to explore the ‘language of the body,’ which can enable the practitioner to address the ways a person’s story, life experience, relational circumstances and cultural context are reflected in illness, disease, and suffering. A presenting physical symptom can be viewed as an important message, stimulating a novel range of therapeutic responses, rather than being just a mechanistic dysfunction; a manifestation of the limitations of a ‘physiological machine.’
Trusting the Language of the Body will feature both international and local speakers, and present a varied and exciting programme, including presentations of scientific research, theories of healing, and practical ways of tuning into and interpreting the body’s expression of un-wellness and dis-ease. There will be interactive workshops and, as in our very successful 2004 conference, the programme will foster creative opportunites, active participation, humour, and fun!
Conference speakers
- Joan Klagsbrun, Ph.D, a psychotherapist and teacher from the U.S.
- Roger Booth, Associate Professor of Immunology and Health Psychology in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at The University of Auckland
- Alice Rutkowski Ph.D. a pioneer in the mind body field, a humanistic artist and master teacher of nonverbal communication
- Barry Bub MD, physician, educator, author
- Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society
See the Keynote Speaker page for more detail on the speakers.
Conference convenors:
The organising committee comprises a mix of health professionals. The Auckland University of Technology is actively supporting the conference, which is also endorsed by the Goodfellow Unit, in the Department of General practice at the University of Auckland.
Conference convenor:
Dr Renske van den Brink, General practitioner, Psychosynthesis Counsellor (Auckland), MindBody Trust NZ trustee
Conference advisors:
Dr Brian Broom, Consultant Physician in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Psychotherapist, Specialist in MindBody Medicine (Christchurch), MindBody Trust NZ trustee
Marijke Battenburg, Psychologist (Auckland)
Conference Committee:
Bruce Wallace, Treasurer and Administrator
Josie Goulding, Psychotherapist
Yolande Johnson, Physiotherapist and BodySense Therapist
Richard Fox, ex-GP, Psychotherapist
Elizabeth Currey, Body Harmony and Reiki practitioner, ex-City Councillor
Gabriela Mercado, Psychotherapist
Sponsors
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