Speakers and Topics with Video Links

Friday Evening (May 1)
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Cheryl Giles, Francis Greenwood Peabody Senior Lecturer on Pastoral Care and Counseling, Harvard Divinity School;
Catherine Koverola, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences at Lesley University;
Convener: Deborah Rozelle
Panel: Somatic & Neuroscience Approaches to Trauma  —  Moderator: Willoughby Britton    Discussant: Tony King   video
Polyvagal Theory: Foundation for a Neurobiological Model of Trauma Treatment
Harnessing the Seeking, Satisfaction, and Embodiment Circuitries in Contemplative Approaches to Healing Trauma
Yoga as a Treatment for Trauma
Saturday Morning (May 2)
Keynote: A Synthesis of Buddhist and Western Approaches to Trauma
Panel: Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Trauma  —  Moderator: Victoria Follette    Discussant: John Briere   video
Cultivating Self-Compassion in Trauma Survivors
How Trauma Creates Chronic Physical Pain
Mindfulness & Self-Compassion in Group Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD
Trauma Treatment via Vipassana Meditation Inside a Maximum-Security Prison
Saturday Afternoon (May 2)
Paper: Mahayana Buddhism and Trauma
Panel: Individual Trauma Psychotherapy  —  Moderator: Jeffrey Ansloos    Discussant: Susan Pollak   video
EMDR & Buddhist Practice: A New Model of PTSD Treatment
A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Approach to the Treatment of Trauma: Embodying the Foundational Principles
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS): Healing Trauma and Living Compassionately
Closing Keynote: Conclusions and Future Directions