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| Sthephan Zipfel |
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University of Tübingen) |
| Hochang Benjamin Lee |
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University of Rochester) |
| Ajándék Eőry |
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Semmelweis University) |
| George Nasra |
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University of Rochester Medical Center) |
| Shinichi Tohei |
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Ki Society H.Q.) |
| Shin Fukudo |
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Tohoku University) |
| Michael Hoyt |
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University of California, Irvine) |
| Takahiro Kato |
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Hokkaido University) |
| Kyung Bong Koh |
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Yonsei University) |
| Chiharu Kubo |
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Nakamura Gakuen University) |
| Takahiro Masuda |
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Kyushu University) |
| Kenryo Minowa |
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Rissho University) |
| Kazuhiro Nakamura |
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Nagoya University) |
| Ulrike Schmidt |
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King’s College London) |
| Michael Sharpe |
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University of Oxford) |
| Magnus Simrén |
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University of Gothenburg) |
| Kiyoshi Toko |
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Nakamura Gakuen University) |
| Janet Tomiyama |
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University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Makoto Tsuda |
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Kyushu University) |
| Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi |
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The University of Tokyo) |
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The Master Class will feature the topics listed below and offer participants an opportunity for in-depth learning and discussion.
We warmly invite all interested conference participants to attend.
Please note that participation in the Master Class requires an additional fee.
Registration is now open.
Detailed schedules will be announced once finalized. |
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| This Master Class will introduce the practical assessment and instructional methods of yoga therapy recently recognized within the Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCI) framework of the World Health Organization (WHO). Through a live demonstration of the initial interview and first therapeutic session, participants will observe how traditional yogic methods—including āsana, prāṇāyāma, and Vedic meditation—are applied to assess and support both physical and psychological conditions. |
| The session will further explore the deeper theoretical framework underlying these practices, described here as “India’s 5,000-year cognitive behavioral methodology,” which utilizes the traditional Darśana counseling approach to identify cognitive misunderstandings and facilitate psychological transformation through meditation and self-awareness practices. |
| This Master Class offers a rare opportunity for psychosomatic medicine specialists to experience both the theoretical foundations and the real-world clinical application of traditional yoga-based therapeutic approaches that extend beyond current global standards for yoga training. We warmly welcome specialists who are interested in yoga therapy to attend this session. |
| Experience the healing power of Naikan, a unique Japanese psychotherapy that shifts our focus from self-centeredness to deep gratitude and connection. This masterclass introduces the history and core philosophy of Naikan in an accessible way. You will learn the transformative "Naikan three items" (What have I received? What have I given back? What trouble have I caused?) underpinning this practice. |
| The highlight is a 30-minute "mini-Naikan" workshop to directly practice this introspection on someone close to you. Join us to discover how this Eastern wisdom can enrich Western therapies and bring a compassionate perspective to your clinical work. |
| We warmly welcome clinicians, researchers, students, and all healthcare professionals interested in Naikan to join this session. |
| Art therapy engages pre-verbal domains through media-induced Altered States of Consciousness (ASC). Its effectiveness has been demonstrated even in people with alexithymic tendencies and attachment-related difficulties. At the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, we have implemented this approach based on a graduated psychosomatic treatment model, in which therapeutic media and techniques are carefully selected and flexibly adapted according to each patient’s condition and the progression of treatment. This approach resonates with an Eastern-oriented therapeutic perspective that emphasizes harmony, integration, and the capacity to transform in response to changing circumstances. |
| Part I will present an overview of art therapy, followed by a clinical case presentation of fibromyalgia and complex PTSD that illustrates the therapeutic process as it evolves through the sequential use of sandplay, drawing, and singing in accordance with treatment progression. |
| Part II will offer participants an opportunity to directly experience a simple drawing-based therapeutic exercise. |
| We warmly welcome all clinicians and professionals with an interest in art and its therapeutic potential. |
| Acupuncture differs from Kampo herbal medicine and is highly compatible with mind-body medicine and in several respects; |
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Acupuncture is proof against pain behavior enough to block "Yes, but…” game especially in treating chronic pain. |
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Acupuncture is stereoscopic, which enables reinforcement of space exercise, a modified procedure of autogenic training. |
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Acupuncture theory accounts for some bizarre symptoms attributed to somatic symptom disorder. |
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| In this master class, participants will have the opportunity to learn both the theoretical background and practical applications of acupuncture within mind–body medicine. |
| We warmly welcome all clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals interested in acupuncture to join this session. |
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