Online Mind-Body Medicine Graduate Degree Programs | Saybrook

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Mind-Body Medicine
Mind-Body Medicine
Guided confidently through our outcomes-based, person-centered approach to mind-body medicine, you will navigate the intersection of mental, emotional, and physical health to help care for those in need.
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.
About Our Online Mind-Body Medicine Programs
Our Mind-Body Medicine programs stand as torchbearers for innovation, healing, and compassion. Explore the online MBM programs below to learn more about the wide range of possibilities in mind-body medicine.
Ph.D. Programs in Mind-Body Medicine
Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine
Attracting students from a broad range of education and career backgrounds in health, wellness, education, and non-health care fields, the generalist program option offers you the flexibility to pursue multiple certificates, such as Contemplative End-of-Life Care, Biofeedback, Neurofeedback, and more.
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Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Applied Psychophysiology Specialization
Help patients, clients, and athletes optimize behavior, functions, and performance with the Applied Psychophysiology Specialization. You will learn how to advance your expertise in the applied psychophysiological interventions of biofeedback, relation training, sensory entrainment, and hypnosis.
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Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Contemplative End-of-Life Care Specialization
The Contemplative End-of-Life Care Specialization provides you with deeper skills and understanding to better serve the chronically ill and dying. This program nurtures a holistic, person-centered, psychospiritual approach to providing support, comfort, and care during the time leading up to an individual’s death.
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Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Integrative and Functional Nutrition Specialization
Combining the established science of nutrition with the emerging fields of integrative and functional nutrition, this specialization program offers you the opportunity to focus your studies and hone your skills in nutritional science, herbal supplements, dietary planning, integrative nutritional therapies, sports nutrition, and more.
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Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Integrative Mental Health Specialization
Oriented for licensed mental health practitioners and individuals with a licensable mental health degree, the Integrative Mental Health Specialization provides a thorough understanding of the core evidence-based behavioral, nutritional, and spiritual/transpersonal interventions in use today.
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Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Integrative Wellness Coaching Specialization
Drawing from current research in professional coaching, lifestyle medicine, positive psychology, and mind-body interventions, you will learn to apply evidence-based, best-practice approaches to support the well-being of others in the Integrative Wellness Coaching Specialization.
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Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Mindful Leadership Specialization
The Mindful Leadership Specialization helps you foster an evidence-informed mindfulness and a compassion-based approach to leadership and management in organizations, government agencies, community programs, and more.
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Master’s Programs in Mind-Body Medicine
M.S. in Mind-Body Medicine
Take the next step in your career by integrating the foundations of mind-body medicine into your professional work. The M.S. in Mind-Body Medicine program offers training in a wide variety of knowledge and skills, including neuroscience, integrative nutrition, psychophysiology, and more.
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Certificate Programs in Mind-Body Medicine
Contemplative End-of-Life Care Certificate
Provide compassionate care and tend to the psychospiritual needs of the chronically ill and dying with a humanistic, person-centered approach.
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Integrative Wellness Coaching Certificate
Help individuals make significant lifestyle changes to reduce their health risks, alleviate suffering, and enhance their wellness.
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Mind-Body Medicine Certificate
A non-degree option if you wish to integrate mind-body practices into your work without committing to a full degree program. Certificate course options include Movement Modalities for Wellness, Spirituality and Health, Psychobiology of Eating, and more.
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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
Frequently Asked Questions for the Online MBM Program
When does the MBM program start?
Saybrook’s online Mind–Body Medicine programs offer three start dates each year: spring, summer, and fall.
Is the online mind-body medicine program open enrollment?
No. Each term has an
application deadline
approximately one month before it begins. However, with three start dates per year, students can begin their program sooner rather than waiting six to 12 months for the next opportunity.
Are all of the Mind-Body Medicine programs online?
Yes, all of Saybrook’s academic programs are offered online, including the MBM master’s, Ph.D, and related certificate programs.
Is the MBM program open to international students?
Yes, Saybrook welcomes applicants from around the world, including India, Canada, and the United Kingdom. All international applicants must meet the standard admission requirements. Because the MBM program is fully online, students are not required to relocate to the United States to complete their degree.
Can I transfer into an MBM graduate program?
Yes, the online Mind–Body Medicine program may accept transfer credits after a review of your transcripts. Acceptance depends on whether your previous coursework aligns with the curriculum requirements outlined in the Saybrook course catalog.
Will any of the Mind-Body Medicine degrees require clinical training?
No in-person or clinical training will be needed to complete the online master’s or Ph.D. MBM degree programs.
What can I do with an online mind-body medicine degree?
Graduates with a degree in Mind-Body Medicine may pursue
careers in health and wellness
, such as becoming a:
Biofeedback therapists
Health and wellness coach
Mindfulness instructor
Holistic health educator
Medical spa therapist
Athletic mindset trainer
University instructor
Those with an MBM educational background may choose to work in private practices, medical centers, or med spas; work within the field of sports medicine; work with police, the military, or veterans; or teach the next generation at the university level.
Is the Mind-Body Medicine program part time or full -time?
The MBM online master’s program can be completed in two to three years, while the Ph.D. can be completed in 4.5 to 5.5 years, depending on your pace and course availability. Students who want to finish sooner can take a heavier course load, while those who prefer a slower pace can spread their studies out over a longer period.
The flexible, online MBM degree format is designed to accommodate working adults, allowing them to pursue graduate study that would typically be unavailable due to the time constraints of on-campus programs.
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.
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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.
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