Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Vermont

This (excellent, visually dynamic) @nytmag article shows how the "discovery of a third circulatory system could transform our understanding of how the human body works."🩻 🕸️ It references a 2002 study through which 💚 Osher Research Director Helene M. Langevin and Jason Yandow mapped the locations of acupuncture points in the arms💪 to the fascia between and around muscles. 🕸️ It's thrilling to consider how this understanding "may also change how we view our own bodies in relation to other biological systems," an important concept in #integrativehealth & #wholehealth & #planetaryhealth, and how it could lead to advancements in healthcare quality--while lowering costs. 🕸️ 🌳 We are living systems, living in a living system!🌳 🕸️ @oshercollaborative @universityofvermont @uvmhealthandwellbeing @UVMHealth /interactive/2026/05/11/magazine/interstitium-anatomy-acupuncture-medicine.html?searchResultPosition=1

Happy Earth Day! 🌍 We’re celebrating by (digitally) flipping through the newly published Planetary Health Resources Guide [link in bio], which we worked on with our colleagues across the @oshercollaborative , as a companion to a poster being presented at the @imconsortium 2026 Annual Congress 🌏 Wow, does it give hope! 🎈In it, you’ll find information and links to the organizations and initiatives across the U.S. and globe that are addressing the #climatecrisis with scientific rigor, multidisciplinary collaboration, and passion. We are inspired to take action to protect and care for our home.🌎#integrativehealth #planetaryhealth

On Monday, 3/9 at 3 pm, Brendan Kelly, L. Ac, DAHM, Herbalist, a member of the Osher UVM Integrative Practitioner community, shares his work successfully treating the many symptoms of Long COVID using acupuncture and herbal medicine -- and the importance of diet and lifestyle. Zoom link available for those who cannot join in person! Link in bio. ⭐ Understanding & Treating Long COVID: Successful Chinese Medicine Strategies w/Brendan Kelly, L. Ac, DAHM, Herbalist Monday, March 9 3:00 – 4:00 pm Hybrid: 184 S. Prospect St., Burlington, VT & online via Zoom. Part of the Osher Center's Whole Health Connect event series. Free. Open to all. @uvmmedicine @uvmcnhs https://events.uvm.edu/event/understanding-treating-long-covid

We are proud to offer a special presentation by our new Research Director Helene M. Langevin, MD, Former Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health nih_nccih at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where she oversaw a $170 million annual portfolio that features whole-person research, positive health processes, and pain management. Dr. Langevin leads the growth of Osher's robust, transdisciplinary research agenda and will share her vital perspective on #wholehealth at @universityofvermont UVM Health, and beyond. Monday, March 9 8:00 - 9:00 am: Whole Person Care: Good Medicine for All w/Helene M. Langevin, MD Hybrid. Free for all. Part of the Osher Center's Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare Lecture Series. 9:00 - 9:30 am: Reception, in person only Join us! Link in bio or: https://events.uvm.edu/event/whole-person-care-good-medicine-for-all @uvmmedicine @uvmcnhs @uvmmedcenter @oshercollaborative @imconsortium

We are thrilled to welcome author, educator, and host of @climatemagicpod , Sarah Jaquette Ray, PhD, to @universityofvermont for two events on Monday, February 23. - ⭐ 8 am "Inner Skills for Climate Resilience: An Existential Toolkit for the Polycrisis" during Grand Rounds @uvmmedcenter (hybrid) - ⭐ 2 pm "Inner Skills for Climate Justice" book talk and light reception @osheruvm 💥Check our link in bio for two recommended chapters from Dr. Ray's work! Ray's work, featured in @theatlantic on @hiddenbrain +, addresses many issues (mental health, education, clinical care, sustainability, environmental research, etc.) and offers support and perspective for many populations, including students, faculty, employees, clinicians, and more. @larnerlifestylemed @uvmmedicine @larnerwellness @uvmcnhs @uvmpsychsci @uvmpsychiatryres @uvmcess @uvm_rsenr @uvmsustainability @uvmofficeofsustainability @uvmfamilymedres

Join us Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm in person at the Osher Center for a monthly Whole Health Connect event: 🌕Moonwise: Reintegrating the Nurturing Power of the Feminine in Healthcare🌕 feat. @spoonfulherbals Katherine Elmer and @mamamadevt Whitney Smith. Zoom link available. No registration necessary! details at link in bio & uvm.edu/osher.

❄️POSTPONED: Our 1/26 Whole Health Connect event, Texture of Emotions w/MTL-based artist @janellehacault , will be rescheduled to allow for safety in the storm.❄️ New date will be posted soon at link in bio! #wholehealth #movementismedicine

Movement restores and energizes us, more than we (intellectually) know. 💚 Join us for our next Whole Health Connect event, as we welcome Montreal-based dance artist, performer, and embodiment coach Janelle Hacault, for this special experiential workshop! #wholehealth Texture of Emotions with Janelle Hacault Monday, January 26, 3:30 – 4:30 pm 184 S. Prospect St., BTV, Osher Center for Integrative Health at UVM FREE, open to all. Part of the Osher Center for Integrative Health at UVM’s Whole Health Connect monthly event series. From breath to sensation to emotion, Janelle Hacault’s Texture of Emotions workshop is an embodied approach to movement generation and artistic expression that mixes dance and meditation in effort to increase awareness and wellness. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing that allows for gentle movement and an easeful seat. @janellehacault is a Filipinx/French Canadian professional contemporary dance artist, choreographer, teacher, performer, and embodiment coach based in Montréal, QC. She is a graduate of the School of Contemporary Dancers in Winnipeg and holds a BA Honours degree from the University of Winnipeg in Dance, a BA in theatre performance, and was certified in the Duchêne Method at the Art of Alignment Academy. See Upcoming Events link in bio or c/p: https://events.uvm.edu/event/texture-of-emotions-with-janelle-hacault

🧘‍♀️ RESEARCH STUDY: Yoga for Concussion Recovery 🧠 Is your child (10-14) dealing with persistent concussion symptoms? Join this Osher Affiliate study at @universityofvermont . FREE 6-week yoga program For kids + caregivers $75 compensation On UVM campus Help us understand how yoga supports young people's recovery! 💚 📩 [email protected] | ☎️ (802) 656-1716 #ConcussionAwareness #UVMResearch #IntegrativeHealth #yogaforkids @uvmcnhs @uvmmedicine @uvmmedcenter

🎉 2 pm Wed, 12/10 (aka today)! 🧩 Whole Health Connect: A Different Kind of Tasting Workshop w/ Melanie Narciso, RND, PhD, Food and Nutrition Anthropologist Postdoctoral Researcher from @uvmclimatekitchen Osher Center for Integrative Health (184 S. Prospect St. #btv) ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: How we taste can change the way we think about food, how we consume it, and how our mind, body and spirit can benefit from it. How should we leverage taste to address the issues of contemporary society? How can we taste to meet our dietary needs, satisfy our appetites, and honor the nature and limits of our food landscape? Join us as we welcome nutritionist and anthropologist Dr. Melanie Narciso, from UVM’s Climate Kitchen, to explore how to taste differently, aiming for deep pleasure that satisfies both body, society, and planet. We will introduce “attentive tasting” or slow tasting of potatoes that savors not only the physical elements but also the biological, cultural, spiritual, and other dimensions of food. 🧩 Whole Health Connect 🧩 Osher Affiliates and guests share their work and engage the community in workshops, demonstrations, and active discussions, during this free, monthly event series, open to all students, staff, faculty, practitioners, and the public, hosted by the Osher Center for Integrative Health. Learn more at link in bio and join us!💫

Just announced! 📣 @universityofvermont Osher leadership Helene M. Langevin, MD, and Josh Plavin, MD, MPH, MBA, are two of the five plenary speakers featured at the @imconsortium 's 2026 International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Health, titled ⭐️ "Revolutionizing Health Care: Measuring What Matters, Scaling What Works" ⭐️ from April 20-23. Other speakers include our colleagues through the @oshercollaborative , Judith T. Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, and Andrew Quanbeck, PhD. Join us! Registration is open (c/p): /page/2026-international-congress

Join us Wed 11/19 at 3:30 for Integrating Meaning in Psilocybin Assisted Therapy: Discovering Codas to the Unfolding Story 🧩 Osher Affiliate Cynthia Peterson, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CCRN-K, and research assistant Anusha Satheesh from the Vermont Conversation Lab, share a look at how psychedelic-assisted therapy can support people with cancer who are struggling with depression—and how stories can be powerful tools in health and healing. Part of the Osher Center for Integrative Health at UVM's Whole Health Connect monthly series. #wholehealth #integrativehealth #integrativemedicine @uvmmedicine @uvmcnhs Whole Health Connect monthly event series: Osher Affiliates and guests share their work and engage the community in workshops, demonstrations, and active discussions, during this free, monthly event series, open to all students, staff, faculty, practitioners, and the public. Hosted by the Osher Center for Integrative Health at 184 S. Prospect St in #btv