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The Feasibility and Impact of Delivering a Mind-Body Intervention in a Virtual World 1,4,5 3 7 6 8 Daniel B. Hoch *, Alice J. Watson , Deborah A. Linton , Heather E. Bello , Marco Senelly , Mariola T. Milik1, Margaret A. Baim1,5, Kamal Jethwani2,3,5, Gregory L. Fricchione1,5,9, Herbert Benson1,5, Joseph C. Kvedar2,3,5 1The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 2 Center for Connected Health, Partners Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 3 Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 4 Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 5 Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 6 Harvard School of Public Health, Massachusetts, United States of America, 7 Health 2.0, San Francisco, California, United States of America, 8 OneVision Solutions Inc., Austin, Texas, United States of America, 9 Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Abstract Introduction: Mind-body medical approaches may ameliorate chronic disease. Stress reduction is particularly helpful, but face-to-face delivery systems cannot reach all those who might benefit. An online, 3-dimensional virtual world may be able to support the rich interpersonal interactions required of this approach. In this pilot study, we explore the feasibility of translating a face-to-face stress reduction program into an online virtual setting and estimate the effect size of the intervention. Methods and Findings: Domain experts in virtual world technology joined with mind body practitioners to translate an existing 8 week