New York, NY (1888PressRelease)
June 12, 2009 - Richard P. Brown, MD, co-author of the new book How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (WW Norton, January 2009), and internationally renowned pioneer of CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine), will give a lecture and workshop for psychotherapists entitled “Integrate Stress-Reduction Techniques into Your Practice”, on Friday, June 12, from 7 pm to 10 pm, at the New York Open Center, 83 Spring Street, New York, NY. Registration is at opencenter.org on the Internet, or at telephone (212)219-2527. Open Center Members: $40 Non-members: $45. The evening workshop is approved for CEUs.
“Psychotherapists looking to complement their practice can benefit greatly from mind-body practices rooted in yoga, qigong and Buddhist meditation,” states Dr. Brown. “Through repeated rounds of breathwork and meditation (Coherent Breathing and Open Focus Meditation), gentle movement, theoretical background and small-group interaction, participating therapists will learn to integrate this knowledge into their clinical practices and into their own lives.”
Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He is a certified teacher of Aikido (4th Dan), Yoga, Qi Gong, and meditation. He developed a neurophysiological theory on the effects of yoga breath on the mind and body, particularly its benefits for stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Dr. Brown is an expert on integrative approaches to psychiatry, including the use of supplements such as SAM-e and Rhodiola Rosea and mind-body practices. He co-authored The Rhodiola Revolution and Stop Depression Now. Dr. Brown maintains a practice in New York City.
Dr. Brown’s book, How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care, was co-written with Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, and Dr. Philip Muskin. Dr. Gerbarg is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York Medical College; Dr. Muskin is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Chief of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Brown’s web site is HaveAHealthyMind.com.
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Media Contact: WJ Carrel
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