Richard P. Brown, MD

Psychotherapists looking to complement their practice can benefit greatly from mind-body practices rooted in yoga, qigong and Buddhist meditation. Coherent Breathing and Open Focus Meditation are two highly effective self-regulation techniques that help to relieve anxiety, improve focus and increase one’s feeling of wellbeing. Coherent Breathing—which involves rhythmic breathing that, with practice, can be done during daily activities—enhances and optimizes brain, heart and lung function and stimulates the nervous system’s relaxation response. Open Focus meditation complements the practice of Coherent Breathing.

Through repeated rounds of breathwork and meditation, gentle movement, theoretical background and small-group interaction, participating therapists will discover the benefits of these mind-body practices and learn to integrate this knowledge into their clinical practices and into their own lives.

AN EVENING WORKSHOP
Friday, May 9, 6–10pm
08WP22M Approved for CEUs
Members: $40 / Nonmembers: $45

Richard P. Brown, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, is a pioneer in holistic approaches to psychiatry, including the use of supplements such as SAM-e and Rhodiola Rosea and techniques such as yogic breathing. He is co-author of Stop Depression Now and The Rhodiola Revolution and many articles.