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June 23–28, 2013 Sunday–Friday 5 nights
Continuing Education Credits

Breath~Body~Mind© Teacher Training for Stress and Trauma

Self-Discovery > Psychology/Neuroscience
Presenter(s)
Richard P. Brown, Patricia L. Gerbarg, and Heather Mason
Richard P. Brown

Richard P. Brown, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, gives more than 200 lectures and courses every year. Coauthor of more than 90…
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Patricia L. Gerbarg

Patricia Gerbarg, MD, assistant professor in psychiatry at New York Medical College, is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. She practices Integrative Psychiatry, combining standard and complementary treatments. Her research…
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Heather Mason

Heather Mason, MA, is the founder of Yoga for the Mind, an integrative approach for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. A yoga therapist and mindfulness teacher, she spent three years living in Buddhist…
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Program Details

For therapists and yoga teachers working with stressed and traumatized populations.

Breath~Body~Mind integrates ancient and modern trauma-sensitive techniques to rapidly balance stress-response systems for self-care and healing others. Developed by medical doctors Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg, Breath~Body~Mind has proven benefits for health-care professionals, patients, military veterans, and survivors of mass disasters, including the Asia tsunami, 9/11, the Haiti earthquake, the Gulf oil spill, the Rwanda genocide, and slavery in Sudan.

Training and results include

  • Movement, breathing, meditation, practice-teaching, neurophysiology, research, and clinical issues
  • Unique techniques to calm central fear-processing networks and reduce physical/psychological symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Improved mental focus, energy, productivity, sleep, empathy, connectedness, and joy.

Breath~Body~Mind complements other mind-body programs, enhancing well-being, meditation, and transformation.

Required reading Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg, The Healing Power of the Breath: Simple Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Enhance Concentration, and Balance Your Emotions (book and CD set by Shambala 2012).

Recommended reading Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg, Non-Drug Treatments for ADHD: New Options for Kids, Adults and Clinicians (Norton); Richard P. Brown, Patricia Gerbarg, and Phillip R. Muskin, How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (Norton).

Note Tuition includes a manual and practice CDs. Wear comfortable clothing for yoga and qigong.

CE Credits
This program is eligible for
  • 27 credits for Social Workers (SW), $20 additional charge
  • 31 credits for Psychologists (PSY), $20 additional charge
  • 24 credits for Nurses (NURS), $20 additional charge
  • 31 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge
  • 31 credits for Certified Counselors (NBCC), $20 additional charge
  • 31 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge