Join us for a presentation by Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD, (Founder of Breath-Body-Mind) on the scientific evidence base, clinical studies and real world uses of Breath-Body-Mind (BBM) for relief of stress and trauma in children and adults, particularly during and after mass disasters, including war, terrorism, COVID, and climate-related disasters.
Founder, Dr. Richard P. Brown will guide participants in BBM practices for self-care, relief of stress, emotion self-regulation, mental focus, energy, and awareness of self and others. Information will be provided on further training for self-development as well as certification for clinical use.
Meet the Presenters
Dr. Patricia Gerbarg and Dr. Richard P. Brown, pioneers in Integrative Psychiatry, co-founded the Breath-Body-Mind Foundation to provide safe, effective, evidence-based treatments for child and adult survivors of war and other disasters. They have co-authored over 100 scientific publications and taught yearly courses at APA meetings for over 25 years.
Dr. Gerbarg is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and Boston Psychoanalytic Institute, assistant professor in psychiatry at New York Medical College, serves on the APA caucus for Global Mental Health.
Dr. Brown is associate professor in clinical psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons, trained at Columbia and Cornell. He is a certified teacher of Aikido, yoga, Qigong, and Open Focus.
This is Module 7 our our Disaster Speaker Series.
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Learning Objectives
1) Experience and describe the effects of Coherent Breathing and Breath moving on the mind and body of the participant.
2) Apply Polyvagal Theory to understanding how Voluntarily Regulated Breathing Practices (VRPs) help shift the organism from states of defensive disconnection towards a state of safety and connectedness.
3) Describe initiatives using mind-body techniques to relieve stress and trauma among survivors of war and terrorism in Ukraine and Rwanda.
4) Practice Coherent Breathing and other Voluntarily Regulated Breathing Practices (VRPs) for self-care and to reduce stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and symptoms of trauma.
5) Discuss the neurophysiological basis for the effects of Voluntarily Regulated Breathing Practices (VRBPs) on autonomic nervous system sympatho-vagal balance.
6) Summarize how to use Coherent Breathing to reduce or prevent symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD and burnout.
7) Access practice tools and further educational resources to support regular practice of VRBPs for personal stress management and skill development, as well as to maintain improvements attained through breathing, movement, and meditation practices learned in this presentation.
8) Describe the use of VRBPs for relief of anxiety, depression in survivors of mass disasters, during and after disasters.
9) Explain how VRBPs can increase energy and reduce exhaustion in healthcare workers.
10) Identify individuals who could benefit from learning VRBPs for relief of anxiety, depression and PTSD
Sources
Gerbarg, P. L., Brown, R. P. (2024). Breath-Focused Mind- Body Therapy for Global Mental Health: War and other Mass Disasters. Academia Mental health and Well-Being, 1(1),1- 14. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20935/MHealthWellB6198
2) Gerbarg, P. L, Brown, R. P., Streeter, C. C., Katzman, M., & Vermani, M. (2019). Breath Practices for Survivor and Caregiver Stress, Depression, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Connection, Co-regulation, Compassion. Integrative and Complementary Medicine OBM, 4(3),1-24. DOI: 10.21926/obm.icm.1903045
3) Gerbarg, P. L., Dickson, F., Conte, V. A., & Brown, R. P. (2023). Breath-centered virtual mind-body medicine reduces COVID-related stress in women healthcare workers of the Regional Integrated Support for Education in Northern Ireland: a single group study. Front Psychiatry, 2(14):1199819. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1199819.
4) Zaccaro, A., Piarulli, A., Laurino, M., Garbella, E., Menicucci, D., Neri, B., & Gemignani, A. (2018). How breath-control can change your life: a systematic review on psycho-physiological correlates of slow breathing. Front Hum Neurosci,12,353. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00353.
5) Porges, S. W. & Carter, C. S. (2017). Polyvagal theory and the social engagement system. Neurophysiological bridge between connectedness and health. In: Gerbarg PL, Brown RP, Muskin PR, editors. Complementary and Integrative Treatments in Psychiatric Practice. (pp. 221–40) Washington DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing. ISBN: 9781615370313.
6) Herrero, J. L., Khuvis, S., Yeagle, E., Cerf, M., & Mehta, A. D.(2017). Breathing above the brain stem: volitional control and attentional modulation in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology, 119(1), 145–159. doi:10.1152/jn.00551.2017
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