Yoga, The Brain and Mental Health - a 3 day conference exploring the role of yoga in emotional healing, affect regulation and neurobiology

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	A 3-day conference exploring the role of yoga in emotional healing, affect regulation and neurobiology AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Click here for full programme Register Now This historic conference brings the world's leading researchers on yoga and the brain together with renowned yoga teachers to explore how yoga can be used in a therapeutic context to enhance emotion regulation. As science begins to appreciate the power of the mind-body connection yoga is quickly becoming one of the most well recognised practices for reducing stress and enhancing well-being. We will consider yoga's function as a body-based therapeutic intervention, not simply within its own cultural tradition but in contemporary western societies where individuals face exceptional levels of stress, anxiety and depression. Yogis have long understood the transformative power of yoga. To effectively share the knowledge with the wider community, including healthcare practitioners and students, it is important that teachers and therapists appreciate the physiological mechanisms that underpin its curative properties. This conference is a unique interface, bringing together the wisdom of yoga with the insight of modern medicine and science. The lectures will scientifically examine the extent to which yoga may establish neural pathways that contribute to well-being. We will be guided through the latest research to explain how such physiological changes may occur and developed through aspects of the practice. For those who teach yoga as the core of their work, we will think about how particular forms of yoga and yogic techniques are best suited for various mental health populations and why. For mental health professionals, the event will guide participants through the specific applications of yoga practice that support clients or patients suffering from trauma and emotion dysregulation. Lecture presentations of scientific findings will thus be combined with practical workshops on a variety of themes, which provide practical skills for working with emotional health. Yoga sessions will be an important aspect of the 3 days. FEATURING KEYNOTE LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS WITH WORLD RENOUNED YOGA RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS AND TEACHERS: Professor Sat Bir Khalsa Dr Sara Lazar Dr Alan Watkins Heather Mason Jo Manuel Mira Mehta Dr Chris Streeter Dr Richard P. Brown Dr Patricia Gerbarg Dr Lucy Clarke Dr Samantha Bottrill Ed Fellows Raquel Chinchetru Veena Ugargol To view the full programme and speaker biographies, click here CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR TICKET! EVENT SPONSORED BY: THE SCIENCE OF THE ART OF PSYCHOTHERAPY Reaching a deeper understanding of why and how psychotherapy works A 2-DAY SEMINAR LED BY DR ALLAN SCHORE FRIDAY 12 AND SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER 2012 http://www.confer.uk.com/understanding.html
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