Journey Out of Darkness
Natural Approaches to Healing Depression
Six-week program
Tuition: $300
Begins 10/15/06 on Sundays 9-10:30 AM
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led by psychologist Lynn Caesar, Ph.D.
Dr. Caesar is a licensed psychologist and has been practicing psychotherapy for more than 25 years. She has formally studied herbalism. She is a certified laughter leader through Dr. Kataria's School of Laughter Yoga and the World Laughter Tour.
Through weaving these traditions of psychotherapy and holistic healing, Dr. Caesar will describe alternative and integrative approaches in helping people navigate themselves through and beyond the dark labyrinth of depression.
Based on narratives in the lives of people suffering from depression and Dr. Caesar's clinical experiences, she will present the current research on alternative remedies for depression and help people transcend the stigma of depression.
Program will focus on natural ways of healing depression through
- Nutrition and exercise
- Vitamin/mineral/amino acid supplementation
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Herbs
- Redefining our relationships with our bodies/awakening our senses
- Developing "self-soothing" strategies/self-esteem
- Stress management and lifestyle changes
- Minimizing isolation and building community
- Finding personal spiritual connections
- Exploring physical and other causes of depression
- Laughter
Information and strategies learned in this program are relevant for people who may or may not choose to take antidepressant medications. Interactions between drugs and natural therapies will be discussed.
Other services provided:
Holistic consultations and psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, menopause, insomnia, stress, loss, trauma, divorce/remarriage/blended families, couples issues, teenage turbulence, children's emotional/behavioral struggles, transitions through adolescence/adulthood/remarriage/children/retirement.
Lynn Caesar offers the following programs to individuals, health care professionals, and organizations:
- healing depression naturally;
- laughter for stressed teens/families and for people with depression, cancer, and other illnesses;
- laughter and joy workshops forcouples;
- stress management through laughter, laughter/coaching, consultation groups to laughter leaders.
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Lynn Caesar, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and has been practicing psychotherapy with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families for over 28 years. She has formally studied herbalism. She completed training in laughter yoga with Dr. Madan Kataria (physician from Bombay, India), and through the World Laughter tour. She is a certified laughter leader and has been running the Arlington Laughter club since October, 2004. Through weaving these fields of psychotherapy and holistic healing, Dr. Caesar blends rich traditions encompassing the disciplines of psychotherapy, nutrition, alternative medicine, laughter yoga, mindfulness practices, herbalism, psychoneuroimmunology and positive psychology. Her approach helps people find their strengths, to mobilize resources, seek courage, embrace connection, find greater intimacy, and transform adversity into a process of defining new life.
For more information contact Lynn Caesar, Ph.D. at 781-641-1353 or Laughter2@comcast.net
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