Susan B. Lord, MD Joins American Meditation Institute Faculty for the Fifth Annual CME Course on Meditation and Yoga as Mind/Body Medicine for Physicians
Averill Park, NY (PRWEB) July 09, 2013 -- Family Medicine physician Susan B. Lord, MD will join the faculty of The American Meditation Institute (AMI) for a 26 credit hour mind/body medicine CME course on meditation, yoga and breathing for physicians and other health care professionals, November 6-10, 2013 at the Cranwell Resort and Spa in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled "American Meditation: The Heart and Science of Yoga,” this comprehensive physician training is accredited through the Albany Medical College Office of Continuing Medical Education.
Now in its fifth year of providing physicians continuing medical education credits, the American Meditation Institute’s comprehensive training in holistic mind/body medicine course will present an in-depth study of the historical, philosophical and scientific nature of Yoga Science as taught in both the East and West. Practical skills will be taught to physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals that can positively enhance the making of health-affirming lifestyle choices.
Presenter Susan B. Lord, MD is currently a lecturer and holistic health consultant for Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She served as Associate Director for Professional Training at the Center for Mind/Body Medicine in Washington, DC from 1996-2007, and was the Course Director for the “Food as Medicine” program. Dr. Lord is in private practice as a family physician in complementary and alternative medicine.
During AMI’s five-day mind/body medicine course, Dr. Lord will present a lecture entitled, "East Meets West." According to Dr. Lord, “Living life according to the basic principles of Yoga Science, which include meditation, easy-gentle yoga and a healthy diet are effective antidotes to the chronic stress which plays a significant role in the development of most chronic illness––physical, mental and emotional. When stress becomes chronic, increased sympathetic tone of the nervous system puts us into fight/flight/freeze mode for too long. This condition initiates a cascade of biochemical and physiologic changes designed to ensure physical survival in the short term, but not supportive of healing, lifestyle change and long term good health. With relaxation and increased parasympathetic tone, we access a different part of the brain, the prefrontal cortex. Activation of the prefrontal cortex by practicing meditation, diaphragmatic breathing and gentle yoga exercises, restores a physical and mental balance that supports healing and the prevention of disease.”
As part of AMI’s “Yoga of Medicine” program, this 26 CME curriculum is dedicated to providing quality, comprehensive and evidence-based education to physicians and other health care providers on Yoga Science as mind/body medicine. Topics will include meditation, diaphragmatic breathing, mantra science, Yoga Psychology, the chakra system, mind function optimization, Functional Medicine, Epigenomics, Ayurveda, easy-gentle yoga and lymph system detoxification.
The dedication, enthusiasm, and teaching methodology of the entire AMI faculty will combine to create a dynamic and interactive course for their students. Each faculty member is committed to the advancement and training of Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine. In addition to Dr. Lord, presenters will include faculty director Leonard Perlmutter, founder of the American Meditation Institute, meditational therapist and award-winning author; Rudolph Ballentine MD, the holistic medicine pioneer who helped establish the Centers for Holistic Medicine and served as its director for 25 years; Mark Pettus MD, a board-certified internist and nephrologist currently serving as Medical Director of Translational Education, Wellness and Population Health at Berkshire Health Systems, and Associate Dean of Medical Education at the UMass Medical School; Beth Netter MD MT, Chief of Integrative and Holistic Medicine, at St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, NY; and Anita Burock-Stotts MD, board certified in Internal Medicine and Functional Medicine.
The National Institutes of Health report that approximately 38% of adults in the United States aged 18 and over, and nearly 12% of U.S. children 17 years and under use some form of complementary and alternative medicine. Significant among these therapies are deep breathing exercises, meditation and yoga––all of which are offered in “The Heart and Science of Yoga” CME course.
Acknowledging the Albany Medical College for their continued dedication to the teaching of mind/body medicine for physicians, American Meditation Institute founder Leonard Perlmutter observed that, “the content of this CME program will enhance the health and well being of both attending physicians and their patients.” Echoing that sentiment, recent graduate Joel M. Kremer, MD, who is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology in Albany, New York, “This teaching has been an enormous benefit in my personal and professional life. I have less stress, more focus, and am able to serve my patients with greater clarity. It becomes surprisingly easy now to recognize the many clinical situations in which patients with somatic manifestations of 'dis-ease' could greatly benefit from Yoga Science.”
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About the American Meditation Institute
The American Meditation Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization devoted to the teaching and practice of Yoga Science, meditation and its allied disciplines as mind/body medicine. In its holistic approach to wellness, AMI combines the healing arts of the East with the practicality of modern Western science. The American Meditation Institute offers a wide variety of classes, retreats, and teacher training programs. AMI also publishes “Transformation,” a bi-monthly journal of meditation as holistic mind/body medicine. Call 800.234.5115 for a mail or email subscription.
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Mary Helen Holloway
60 Garner Road, Averill Park, NY 12018
Tel: 800-234-5115
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Leonard Perlmutter, American Meditation Institute, (518) 674-8714, [email protected]
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