Friday – July 23rd 2010 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM and

Saturday – July 24th 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

We are very pleased to host this workshop with Richard P. Brown, MD at the Center for Symbolic Studies and Stone Mountain Counseling, PC.

Breath~Body~Mind is a unique fusion of breath, movement and meditation techniques derived from yoga, Qi Gong, orthodox Christian monks, Buddhism, and modern science. These powerful self-regulation techniques relieve anxiety, improve focus and increase well-being.

Coherent Breathing, Victory Breathing, and Breath Moving enhance and optimizes brain, heart, and lung function while stimulating the healing, calming, recharging parts of the nervous system. Open Focus meditation can be used to relieve physical and emotional pain.

Participants are encouraged to bring mats, blankets, pillows, etc. which will help them to feel comfortable sitting and lying on the floor.

Registration & questions:

• Register online or
• Call 845-658-8083 or
• Email office@stonemountaincenter.com. Include your name, mailing address, telephone number(s) and email address.

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL.  WE ARE UNABLE TO TAKE ANY FURTHER REGISTRATIONS AT THIS TIME.

Location: Stone Mountain Counseling Center, 310 River Rd. Extension, New Paltz, NY 12561. For directions click here or call 845-658-8083.

Cost: Regular Fee: $150 Non-MD Health Care Providers and Yoga Teachers Fee: $125

Full time students & seniors on fixed income Fee: $75

Lunch on Saturday: $10.00

Scholarships available for those in need, please inquire.

Dr. Richard Brown, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, is an international expert on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and a pioneer in holistic approaches to psychiatry, including the use of supplements such as SAM-e and Rhodiola Rosea and techniques such as yogic breathing. Dr. Brown’s award winning book, How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care, can be ordered at www.WWNorton.com or viewed on his website: www.haveahealthymind.com. Books will be sold at the workshop and Dr. Brown will be available for signing.

- This event is in conjunction with The Center for Symbolic Studies, Inc. which is a 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit supported by contributions from the public -

This month’s Open House entitled Managing Your Own Brain will focus on Z-Score Training, a new, cutting edge development which is currently getting a great deal of attention in the neurofeedback community.  This type of “brain training” is based on a normative database with live, second by second calculations. As the challenges are met, the criteria changes to allow optimal continuous performance. This presentation will include an actual demonstration of this new brainwave software now being utilized at Stone Mountain Center.

Dr. Stephen Larsen

Our bi-monthly Open House at Stone Mountain Center offers an opportunity for prospective clients or the families of those already in treatment, to meet Dr. Stephen Larsen and the SMC staff in person and learn more about our biofeedback, neurofeedback and counseling services. Following each Open House theme presentation, light refreshments are served.

Juan Acosta, Practitioner of the QEEG

JUAN ACOSTA, PhD, QEEGT,

Nationally Certified
QEEG Technologist, American Board of Certified QEEG,
1996; Diploma Neural Training, University of Washington (UW), 1997; BCIA certified trainings in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback, 2006.
Ph.D, Cellular Neurophysiology, 1980, University of Toronto; A.B. Biophysics, 1971, Univ. Calif. Berkeley; MSc. Neurobiology, 1974, McGill University, Montreal, CAN.

Dr. Acosta has worked in the clinic with a variety of clients, including: ADD/ADHD children adolescents and adults, closed-head injury patients, depression and anxiety disorders, CFS, chronic fatigue syndrome, autism spectrum disorders and MS (multiple sclerosis) patients, while conducting research at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA. He has worked extensively with relaxation and stress management techniques and since 1997, he has carried out pioneering research with energetic healers, mapping brainwaves (EEG) and heartwaves (HRV analysis) during energy healing sessions and during altered states of consciousness, (ASCs). He has also done live clinical Z score training Neurofeedback and some peripheral breathing Biofeedback (Capnotrainer).

Member International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM),1996- present; Biofeedback Society of Washington, 2002; Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB), 2005-present; International Society for Neurofeedback and Research (ISNR), 2005-present.

Stone Mountain Counseling, PC uses a variety of therapeutic approaches, especially biofeedback and neurofeedback, along with psychotherapy and counseling, to help people achieve a calm and centered state along with a sense of well-being and optimal performance. (See pages: About us, and the LENS and Other Treatments).The bar at the top of our homepage contains some of the problem areas for which the LENS has been helpful.The bar at the left gives answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Tells you about our Center, the LENS and the various other treatment modalities we use; and gives you access to resources, articles and books. You can also find how to contact us.

In the October issue of Chronogram, Stone Mountain Counseling Center was featured in the article “Riding the Brain’s Waves.” Please click on the following link to read this article or to get a digital/print edition of this very informative piece by Kelley Granger about neurofeedback in the Hudson Valley.

http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2009/10/Whole+Living/Riding-the-Brain-s-Waves