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Los Angeles, CA - Richard P Brown, MD, internationally renowned pioneer of CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) and co-author of the award-winning How To Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (WW Norton, 2009) will discuss his work and the treatments set forth in his book with host Michael Jon Kell, MD, PhD, on the Mind, Brain, Body Radio Show Friday, October 23, 2009, 8-9 am PT, 11 am-12 noon ET, live on the Internet at mindbrainbody.com and on Voice America Health and Wellness network.
Dr. Brown will provide a glimpse into advanced breath techniques, as well as movement and meditation practices he has developed, to help stressed and traumatized people improve energy, sleep quality, stress resilience, and peace of mind. His work is a unique fusion of ancient and modern mind-body approaches derived from QiGong, yoga, Christian monks, Coherent Breathing, Open Focus Meditation, and martial arts.
Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the American Psychiatric Association and other professional groups. He is a certified teacher of Aikido (4th Dan), Yoga, Qi Gong, and meditation. His workshops, sponsored by the non-profit, Serving Those Who Serve (www.STWS.org)
Dr. Brown is an expert on holistic approaches to psychiatry, including the use of supplements such as SAM-e and Rhodiola rosea and mind-body practices. He co-authored The Rhodiola Revolution and Stop Depression Now. Dr. Brown maintains a practice in New York City.
Dr. Brown’s book, How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care, was co-written with Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, and Dr. Philip Muskin. Dr. Gerbarg is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York Medical College; Dr. Muskin is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Chief of Consultation-
Radio host Dr. Michael Jon Kell is a medical scientist, psychiatrist, inventor, engineer, narrative poet and “free-thinker”
