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Mental Health & Well-Being Global Summit

Day 5: MIND <=> BODY <=> ENERGY

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Your Day 5 Sessions

Andrew Weil, MD

Better Choices, Better Health: Transforming Healthcare with Lifestyle Medicine

Shamini Jain, PhD

Joyful Noise: Shifting Biofield Energy with Sound and Vibration

Alex Howard

The Interface of Functional Medicine & Psychology: A Whole-Being Approach to Optimum Health

The value of recognizing the physical body as a complex set of interacting systems and addressing functional imbalances to restore wellness
Acknowledging the impact the nervous system has on our physical, mental and emotional health
Understanding the role awareness plays in recognizing our patterns and engaging in a more skillful relationship with ourselves

Robert Schwarz, PsyD & Jennifer Groebe

Energy Psychology: Simple, Fast and Effective Treatment for Everyone

Introducing the concept of Energy Psychology, and learning how this family of methods regulates the body and emotions, releases stress and trauma, transforms limiting beliefs and improves performance and well-being
Experience simple, immediately usable Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practices for self-care
Discovering the vast body of research confirming that EFT and other Energy Psychology methods are more effective and work quicker than most standard mental health treatments

Thomas Oden, MD

Direct Access, Direct Effect: Using Reiki to Obtain Subtle Information & Reset Body, Mind and Spirit

Accessing data points through the energy field that exists within and around the body
How Reiki can be used to clear the mind, reset the nervous system, reduce inflammation and aid the body’s ability to heal itself
How experiencing a state of ‘energy normalcy’ through Reiki leads to greater awareness of the people, circumstances and environments affecting you

Marcus Alston & Olivia Lubarsky

What it Means to Win: Finding Balance and Well-Being in the Pursuit of Athletic Excellence

Renee Moorefield, PhD

Being Well and Leading Well: A Holistic Approach to Leadership

Redefining leaders as those who steward an environment where people can thrive, evolve, learn and grow
How transformational leadership impacts the mental health and well-being of others
Discovering practices leaders use to maintain their own well-being, and ways they help elevate the well-being of their teams or organizations

Move Your Mental Health Daily Practice

Ferly Prado was born in São Paulo, Brazil. She studied at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C. As a professional dancer, Ferly has had the privilege to work with world renowned artists and companies like Beyoncé, Tina Turner, and Cher.

Day 4: CUTTING EDGE MODALITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

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Zak Williams & Raghu Appasani, MD

Nourishing the Mind and Body: Evidence-Based Approaches to Mental Health

Zafiris "Jeff" Daskalakis, MD, PhD

Stimulating Progress: How TMS Therapy Reduces Symptoms of Depression

Exploring transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and how it can be used in treating treatment-resistant depression
Understanding the stimulating and inhibitory effects of TMS therapy and how they significantly reduce symptoms of depression
Discussing maintenance strategies for people who respond positively to treatment

Nykol Rice NP, RN & Michael Sapiro, PsyD

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ketamine

Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD

Intrinsic Healing: The Potential Power of Psychedelics for Mental Health & Well- Being

Why it’s important for us to understand how psychedelics affect the brain, mind and human experience if we’re going to use them in a therapeutic setting
How psilocybin can help with treatment-resistant depression
Practical applications – and cautions – for scientific findings on psychedelics in everyday living

Elissa Epel, PhD

Turning an Enemy Into an Ally: Changing Our Relationship With Stress

How stress and optimal aging are intertwined with aspects of well-being – such as purpose, love and satisfaction
The importance of building a daily positive habit, such as mindfulness, gratitude or social connection, to build stress resilience
Learning how to shift out of harmful thinking patterns without bypassing them

Charles Raison, MD

Revival: Applying Ancient Wisdom for Long-Term Mental Health Benefits

Finding ways to bring ancient practices into the modern world to help with depression and anxiety
Understanding how neuroplasticity allows the brain to reorganize itself to have long-lasting, transformative effects
Exploring the benefits of hot and cold therapy and how they affect the brain, body and our mood

Wim Hof

Regulating Your Mood Through Cold Showers and Deep Breathing

Roland Griffiths, PhD

Psilocybin’s Role in the Reduction of Human Suffering

Sadly, Dr. Roland Griffiths, whose recorded session we are presenting today, passed away on October 16. We celebrate his life and work, and we are grateful for his legacy.

Move Your Mental Health Daily Practice

Kristen Townsend, M.S. is the Program Director for SoulBody Restore. Growing up as a figure skater, she learned early on that the key to longevity in athletic training is a quality conditioning and restoration program.

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A NEW SELF-PACED COURSE from one of the leading voices in integrative mental health and well-being today, Cassandra Vieten, PhD

The New Mental Health: Building Your Own Ecosystem of Well-Being

Would you like to feel more mentally and emotionally strong, balanced, and resilient? Would you like new tools to help elevate the mental well-being of your family members, colleagues, or clients?

This course brings together the most cutting-edge whole-person evidence-based tools to help you build your own personalized ecosystem of mental health and well-being, and learn how to help others create their own.

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A BRAND-NEW COURSE from one of the leading voices in integrative mental health and well-being today, Cassandra Vieten, PhD

The New Mental Health: Building Your Own Ecosystem of Well-Being

Would you like to feel more mentally and emotionally strong, balanced, and resilient? Would you like new tools to help elevate the mental well-being of your family members, colleagues, or clients?

This course brings together the most cutting-edge whole-person evidence-based tools to help you build your own personalized ecosystem of mental health and well-being, and learn how to help others create their own.

Here’s the thing: Mental Health and Well-Being are not what you think. Or, not only what you think...

Mental health is not just in our heads. It is in our whole bodies — our hormones, our glucose levels, our gut, our energy and our spirit.

Mental health is not just limited to our insides. It relies on our outsides as well – our relationships, our surroundings, our communities, environments and society. In short, mental health is everywhere.

That’s why it doesn’t make sense to focus only above the neck to cultivate mental and emotional balance and resilience. Mental health and well-being rely on a whole bunch of stuff, like your:

biology – including “hard-wiring” and genetics, but also your hormones, blood sugar, microbiome (gut health), neurotransmitters, vitality, brain function, structure and more…all of which are affected by and can be influenced by:
- exercise and movement
- what, how and when you eat
- sleep quality, cycles of activity and renewal
- time in light/sunshine vs. dark
- exposure to heat and cold
- and much more
strong relationships, friendships, social support and community
connection to nature, animals, and the Earth’s elements and seasons
connection to religion or spirituality for some, and for others important human values such as truth, justice and beauty
experiencing and expressing virtues such as honesty, gratitude and love
having a sense of meaning and purpose
engaging in art, music, creativity and play
being able to contribute or be of service to others, society and the world
taking time in contemplation, reflection, mindfulness, meditation and quiet time

Given what we know now, focusing solely on the head (like, only addressing brain chemistry, or only addressing thinking patterns) to treat mental health issues or cultivate mental well-being — in ourselves, in our loved ones, in society — just doesn’t make sense.

Our mental health and well-being rely on an interlocking set of practices and conditions (an ecosystem) that we can gradually build over time to create the optimal conditions for our well-being in body, mind and spirit. The great news? We know what these practices and conditions are, and we can build a personal system that supports our thriving.

What will you get in the course?

Straight talk, inspiration, and science-based information and tools you can start to use right away to elevate your psychological, behavioral, social and spiritual well-being.

A whole new view of mental health and well-being that is optimistic, heart-centered and evidence-based that empowers you to create the next chapter of your life.

Who is the course for?

This course is for people on their own, in families, neighborhoods, communities, or workplaces, or for professionals who work with clients, customers, or patients who want a brand-new toolbox to elevate their mental and emotional well-being.

Mental health and well-being affect us all. We all live on a spectrum of mental health and well-being and move up and down the spectrum at different points in our lives.

Some of us experience mental health symptoms or disorders most of the time for most of our lives. This can qualify for what we call a mental health disability. Some of us will never or hardly ever have mental health symptoms or disorders. But we all live on the mental health spectrum, and most of us move up and down the spectrum at different points in our lives.

1 in 4 people meet the criteria for a mental health disorder in any given year
That doesn’t count everyone who experiences mental health symptoms
A substantial proportion of us will experience some level of mental health symptoms at one time or another
Nearly every one of us will have a friend or family member who experiences mental health symptoms or disorders
That means nearly everyone reading this either have themselves or knows someone who’s faced depression, abuse, substance dependence, bipolar mood, obsessive-compulsive disorder or others this year
And all of that doesn’t even count the people who are languishing, feel lonely or disengaged, or have other dysfunctional behaviors

If you’ve ever dealt with your own or loved ones’ mental health challenges, you know it can feel impossible – like banging your head against the same wall over and over again. The new mental health gives us reason for hope, and not just hope – but actual evidence-based pathways toward greater mental well-being.

And if you don’t relate to mental health as a concept, here’s something I think we can all agree with: We are ALL very interesting twisty-turny bundles of stuff.The truth is––as my colleague Eric Kussin, founder of the mental health organization SameHere says––“we are all a little crazy.”

Each of our minds is a completely unique tapestry that has been woven together from the threads of our genetics, our life experiences, karma/destiny (if you believe in such things), and both beautiful and deeply odd patterns. For some the threads have become quite tangled, for others, it may be necessary to unravel and re-weave, and for many, we can learn to love and live with the patterns we have and gradually feel empowered to become the weavers of the next chapters of our lives – making choices about the patterns we want to create. This course will help you do that.

Beyond Mental Health...

Regardless of whether we have mental health symptoms or disorders, every single one of us can work toward greater mental health and well-being.

This means greater thriving, flourishing, a stronger sense of meaning, purpose and connection, a more robust resilience in the face of life’s ups and downs, and more authentic and genuine engagement with others and the world – more contentment, happiness, compassion and lovingkindness.

This kind of life is available to everyone, everywhere, by paying greater attention to creating the conditions and practices that both science and the world’s wisdom traditions tell us work.

It’s kind of like a garden. This course will help you figure out the right soil, nutrients, water, amount of sunshine, shade and the stakes in the ground that will help your personal garden grow. Just like this, you can build environments, activities, practices, people, animals, places, and things that interact to support your “garden” of mental well-being. The more you build this ecosystem, the better you can thrive and flourish, no matter what genetic and life-experience hand you’ve been dealt.

Why now?

We’ve all heard that we are in a mental health crisis. But what you may not have heard is that we are also at the beginning of a mental health renaissance. A huge breakthrough in how we view psychological well-being is underway. Our methods of cultivating mental, emotional and spiritual well-being are rapidly expanding.

And YOU can be one of the first to bring them all together in a plan for mental health and well-being that is customized to you, and you can track over time, as well as learning how to help others create their own plan.

Are you ready to take your life to the next level?

Course: Live 6 Week Course Begins May 2nd

Meet Your Teacher

Cassandra Vieten, PhD

Cassandra Vieten, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and researcher specializing in integrative health. She is an internationally recognized public speaker and course leader, specializing in integrative approaches to psychological well-being.

She is a Senior Advisor at the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation, who is co-hosting this course, co-chair of their Scientific Advisory Board, and served as their Executive Director from 2019-2022.

Currently she is a Clinical Professor at the Centers for Integrative Health at the Department of Family Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, where she directs the Center for Mindfulness. At UC San Diego, she is also the Director of Research at the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination, and the co-founder and Clinical Psychology Director of the Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative.

She is author of Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life; Mindful Motherhood: Practical Tools for Staying Sane During Pregnancy and Your Child’s First Year; and Spiritual and Religious Competencies in Clinical Practice: Guidelines for Psychologists and Mental Health Professionals.

Meet Your Teacher

Cassandra Vieten, PhD

What People Say About Cassandra Vieten

“After attending 40+ years of transformational course, it is rare to find an experiential course that is THIS immediately applicable, useful and grounded in scientific research.”

– Alexandra H, Palo Alto, CA

“Cassi’s presence, knowledge, amiability, and acceptance of everyone and every question was an extraordinary example of how to BE. Truly, I felt inspired from the first day!”

– Karen B, San Francisco, CA

“What a wonderful course! So happy to be a part of this community. A truly enlivening experience.”

– Kameron T, Portland, OR

How the course will work

Over the course of six self-paced sessions, Dr. Vieten shares a wealth of information, leads experiential exercises, facilitates small group interactions, engages in Q and A, and provides materials and tools for at-home practices and exploration.

$ 197

$ 497

BEST VALUE

$ 397

Full Refund Available for 14 Days from Purchase

9 APA CE credits available at checkout for an additional fee with your purchase of the Course. APA CE credits accepted by California Board of Behavioral Sciences for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal. Professionals in other states need to check applicability for their licensure.

What will you learn?

This course provides a new way of thinking about mental health and well-being, as well as a playbook for people to create their own “ecosystem” of mental health – meaning a set of interlocking practices and treatments that comprise their own personalized recipe for staying psychologically fit.

It includes science-based methods for boosting mood, regulating negative emotions, staying balanced, and dealing with symptoms. It also includes experiential practices from the world’s wisdom traditions for stress reduction, equanimity (or being less reactive), mind-body awareness, connection and healing, and building resilience.

Session 1: The New Mental Health

This session makes it clear how and why it really is a new day for mental health and covers some of the key tenets of the mental health renaissance.

It busts some myths of mental well-being and introduces some surprising new ways of thinking about and approaching psychological wellness. It delves into how we can reframe the spectrum of mental health symptoms, moving from a pathologizing, stigmatizing view, to one that embraces psychological neurodiversity.

It introduces the ecosystem approach and gets you started on how to build one for yourself (or for loved ones or clients). It also covers how self-care and health care interact for mental wellness: reducing stigma, asking for help and what roles counseling, crisis support, medication and intensive treatment can sometimes play as part of your ecosystem.

Session 2: Move Your Mental Health

This session describes how exercise and movement are linked to mental health, which forms are most important for mental well-being overall, as well as which are best for depression, anxiety, etc.

It describes ways of approaching exercise that work best when we are feeling down, includes how to leverage gamification, affect-based exercise and individual and app-based personal training. We will explore ways to include movement in your mental well-being ecosystem.

Session 3: Nourishing Mental Well-Being

This session discusses the evidence for how eating, nutrition, gut health and enjoying food is related to mental health and well-being. It provides food recommendations for specific mood and mental/emotional situations, and general ways of eating that can be helpful.

This session focuses specifically on food enjoyment as a strong support for mental wellness. It promotes an “additive” model focused on ADDING new foods with increased nutrient density and reduced caloric density, rather than a “subtractive” model, which focuses on what you can’t eat. It also provides information on supplements and improving gut health, adding another core element to your ecosystem.

Session 4: Expanding Mental Well-Being

This session focuses on how we can expand our practices for mental well-being to include such things as spending time in nature, being outdoors, interacting with animals, engaging in art, music and creativity.

These activities might seem like “luxury items” – things that can be added once we get all our ducks in a row. But in fact, they are actually core building blocks of mental wellness, and amazing antidotes to the stuff that causes anxiety, stress, or low-mood.

We will review the science, recommend practices, and work together on what role these will play in your ecosystem.

Session 5: Connection and Purpose

The focus of this session is how friendships, peer-support, groups, volunteering and other forms of getting connected to others, are essential to mental well-being, as well as how to navigate social anxieties or conflicts with more ease.

We’ll also dive into the science of meaning and purpose, and how those can be key drivers of both cognitive, emotional and behavioral health; in other words, what we think, how we feel and what we do.

As our ecosystem continues to build over each session, practices for connection and purpose will take their place in a growing set of resources to support our well-being.

Session 6: Quiet Time, Contemplation, Spirituality and/or Meaning

In this final session, we examine the crucial role that rest, mindfulness and other contemplative practices, as well as spirituality or meaning, will play in your ecosystem of mental well-being.

We review the robust evidence emerging for practices of breathing and deep rest, as well as the evidence for mindfulness and contemplation (different from rest and relaxation), in cultivating mental well-being.

We also touch into the relationship between spirituality (for many), and meaning making (for everyone), in mental wellness.

Finally, we pull together the complete ecosystems we’ve developed, and review how to use them and continue to craft them on an ongoing basis.

Other possible “what you’ll get”

Reduce stress, distress, and mood disturbance
Improve emotion regulation & increase positive emotion
Encourage mindful eating, body movement, and an active lifestyle
Increase your ability to tolerate and regulate stress without resorting to unhealthy behaviors
Treat yourself and others with kindness and compassion, including healthy boundaries
Increasingly approach your experiences, regardless of their content, with acceptance, and willingness to meet things as they are, with open eyes and an open heart
Make decisions and take actions that are in alignment with your values and long-term goals

Course: Live 6 Week Course Begins May 2nd

$ 197

$ 497

BEST VALUE

$ 397

Full Refund Available for 14 Days from Purchase

What People Say About Cassandra Vieten

Your teachings and imparting of practices were with such clarity, openness and care. Each week unfolded into the next, keeping the practices alive and understandings deepening and growing. It was one of the most well integrated and integratable programs that I have experienced.

– Carolyn A.

My course leader was excellent in every way - organized, thorough - the course was nothing less than inspirational. I walked away informed, with an array of new tools, filled with love, and more intelligent. I offer my highest recommendation