FREE SESSION – "LETTING GO OF STRESS" OFFERED AT BMH

A free stress management seminar is presented in the Spring and Fall of the year. The informational session is scheduled for the same day of the week, and the same time (5:00-6:30 pm), as the 6-week stress management class which starts (in Spring 2008 only) 2 weeks following this free seminar. They are all held in the Brew Barry Conference Center at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (unless othewise noted). The free seminar at BMH is called "Letting Go of Stress" and is facilitated by Brattleboro psychotherapist Marc Cohen, MA.

At the seminar, Cohen will offer practical guides to stress reduction and then provide clear, practical instruction on how to reduce and manage stress. He will talk about enhancing self-awareness, and discuss how stress can contribute to a whole host of physical and/or emotional problems.

Marc Cohen, MA, is a psychotherapist in private practice in Brattleboro. He is a consultant at BMH and teaches stress reduction in the hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation program and in other institutional and corporate settings. He was director of the Southern Illinois University Wellness Center for 11 years, served on the staff of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center’s Stress Reduction Clinic, and is a co-coordinator and faculty member of Omega Institute’s Wellness Program.

This free session is designed both for beginners and as a helpful review for those who have attended previous stress reduction workshops at BMH or elsewhere. It also could serve as an introductory course for the six-session stress reduction series with starts the week following this free session.

Registration is necessary for the six-week class. To register, or for insurance details or other information, call (802) 257-0319. In addition to covering the fee for the six two-hour sessions, pre-payment of $150 covers an audio tape and all written materials.

The individual seminar however is a free community service as are the other single-session programs offered by BMH and the Retreat. Registration for this and other BMH health education seminars is requested by calling (802) 257-8877.

For dates of the free stress management seminar and/or the 6-week stress management classes, CLICK HERE.