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Join Dr Andrew Morrice for a deep dive into what the latest mind-body research tells us about the impact of sleep, the microbiome, nutrition, culinary practices and more on our mental and physical health, and recovery …
Length: 1 day (9.30am - 4.00pm)
A brilliant framework to understand the neurobiology of our needs and how to manage stressDR ALLY JAFFEE, NHS DOCTOR
Sleep and sound nutrition are widely recognised to be essential to mental health – this day gives you an opportunity to learn about these two areas in depth, including the role of the Microbiome.
A greater understanding of these two areas can be vital in freeing ourselves from the ‘mind-only mindset’ to help us quickly and effectively resolve many of our difficulties in life.
Sleep has always been integral to the human givens approach and this course is a chance to catch up on recent advances in understanding and evidence as to which approaches best help with poor sleep. We will explore how sleep allows for the physical recuperation, learning and emotional regulation that are key to improving many mental health problems.
The role of food and the microbiome in mental health is seldom part of managing the immediate challenges we face, yet is so important in preventing difficulties, or maintaining recovery, that it is an area in which we can benefit from feeling greater confidence when guiding and advising our clients (or ourselves!).
Throughout the day, tutor and GP Andrew Morrice draws on the latest research and his decades of experience managing the complex combination of mental and physical health problems in General Practice (20 of those years, using the Human Givens model), to take us on a deep dive into two of the key interfaces between mind and body: sleep and food, and their effects on our health.
Andrew is a most inspiring teacher who is passionate about his subject. Furthermore, his experience as a doctor was invaluable...PSYCHOTHERAPIST / COUNSELLOR
The structure of sleep – and the functions of the different stages of sleep, including Non-REM and Slow Wave/Deep sleep
The fundamental conditions required to promote healthy sleep
The challenges of assessing sleep properly both for ourselves and others
The complex relationships between sleep disturbances and depression, anxiety, pain syndromes and fatigue states, plus
Simple organising ideas for navigating all this complexity
What we can do to help resolve sleep difficulties so that we can wake feeling refreshed and emotionally prepared for the next day
The fundamental science of the Microbiome – and its links to inflammation, mental health and physical health
The eating patterns that worsen or help in mental and emotional health
How and why processed foods undermine and confuse our innate guidance systems
An understanding of the many other factors impinging on our ability to ‘forage’ well in the modern ‘food environment’
The basis on which foods or eating can become addictive, and how this can point to ways to address these difficulties
Why we should consider the implications of the fasting state for our work
How Human Givens tools can help clarify many of the confusions around food
How to spot diet cults, tribes, and misleading claims
Eating patterns we can confidently recommend to support health and wellbeing
A review of how depression can be seen as a mind-body state rather than a ‘mental health disorder’
You will also have time to ask our expert tutor questions and benefit from group discussions
Course Programme
The ‘The Mind-Body Connection in depth: Movement, Emotion and Calm’ course starts at 9.30am and runs until 4.00pm.
From 8.30am Registration (Tea and coffee served until 9.25am)
9.30am Microbiome and Diet – Finding our Food: how did this get so complicated and confusing?
10.45am Discussion over tea/coffee
11.15am Understanding Processing, Addiction and Tribalism
12.45pm Lunch (included)
1.30pm Getting a good night's sleep
2.45pm Discussion over tea/coffee
3.00pm Sleep, depression and inflammation
4.00pm Day ends
The Mind-Body Connection In Depth series is open to anyone interested in deepening their understanding of mental and physical health.
If you previously attended Andrew Morrice’s Mind-Body Connection course, and would like to spend more time on practical applications, the microbiome, the interface between diet and mental health and to thoroughly review the topic of sleep – this course is for you.
Please note: you don’t need to have attended the previous Mind-Body Connection course to come on this one, or its sister course ‘Movement, Emotion and Calm’.
This course has been independently accredited by the internationally recognised CPD Standards Office for 6 hours of CPD training.
On completion of this training you’ll receive CPD certificates from the College and the CPD Standards Office.
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