BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:122@isnr.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241018T130000 DTSTAMP:20241002T171316Z URL:https://isnr.org/events/webinar-brain-heart-interactions-and-optimizin g-psychotherapy SUMMARY:Webinar: Brain-Heart Interactions and Optimizing Psychotherapy DESCRIPTION:90-Minute Webinar: Brain-Heart Interactions and Optimizing Psyc hotherapy\n\nPresented by: Donald Moss\, PhD\n\nFriday\, October 18\, 2024 at 12:00pm Eastern time zone\n\n CLICK HERE for more information and to register\n\n1.5 CE credits are available for this 90-minute webinar if you attend the complete live session. To purchase CE credits\, CLICK HERE.\n\ nDESCRIPTION: Current neuroscience and psychophysiological research docume nt autonomic and central nervous system processes that underlie compassion \, social affiliation\, cognitive flexibility\, perspective-taking\, and o verall cognitive function. Each of these variables are among the goals of psychotherapy. Effective psychotherapy optimizes human caring and connecti on and enables patients to gain understanding and perspective on their liv es.\n\nAutonomic processes and brain processes interact here. Julia Wendt and Julian Thayer (20024) proposed that heart rate variability (HRV) is an index of pre-frontal cortical functionality. Autonomic regulation enhance s the function in our brain's control center and facilitates regulation of emotional brain centers such as the amygdala. Wendt and Thayer also state that lower HRV is a "transdiagnostic marker for psychopathology". The les s HRV is present\, the more psychological problems mount. Social engagemen t is also affected here. Paul Gilbert described the critical role of the h ormone oxytocin and vagal/parasympathetic input in human caring\, connecte dness\, and compassion. Stephen Porges (2011\, 2022) emphasized that the v entral vagal system provides the evolutionary foundation for attachment pr ocesses\, social bonds\, and the critical feelings of safety necessary for health human development. Bornemann et al. (2019\, p4) summarized extensi ve research in this area: "Previous research has established that vagal re gulation underpins social engagement\, particularly\, caregiving\, and alt ruistic behaviours."\n\nThis presentation proposes that adding psychophysi ological interventions\, such as breath training and heart rate variabilit y training\, to psychotherapy\, moves the process of psychotherapeutic tra nsformation forward\, in: 1) facilitating human caring and compassion\, 2) optimizing emotional regulation\, and 3) enhancing cognitive flexibility\ , perspective taking\, and executive functioning. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://isnr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Head -shot-Moss.jpg CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR