Events & Appearances

How can Art and Creation lead to transcendence? How does passion and intuition flow through? New Englanders, join us in Newport RI, for an evening of conversation, visual art and a reading from my new novel.  THURS JUL 22  5-730PM 5:00 Kerstin Zettmar, visual artist who has exhibited and sold internationally, will share her inner process in creating paintings and fiber art. Her work will be displayed and for sale.   kerstinzettmarart.com 5:45 Amy Weintraub, Yoga Therapist and Author of Yoga for Depression, Yoga Skills for Therapists and Temple Dancer, the new award-winning spiritual thriller, will offer a short reading and talk about her 25-year journey to create this novel.   amyweintraub.com 6:30 Party Time! Book signing and informal conversations with both artists. Zettmar Studio [...]

As yoga therapists, we are often called upon to offer therapeutic yoga for mood disorders in health care, or residential settings like detention centers, disordered eating clinics, and halfway houses, where yoga may be prescribed but not chosen by those we serve. In these environments yoga may seem inaccessible or weird or just plain boring. We know that yoga is effective for mood regulation. In this scientific review of yoga and depression, The Efficacy of Yoga as a Form of Treatment for Depression, the abstract states:  "...it can be concluded that the yoga interventions were effective in reducing depression." Still, for some, yoga sounds too difficult, or even elitist. How do we make yoga accessible and acceptable and fun? Thursday, [...]