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The Mind/Body Fertility Program of D.C. is a 10-week
workshop modeled after the highly successful program
developed by Alice Domar and the Mind/Body Medicine
Institute at Harvard Medical School. This
program is for
anyone
experiencing
difficulty getting pregnant.
This
workshop helps you to tap into your inner resources as well
as the valuable resources all around you. Come learn with
and from others in your community, specific steps that you
can take to increase a sense of peacefulness and control, in
the midst of the “infertility storm”, and increase your
probability of pregnancy.
Learn,
experience, share, open yourself to new possibilities...
Outcomes
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Increase likelihood of pregnancy
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Understand the relationship between stress and
infertility
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Elicit the Relaxation Response
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Recognize impact of stress on body and emotions
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Learn cognitive-behavioral strategies to enhance
coping skills
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Understand how to combine nutrition, exercise and
stress management interventions
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Create potential for transformation
Past participants had this to say about the
Mind/Body Fertility Program of D.C.:
"Amid all the stress and uncertainty of infertility
treatments, the Heal from Within group provides a
soft place to land. Lisa Eaves is a warm and
nurturing presence. She facilitates an environment
where participants learn both to better help
themselves and to support each other. The class is
interactive, thought provoking, and exposed me to
many new ideas. I highly recommend it."
"The Heal-From-Within Mind and Body Program helped
me to reach a place of peace and harmony within so
that I was emotionally grounded and psychologically
ready to accept a possible negative outcome of my
IVF cycle. As it turned out, my cycle was
successful and I became pregnant!"
Recent Research:
Past participants experience significant
improvements in psychological health as well as
increased pregnancy rates following completion of
the program."
~ Fertility and Sterility, Volume 73, No. 4,
April 2000
Mind/Body self-care
interventions reduce costs of medical care by
reducing visits to doctors up to 50%."
~ Behavioral Medicine, Volume 16, pages
165-173, 1990
Infertile women have a 42% conception rate, a
38% take-home baby rate, and decreased levels of
depression, anxiety, and anger."
~ Journal of American Medical Women’s
Association, Volume 54, pages 196-8, 1999
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
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Stress and what it does to our body and mind
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Stress and infertility
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Tapping in to inner resources
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How to
easily
elicit
relaxation in response to stress
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How to integrate stress reducing practices into your daily
life
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The power of "conscious breathing"
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Yoga, moving meditation
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Mindful response and automatic reactions
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Time: now, only this
moment
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Nutrition and exercise
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Humor (remember?)
WHAT WILL I GAIN?
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Enhanced peace of mind
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Increased probability of pregnancy
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A very supportive community
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A better understanding of
your body
and its health
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A better understanding of
your mind
and its health
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Improved immune system
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Better focus and concentration (peacefulness)
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Effective coping methods for any stressful situation
And always, the invaluable exchange of
information between participants and the unquestioning support of others who
"get" what you're going through.
Click here to download Registration Form The Center
4321 Wisconsin
Avenue
Washington, DC
2 blocks south of the Tenleytown
Metro at the corner of Windom and Wisconsin Avenues
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