Thank you for a professional, informative and useful seminar
Glenn Fleming, School Counsellor
Judy’s online classes allowed me to breathe freely for the first time after a prolonged illness
Vicki W, Qld
A huge thank you Judy, I was truly inspired by your lectures
Raquel Henson, Nutrition EducatorShort course at University of Sydney: Psychoneuroimmunology-based Relaxation Therapy
A new, improved 8 hour online course at Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney!! Gain CPD points. This course is designed for clinicians, students, teachers and researchers who wish to learn Mind Body science and evidence-based, practical, clinical skills to decrease chronic conditions . Please visit https://clinical-professional-development.sydney.edu.au/EventDetail?EventKey=CSMD20223 or contact Judy at judymlovas@gmail.com
Relaxation Therapy for School Students
It’s a fact: Children learn better when relaxed Australian schools are now expected to foster student mental health to enhance learning and the classroom environment. As young people feel more stress from study, social, family and global events, schools can nurture psychological wellbeing with qualified, flexible programs. Art & Science of Relaxation conducts evidence-based … Read More
January 2021 and many of us want to start afresh
2020 brought change and uncertainty in a unique way, both personally and globally. These rapid changes are still occurring, so for a real fresh start, we need to keep adapting to these changes as much as possible. Relaxation skills are effective in adapting to stress caused by the ongoing changes we are currently experiencing. Using … Read More
Recent research demonstrate benefits of Relaxation Therapy
Ground breaking research into chromosomal telomeres demonstrates the effect of relaxation and lifestyle on many aspects of health. Telomeres are a region of repetitive DNA at the end of each chromosome to protect them from deterioration, very similar to plastic tips on shoelaces that prevent the ends from fraying. Stress is known to influence the rate of telomere … Read More
What is Psychoneuroimmunology?
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is the study of the interactions that occur between the neurological, endocrine, and immune systems. PNI focuses on the links that exist between a person’s emotion and behaviour and their relationship with immune-mediated disease. The science underpinning PNI reveals that stress is an immunosuppressant. In other words, PNI identifies the direct links between … Read More
Psychoneuroimmunology – Linking the Mind and Body
In the early 1970s, a psychologist and an immunologist collaborated to examine the effects of regularly feeding rats with sweet water and an immunosuppressant. Presented together repeatedly, the sweet water and immunosuppressant formed a conditioned response. That is, the rats continued to get sick even when they were fed only sweet water. This landmark research … Read More