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Understanding Neuroscience:

The Latest Insights On Stress, Trauma, and the Physiology of Therapy, Mindfulness, and Exercise

Marc Milstein, PhD, is a passionate science educator who has developed new ways to explain and engage physicians and therapists about the neuroscience behind our Mind-Body connection in an entertaining, understandable and accurate manner. His science lecture series at UCLA, Skirball and major institutions around the globe present the latest, mind-boggling research that impacts health and happiness while exercising your brain. From brain science to gene therapy to stem cells, science fiction is quickly becoming science fact, and Dr. Milstein breaks it all down for us in an easily digestible way.

In this workshop, you will learn about:

• The neuroscience of stress and trauma, and the effectiveness of treating these issues with body-based practices.
• New insights on the positive effects of meditation, yoga, and the various bodily practices, on our nervous system and self-regulation, and how to explain it to your clients.
• The Vagal pathways of Mind-Body communication as described in the Polyvagal Theory.
• The role of our genes in the study of Mind-Body therapies.
• New insights into Epigenetics and Functional Genomics.
• And how to use all this science for psychoeducation with your client

About Marc Milstein, PhD

Marc Milstein PhD earned his doctorate in biological chemistry from UCLA as well as a bachelor of science in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from UCLA. His doctoral research uncovered the role RIN1, a tumor suppressor in breast cancer. Marc is fascinated by the link between our brains and our health and has conducted research on topics ranging from genetics to combating the spread of resistant Tuberculosis to cancer biology to neuroscience. His research has been published in multiple scientific journals and he has presented his work at conferences throughout the United States and internationally. Marc was the recipient of the prestigious California Breast Cancer Research Fellowship Award. Marc has also created and simplified complex educational content for major corporations.