Doc Marni Chanoff

Come join our Joy In Health team as we welcome Dr. Anusha Sehgal, BAMS, MD on Instagram Live on December 14th at 5:00 PM ET. We can't wait to see you there!

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I am so honored to announce that Dr. Anusha Sehgal, BAMS, MD will be joining our Joy in Health team.

Dr. Anusha Sehgal, BAMS, MD (Āyurveda) is a classically trained Āyurvedic physician with over 20 years of experience in education, clinical practice, and research. She has a master’s degree in Āyurvedic pharmaceutics and has contributed to significant research regarding the safety and efficacy of Āyurvedic products.

She is the current president of Boston Ayurveda Inc and works on the faculty of many Ayurveda schools. She is also the founding Chair of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association Certification Board (NAMACB).

We look forward to learning so much from Dr. Anusha Sehgal. Welcome Dr. Anusha!

Come join our Joy In Health team for our first IG Live event! Erin Casperson and I will introduce Ayurveda—a 5,000-year-old healthcare system and how it’s transformed our lives, and how our Joy In Health integrative mental health program will help people across the globe build resilience in 2022!
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I am thrilled to announce that Erin Casperson, lead faculty member of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, will be joining Joy in Health as our Ayurveda curriculum advisor and Ayurvedic yoga teacher!

When I began to envision Joy In Health, Erin was one of the first colleagues I invited to join me. I met Erin when I started my Ayurveda training and then she became the dean of the Kripalu Ayurveda school as I was finishing the program. It was no surprise to me that with her enthusiasm, intelligence, and down-to-earth relatability, that she was chosen to lead the school.

Erin is true mental health advocate and believes in the synergic healing potential of integrative medicine. She’s always supported my mission to bring together Western practices and Ayurveda.

This is what Erin shared about redefining joy with correspondents Diane Bair and Pamela Wright in her wonderful The Boston Globe interview about Ayurveda:

I think we need to redefine what joy is. Can we find it in something as simple as going outside and noticing, “Those are the most beautiful flowers I’ve ever seen”? Ayurveda teaches us that we can get quiet, and get under the noise — anxiety, depression, fear — and connect to the true, unchanging spirit we were born with. The aim of Ayurveda is to get to that place. It takes quiet and stillness to integrate body and mind and connect with our spirit. It’s not sexy, but it works! And if you have a friend or someone you can share these feelings with, talk about it. We need each other.

Needless to say, I am totally thrilled that Erin is joining Joy In Health. I look forward to sharing our spirited talks and teaching and our collective breadth of knowledge with you as you discover your own Joy In Health.

Check the link below to read the full Boston Globe interview with Erin and to sign up for Joy In Health’s updates to join us on this journey!

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/23/lifestyle/finding-ohm-home-can-ancient-wisdom-help-us-cope-with-covid-stress/

Can ancient wisdom help us cope with COVID stress? - The Boston Globe We asked Erin Casperson, lead faculty member of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, to spill the chai on her best strategies for dealing with the daily onslaught.

October is National Depression and Health Screening Month

Do you wonder if you or a loved one is depressed? Take a look at these screening questions so you know what depression feels and looks like.

1. Do you experience little interest or pleasure in doing things?

2. Do you feel down, depressed, or hopeless?

3. Do you have trouble falling or staying asleep, or are you sleeping too much?

4. Do you feel tired or have little energy?

5. Do you have poor appetite or overeat?

6. Do you feel bad about yourself- or that you are a failure or have let yourself or family down?

7. Do you have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading or watching TV?

8. Do you move or speak so slowly that other people notice or are you fidgety or restless?

9. Do you have thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself?

10. If yes to any of these questions, how difficult have they made it for you at work, home, or with other people?

If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions and your symptoms and especially if they have lasted two weeks, I highly recommend taking the full depression screening test on the website https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools/depression/

If you are thinking about su***de or are worried about a loved one, you can always call the ***de_prevention 24/7 hotline at (800) 273-8255. And if there is ever a mental health emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Depression is a serious issue and it can be treated. Reach out for help and support from your friends, family, and primary care doctor if you are concerned and don’t yet have a mental health clinician in your life. It’s crucial to not be alone with these thoughts and experiences.

There is help out there, really.