Program Overview All Sessions Are 1.5 Hours Long And Consist Of 45 Minutes Of Lecture Information And Discussion And 45 Minutes Of Skills Practice Overview Of The Brain/body Stress Reaction And Information On How Life S Experiences Can Shape The Developing Brain's Reactions To Stress. Skill Introduction To Breath-work. Overview Of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (pmr) And Information About How Muscle Tension Increases The Body S Stress Response. Skill Guided Experience In Pmr. Relaxation Response And Information About The Benefits Of Modulating The Adrenaline Charged Stress System With The Capacity To Induce A Parasympathetic System Relaxation Response By A Concentrative Meditation Practice. Skill Guided Experience With The Relaxation Response. Overview Of Self-observation. Introduces The Importance Of Self Observation As A Means Of Regulating Automatic Brain Stress Reactions. Describes Self-observation As A Core Goal Of All Psychotherapies, Which Has Been Called Differe Nt Names According To The Type Of Therapy. In Traditional Psychoanalysis, This Is Called The Development Of An Observing Ego ; In Mentalization-psychodynamic Therapy