Doc Marni Chanoff

02/15/2022

This year, of all Valentine’s, why not gift yourself a journey inward to your most authentic self to find health, peace, and contentment? The more we love ourselves, the more we have the capacity to love each other. Sign up for The March Mental Health Reset this week and enjoy our V day gift to you of 25% off! Www.joyinhealth.com

02/07/2022

Join me for the March Mental Health Reset

I'm starting an online educational and health coaching program, The March Mental Health Reset, at the two year mark of the pandemic. Check out the program and sign up here.
Every day in my psychiatry practice, I see growing levels of anxiety, depression, stress, and the lack of access to the right care. The mental health crisis is staggering, a twin pandemic to COVID.

It's been painful to turn people away from my practice because I’m full. I’ve been wondering what I can do to provide knowledge to more people. The March Mental Health Reset is my answer. This course brings together science-based practices with Eastern wisdom, including psychiatry, psychology, Ayurveda, nutritional psychiatry, meditation, yoga, and culinary medicine.

These incredible colleagues are joining me to teach the course.

Erin Casperson, former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, and a leader in Ayurvedic health counseling and Ayurvedic yoga, Erin is a heartfelt, witty, and enthusiastic teacher.

Dr. Anusha Sehgal, A classically trained Ayurvedic physician, the president of Boston Ayurveda Inc. and the former editor in chief of the Ayurveda Journal of Health, Dr. Sehgal teaches Ayurveda in deep, nuanced, and practical ways.

Dr. Lorin Boynton, A leading psychiatrist and palliative care physician focused on holistic health, and an associate professor at the University of Washington, Dr. Boynton brings warmth, passion and intelligence to her teaching and health coaching.

Dr. Fabiola Jean Taylor, A clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Clinical Psy.D. Program at the California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, Dr. Taylor teaches the art and science of authentic being. She is a trained yoga instructor and incorporates numerous mind-body techniques in her clinical practice.

Together we'll provide knowledge, insights, and techniques that equip people so that they can address their mental health at home.

I'm thrilled about this unique program and hope you'll join me. Sign up here: https://www.joyinhealth.com/march-mental-health-reset #28-day-reset

12/21/2021

I’m absolutely thrilled to create a beautiful, colorful healing space where Joy In Health will grow in 2022 and beyond!

12/13/2021

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!

https://www.instagram.com/docmarnichanoff/

12/07/2021

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!

10/29/2021

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!
https://www.instagram.com/docmarnichanoff/

10/27/2021

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/

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.

10/22/2021

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.

10/20/2021

Take a moment to check the link below to enroll in my free virtual course called Building Resilience in this Covid World to discover my top three strategies for moving through the chaos of our current world...resiliently.

Here’s one of those strategies.

BREATHE

Focusing on your breathing and learning different techniques can help reduce stress. It can be as simple as following what is naturally happening in your body with your inhale and your exhale.

In this section of Building Resilience in this Covid World, we will focus on your mind's eye and different breathing techniques.

Come learn with me and let's breathe together as I teach you the basics of meditation.

https://joy-integrative-health.teachable.com/p/anxious-about-re-entry-in-a-post-covid-world?fbclid=IwAR18xt-oBMxzRWQPrigbs4svYSRCocRJ8pejkQdxwKmLui_AZVbtruZs94w