Stress Reduction for Your Child’s Peak Performance

Juna Bobby, M.D., founder of MindBodySpace, a results-oriented approach to improving emotional and mental health through stress relief, will present a lecture at the JCC of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale. Focusing on “Stress Reduction for Your Child’s Peak Performance,” Dr. Bobby will discuss the unique challenges and everyday stresses that children face today. She will introduce the Extra Edge program for students, which is adapted from a program created by Benson Henry Institute’s Education Initiative at Harvard Medical School.

The lecture (admission is $25) will include an explanation of “good” stress versus “bad” stress, the physical and cognitive effects of stress overload, and how such overload can affect academic performance. In addition, Dr. Bobby will teach how to elicit the Relaxation Response -- an antidote to the stress response – through experiential exercises, which are derived from cutting-edge  scientific research in the field known as Mind-Body Medicine. Mind-Body Medicine is based on the concept that we can improve health and well-being through the use of self-care or “mind-body” techniques, such as meditation, guided imagery and deep breathing exercises.

Dr. Bobby, a graduate of the NYU Medical School, is a Board Certified radiologist.  Her expertise lies in teaching positive thinking skills and tools to break cycles of stress and promote health and inner well-being. Her program website is www.mindbodyspace.com.