Depression & Anxiety Recovery Program

 

This is a group-based education program for individuals seeking a wholistic (physical, mental and spiritual) approach to address the root causes of depression and anxiety. Over the course of the 8-weeks, group members will cover a range of topics including:

  1. The myriad of potential root causes of depression and anxiety

  2. The importance of the brain’s frontal lobe

  3. Nutrition and exercise habits

  4. How right or wrong thinking can influence our mood states

  5. Evidence-based natural therapies for depression

  6. Utilizing nature to lift our mood

  7. Stress management

  8. Recovery from grief and loss

  9. Emotional intelligence

  10. Staying consistent with healthy choices

  11. Bible promises that can be claimed to encourage us on our journey

Evidence-based

Studies have shown that group-based, lifestyle interventions can have powerful effects for those with depression and anxiety. Below are some of the studies:

  • F Ramirez, & N Nedley. "Eight-week Depression Program Decreases Usage of Benzodiazepines." The American Journal on Addictions 24 (1), 65

  • N Nedley, FE Ramirez, "Eight Week Lifestyle Education Program Improves Concentration on Participants With Reduced Blood Flow to the Brain." Journal of Clinical Lipidology, 11(3), 824-825

  • F Ramirez, N Nedley, & V Tudor, (2016). "Eight-week lifestyle education improves depression of stroke participants." Brain Injury 30 (5-6), 705

  • F Ramirez, N Nedley, C Krueger "Effects of an Educational Program on depressed Postmenopausal Participants." The Journal of Sexual Medicine 14 (2), e94

  • N Nedley, FE Ramirez, "Emotional Intelligence Improves in 8 weeks in Participants With History of Head Injury." CME granting oral presentation given at the 12th World Congress on Brain Injury Congress (IBIA) in New Orleans March 29-April 1, 2017

  • FE Ramirez, K Antuna, & N Nedley. (2016). "Emotional Intelligence on Depressed Individuals is Improved in 8 Weeks". Biological Psychiatry 79(9S):126S · May 2016

  • N Nedley, FE Ramirez,"Eight-week community based program improves anxiety of hepatitis c positive individuals." Poster presentation given at the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association 2017 Annual meeting in Miami March 31-April 2, 2017

JOIN OUR NEXT PROGRAM!

Location: 4150 Chesswood Drive, North York, ON M3J2B9 (Toronto Korean Adventist church)


Start date: February 20 2023, 6 - 7:30 pm

Session 1 - Feb 20

Session 2 - Feb 27

Session 3 - March 06

Session 4 - March 20

Session 5 - March 27

Session 6 - April 03

Session 7 - April 10

Session 8 - April 17

Graduation - April 24

Fee: $345

Supervising doctor: Dr George Cho ND CEP

Register by clicking below link

Depression and Anxiety Healing Group
CA$345.00

8-week medically supervised healing education program for depression and anxiety