Description
David Bidler and Lex Clark of Physiology First are partnering with Dr. Jose Herrero, Anna Moser, and Mandy Owensby to share science based solutions for improving health, fitness, and mental wellbeing by teaching community members about their physiology. Dr. Herrero is Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Feinstein Institute. His paper, Breathing Above the Brainstem, highlights the power of breathing to change the brain. Anna Moser is a Physician’s Assistant specializing in cardiac electrophysiology. Anna will be helping participants understand their heart as muscle that is critical to mental and physical wellbeing. Mandy Owensby, MSW, MAC, CPT is a social worker and addiction counselor, trained in sensorimotor psychotherapy. Mandy pursued personal training after bringing movement into group mental health sessions and seeing the impact it had on patients with persistent mental health conditions. She is in private practice as a coach and therapist using bottom up therapies to help clients meet their goals while building emotional and neurobiological resilience.
