The Magen David Yeshivah PTA recently welcomed Dr. David Sitt, a clinical psychologist, noted lecturer and professor of psychology at Baruch College, who gave a presentation titled, Coping with Your Child and Technology, to the 8th graders and the parents of the community. His presentation helped students and parents gain insight into the relationships we…
Learn how the ancient wisdom of Yoga can be integrated into the modern practice of psychotherapy and life coaching. A review of the growing research from Positive Psychology, Mindfulness based therapies, and Yoga Based Therapies will be presented. Methods for integrating yogic philosophy and techniques into individual and group psychotherapy/coaching settings for anxiety, depression, ADHD,…
The Sitt Down is proud to announce our co-sponsorship for the annual Baruch’s Got Talent show starring Dr. Sitt as one of the judges! Description: Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s back! The event we’ve all been waiting for. For months we’ve been auditioning the best and brightest talents at Baruch at now we’ve compiled an amazing…
This week’s episode of The Sitt Down presents Dr. Erika L. Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg is a health psychologist, emotions researcher, author, and renowned expert in meditation. Other notable accolades include her role as a consultant for the TV drama “Lie to Me.” In this interview, Dr. Sitt and Dr. Rosenberg discuss the implications of social…
Most of us go through the day with an enormous weight on our shoulders. Maybe during your commute, you start making mental lists of everything you need to do. “If I don’t get to work on time, I’ll miss the team meeting, fall behind on my e-mails, and be forced to catch up all day.”…
Dear Technology, I have been meaning to write you for some time. I know you are quite busy, with your hand in everything from our doorbells, cell phones, and cars, to our pacemakers, space shuttles, and nucleur reactors. I am grateful for so much that you have done for me, humanity, and the planet we live on…
Dear Technology, It has been quite a while since we last spoke. I had sent you a letter via snail-mail but after about 18 months, it was finally sent back to me. Rumor has it you’re now splitting residence between Silicone Valley and Silicone Alley. I guess I’ll stick with email from now on. Much has…
Dear Technology, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but you’re beginning to get a bit of the cold shoulder from certain people. In fact, there was an entire day dedicated to taking a step back from you and all your representatives. It was called, National Day of Unplugging and this year it took place from March 1st to March 2nd. I…
Dear Technology, I have a new YouTube obsession that’s saving me from watching “The Evolution of Dance” for the 100th time, the footage from the TED conferences. After checking out the website, I discovered that the name is not an ode everyone’s least favorite How I Met Your Mother character. It is actually an acronym for Technology, Entertainment,…
Dear Technology, I’m sure you’ve heard by now, but in case the monthly newsletter goes directly to your spam folder, I thought I’d let you know that a mutual friend of ours, Facebook , has been really working hard this fall. She introduced a new type of search bar, called a “graph search.” I had just been…
