Mind/Body Services

Your CD “Breathing in the Now” and the personalized audio tapes that you made for me are extremely helpful, especially for someone like me whose life is in chaos. I’m often preoccupied with many negative and self-doubting thoughts. The tapes allowed me to rest my mind and focus on goodness, happiness and hope.”

The stress of infertility can be relieved!

NYU Fertility Center is now offering Mind/Body Support Groups as part of our Wellness Program. These groups will provide you with myriad approaches to taming the frenzy of body and mind provoked by this challenging time.

Infertility typically leaves people feeling out of control. While you cannot control that you are in this situation, you can control how you navigate it. Our mind/body groups will teach you:

• Effective ways to reverse the mental and physical discomfort of stress
• A panorama of coping mechanisms
• How to tame and transform the intrusion of negative thoughts

How to gain clarity by building awareness of your:

• Emotions
• Communication Skills
• Boundary-setting Options
• Spiritual Concerns
• Inner Strength

Support groups classically ameliorate stress simply by providing participants with the opportunity to meet others in the same struggle. In addition, this mind/body group is designed to provide you with the benefit of feeling empowered and clear-thinking.

New York Times Article: Lowering Stress Improves Fertility Treatment

Classes are run by Helen Adrienne, who has worked with infertility patients for 30 years.

Classes and Registration

To view this month's schedule of classes, please visit our Wellness Calendar page.

Mind/Body Classes
Cost: $75.00 per class
Fees may be reimbursable by insurance

A series of four classes are offered on a continually rotating basis. Classes do not need to be taken in order and include handouts and a stress-reduction CD. For optimum benefit, attend all four classes:

• Entering the Mind/Body Connection for Stress Reduction
• Using the Mind to Trick the Brain for Enhanced Coping
• Transforming Negative Thinking
• Gain Clarity by Building Awareness

Stress Reduction for Couples
Cost: $75.00 per couple
Fees may be reimbursable by insurance

This two hour class is geared toward helping couples navigate the stress of infertility together. You will learn how to reduce the stress, build communication skills and enhance intimacy. You will receive handouts with a wealth of resources. Helen’s stress-reduction CD, Breathing in the Now, and her book, On Fertile Ground: Healing Infertility, will be available.