Learning Enhanced Coping Skills (LECS)

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions):

FAQ 1: If the patient is going to be referred to psychologist where is the need for the MP (Medical Practitioner) to give a detailed prescription for ICBM?

ANS.: refer to the ‘ Features ’ above.

FAQ 2: If Cobiet (Cognitive Behavioral and Intellectual Enhancement therapy) model and the Saffron Prescription tool for ICBM are so good why are they or similar ones not been in common use (in mainstream healthcare) till now?

ANS: The benefits of healthy lifestyle, breathing techniques and yoga have been known for thousands of years (Raja yoga). Only recently the Mind / Body Medicine Institutions have brought them into main stream practice. Similarly with Cobiet. Simply, people have not turned their focus till now on these wealth of resources (such as yoga and the BhagavadGita, the foremost psychotherapy) in a clinical setting.

FAQ 3: What is Saffron?

ANS: 1.Saffron is a precious spice from the flower of the herb Crocus Sativus. It has nice flavour, nice colour and has Medicinal properties, especially for high Blood Pressure. The Saffron Rx for ICBM (Individualised Cognitive Behavior Modification) was first developed as a part of Non Pharmacological Rx for Hypertension.

2. Saffron or the ' lion colour ' (golden orange or orange yellow or golden rod colour) is nice and bright in daylight. Traditionally saffron denotes COURAGE and PIETY. The Brightness (Energy), Courage and Piety are important qualities needed to conquer Stress. So it is very appropriate to call it " the Saffron Rx " for Stress Management.

Many brochures on mental and emotional health are in saffron. Example: New Brunswick Health and Community Services saffron booklet on Emotional Health. The Saffron Prescription is similar to - the Green Prescription for Physical Activity and Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)’s Stress Management pamphlet depicting a man boldly facing stress.

3. Saffron is " cool "; Example: www.saffronsoul.com | www.saffronart.com | www.saffronstyle.com | www.planetsaffron.com.

4. Saffron is the Ingredient of The ' Saffron ' Gates ... the unique multi million dollar biggest art exhibition in Central Park, New York; Created by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, displaying miles of 'a visual golden river'.

•The project: "The Gates," the biggest art project in New York City's history, debuted Saturday in Central Park with the unfurling of saffron-colored fabric banners suspended in 16-foot-high frames.
•The hardware: The project covers 23 miles of Central Park pedestrian paths, at 12-foot intervals. The 7,500 metal gates contain 5,290 tons of steel -- the equivalent of two-thirds of the steel in the Eiffel Tower -- and 46 miles of fabric.
• The artists: Christo and Jeanne-Claude say their work creates "a visual golden river" along the footpaths. Their previous works included "Wrapped Reichstag," which wrapped the German Parliament building in Berlin in silvery fabric in 1995.

To honor the work and compliment its color, several local restaurants served dishes with Saffron.

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