Professor Kenshasa Shabaka Honored by Cambridge Who's Who for Excellence in Psychotherapy
Professor Kenshasa Shabaka advocates a comprehensive approach to stress through workshops and her own TV show

EAST HAMPTON, NY, June 30, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ --Professor Kenshasa Shabaka, Founder and Consultant of Wholistic Life Stress Management and a retired Professor from the City University of New York, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in psychotherapy.

With 49 years of experience in mental health care, Professor Kenshasa Shabaka is a renowned authority on stress management psychotherapy. An educator and a television host, she is credited for developing the stress management course at the College of Staten Island and is known for her work with 1001 Ways to Cope with Stress, a show aired over Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT) and Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN). Now a mental health consultant certified by New York State, Prof. Shabaka counsels individuals, teaches stress management techniques, and conducts workshops on such topics as stress management, parenting and life skills, and challenging behaviors in children and adults.

Touched by tragedy in her own life, Prof. Shabaka knows first-hand the importance of a comprehensive approach to coping with stress. In 1980, she was a happily married psychology professor raising three young children. That year, though relatively young, her husband suffered a fatal hypertension-related stroke. Initially focused on recovering from her unexpected loss and adjusting to life as a single parent, Prof. Shabaka eventually discovered ways in which she could use her experience to help others. Through her work in a Head Start program, she strove to help children deal with emotional trauma and stress and soon found ways to apply her knowledge to adults as well. At the College of Staten Island, she pioneered a stress management course that became so popular it was adopted by other CUNY colleges. Prof. Shabaka is pleased that she played a role in bringing stress management for students to the forefront.

Desiring to bring her message to a greater number of people, Prof. Shabaka joined BCAT in 2000. She took basic production classes and learned to produce her own show, 1001 Ways to Cope with Stress, which offers positive methods to address stress and create self-awareness. With a simple set — only wooden chairs, a table and a Nigerian Yoruba statue, which symbolizes her offering to the community and to the ancestors upon whose shoulders she stands — she offers her ideas for topics and guests, which often come from her own research and suggestions by viewers. Her shows have included meditation, panel discussions on topics like the need for strong ties to family and cultural heritage, demonstrations by dance groups, and interviews with community members who have a unique understanding of stress management. Prof. Shabaka recently completed taping on Control Your Breath, Control Your Life, a seven-part series in which Sifu Roosevelt Gainey, a 40-year martial arts veteran, teaches breathing techniques to relieve stress and improve health. Mr. Gainey professes that disease cannot live in a body that is fully oxygenated and that breathing exercises can improve vitality and treat ailments from heart trouble to cancer.

A more recent seven-part series featured Dr. John L. Bolling, founder of the Mandala Cultural Institute in Harlem, New York City. Dr. Bolling introduces a soul-centered focus back into psychology in the context of the current global paradigm shift and the coming 2012 transformation in consciousness.

Prof. Shabaka received her master of science in clinical psychology in 1962 from The George Washington University and her bachelor of science in psychology from Butler University. She also completed coursework in psychoanalytic art therapy at New York University. She currently sits on the board of the Mandela Soul Centered Psychology Institute.

1001 Ways to Cope with Stress airs Tuesday evenings from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST over Brooklyn Cable Access Television on Channels 34 or 67. It can also be viewed on Manhattan Neighborhood Network on Fridays at 10:00 a.m. EST on Channels 34, 56 and 83. It can also be accessed at the same timeslot through the website http://www.bricartsmedia.org/bcat (Channel 1). Internet access is available through www.mnn.org.

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