Effective Stress Management Practices to Ease Stress in a Simple, Science-backed, and Healthy way
What you will learn
Understand how stress impacts the brain, body, and behavior and how YOU can impact stress
Identify stressors in your life and learn to respond more effectively
Learn 7 simple micro-practices so you can better regulate stress and emotions
Apply evidence-based micro-practices that fit into your busy life
Description
Stress is a natural part of life. If it goes unchecked or becomes chronic, however, it can have a significant impact on both our physical and mental health. It’s possible to change our relationship with stress and learn to manage it (and ourselves) effectively. This course will provide you with seven strategies to help you do just that.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn about the causes and effects of stress and how it impacts the body, the brain, and your behavior. You’ll do some self-reflection to acknowledge the stressors in your life and how you deal with them. It’s critical for us to mange our stress response. You will learn that here.
You’ll also learn some new ways to deal with stress reminder and ways to make it stick.
We’ll explore and practice seven evidence-based strategies that have been shown to be effective in managing stress and reducing its impact on your health and wellbeing.
The course includes:
- Simple practices using the breath, stretching, eye relaxation, self massage, working with the mind, and a mindfulness practice called POP Stress Now – Pause, Observe, Proceed.
- Seven recordings of guided stress management practices that you can download and listen to anytime.
- Lectures about stress, the body, the brain, and behavior related to stress.
- Opportunities to explore your favorite ways to unwind and recharge. Identify how to make it a priority.
- Six worksheets with various activities to help you assess and reflect on your current situation and to identify strategies that will work for you.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a deeper understanding of stress and the tools you need to manage it effectively. You will have experienced just how quickly you can interrupt the stress reaction with simple practices, allowing you to better manage your emotions. You’ll be equipped with seven evidence-based practices that you can apply in your daily life to change your relationship with stress and improve your overall health and wellbeing.
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