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This short, 2-hour session will guide participants through practicing mindfulness, a powerful tool to become more resilient at work and at home.
This session will focus on understanding how anxiety is perpetuated by our thoughts and behaviour and how mindfulness exercises combat these negative cycles.
Delivery Methods
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Audience
Any person who wishes to use effective tools to manage their stress and become more resilient
Pre-Requisites
None
Course Outline / Curriculum
- Defining Stress and How It Affects Us
- To begin, participants will discuss how they would currently handle stressful situations. Participants will also define stress, and they will learn what their score on the pre-assignment (the Holmes-Rahe stress scale) means. To conclude the session, participants will discuss the role of gender and health on stress.
- What Is Stress About?
- This session will explore the four things that stress is about including what causes stress and the biology of stress. Participants will also learn about the positive effects of stress and what eustress is.
- Building a Solid Foundation
- Next, participants will learn about the four pillars of stress management. Special focus will be given to relaxation techniques.
- Rumination and Distraction
- In this session, participants will look at one of the biggest exacerbating factors of our stress and a simple way to manage it.
- Mindfulness
- Next, participants will learn why the practice of mindfulness is important for reducing anxiety. They will engage in a short mindfulness session which provides alternative methods for this useful practice.
- Mental Strategies
- This session will give participants two mental strategies to manage stress.
- Stress at Work
- During this session, participants will complete a stress inventory to help them identify areas of stress at work. Participants will also identify some solutions for work-related stress.
- Time Management Tips
- A little bit of planning can go a long way towards reducing stress. Participants will work in small groups to brainstorm ways of managing time.
- Stress at Home
- Next, participants will get some tips on running their household in a way that reduces stress, including budgeting, planning meals, general organization, and chores.
- Drainers and Fillers
- To wrap things up, participants will identify the things that drain and energize them. They will also take another look at the stressful situations from this morning to see how they might approach those situations differently now
Schedule Dates and Booking
There are currently no scheduled dates.