STRESS MANAGEMENT
| A 5 MINUTE STRESS REDUCTION RETREAT CAN CHANGE YOUR DAY! Click here to find out how. |
| Stress Management workshops are designed to help participants identify stressors presently influencing their lives, learn stress management techniques, and apply the techniques every day at work, home and in all aspects of personal activities. Workshops are limited to only 6 participants in order to give each individual a chance to discuss unique concerns and circumstances. |
| Stress Management Workshop Schedules: (Workshops are held on Saturdays) |
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| About stress? We have all experienced stress and the impact of stress on our day to day lives. Sources of stress known as stressors can be environmental, social, physiological, or even our own thoughts. While some stress is necessary to motivate us to function and be productive, too much stress can get the best out of what we do and influence the quality of many moments of our precious lives. It can influence the richness of our relationships, and impact our concentration, energy level, and the general quality of our lives. |
| To register: call: 972-992-3992 or |
| Location: 3001 LBJ Freeway, Suite 127 Dallas, TX 75234 |
| Fee: $35.00 per individual |
| How do we respond to stress? We are born with a natural response to threat defined as the "fight or flight response". As soon as we perceive an event or thought as threatening, a series of biochemical responses occur to prepare us to handle the threatening situation. The cerebral cortex sends a message to the hypothalamus and the hypothalamus stimulates the sympathetic nervous system. As a result we experience an increase in heart beat, blood pressure, metabolism, breathing rate, and muscle tension. Relationship between chronic stress and disease have been an area of study for many researchers. These diseases may present themselves in physical or emotional forms at their primary stages. |
| What can we do about stress? There are many ways to reduce stress. We all use strategies to reduce our stress every day, whether we are aware of it or not. Some of the coping behaviors may be watching TV, exercising, eating, spending time with friends, recreational activities, or consumption of drugs or alcohol. There are times when these habits are not as effective as we would hope for them to be. It then becomes necessary to apply techniques that can help us master our "fight or flight response" more effectively in order to experience a sense of joy and fulfilment in life. Techniques such as breathing, relaxation, and meditation as well as paying attention to nutrition, exercise, thought patterns, social and coping skills can have a rewarding influence in our stress level and the quality of our lives. |
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