my mindful stress - the new approach to stress management
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My Mindful Stress
A new approach to stress.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explain:MyMindfulnessStress
Experience: ‘Stopping & Dropping’
MY
My, is to fully accept my stress as a part of life.
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MINDFUL
Mindful, is the ability to respond the stress, rather then react to it.
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STRESS
Stress, is the natural response to a real or imagined danger.
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ANXIETY
Anxiety is worrying about the real or imagined danger.
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MINDFULNESS
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MINDFULNESS
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THOUGHTS64,000/day & 3/4 negative
64,000/day – The average number of thoughts we think each day. Enough to fill a large book.
3/4 negative – Brain research shows approximately 75% of
our thoughts have a negative bias.
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REACTING
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RESPONDING
PRACTICE
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PRACTICE
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STOP & DROPMini- PracticeTake a few minutes to just stop and drop.
Noticing:
The sounds in the room
The sensations of your posture
GROUNDING
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We ground to re-balance our, nervous system.
WHY GROUND?
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THE TWO SYSTEMS
SYMPATHETIC – Fear based
PARASYMPATHETIC – Love based
NERVOUS SYSTEM
HUMAN NEEDS
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Resting to be wise
Grounding to be safe
Opening to be loved
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Feeling the body• Posture of the spine• Feet, legs, hips & hands
Intentional breathing• Noticing, on the in-breath• Letting go, on the out-breath
Feeling the heart beating• Breathing-in, invite the chest to open• Notice, the heart beating in the chest
GROUNDING
OPENING
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We open to re-balance our, hormonal system.
WHY OPEN?
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OPENING
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THE HORMONAL SYSTEM
CORTISOL – Fear based
DOPAMINE – Love based
HORMONAL SYSTEMS
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Opening & Smiling• Still grounded• Silently repeat ‘may I smile’
Opening & Feeling• Still grounded• Silently repeat ‘I let you be’
Opening & Letting go• Still grounded• Silently repeat ‘I let it all go’
OPENING
RESTING
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We rest to heal & understand.
WHY REST?
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Stopping & Dropping• Stopping the over-thinking• Dropping back into the body
Opening & Letting Go• Breathing-in, opening the mind• Breathing-out, let everything go
Resting in Awareness• Awareness of sensations in the body• Awareness of the sounds in the body
RESTING
SUMMARY
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PRINCIPLES
PRACTICE
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PURPOSE
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PURPOSE
