Stress Management Workshops in Hemel Hempstead

Stress is a major contributing factor to many physical and metal illnesses and is responsible for more sick days from work than any other reason.
Each workshop is independent but the two complement each other.


Secrets of Stress Free People
Wednesday 13th February
7.30pm - 9.30pm

By understanding how others manage stress successfully you can use their strategies to become stress free too.
On this interactive workshop you will learn what stress is and how to deal with the symptoms of stress, manage stressful situations, identify your personal stressors, make changes to you lifestyle and attitudes.

Learn to Relax
Wednesday 20th February
7.30pm - 9.30pm

An interactive session where you will practice breathing techniques, muscle relaxation and visualisation.
These effective yet simple techniques are easy to master and can be used anywhere. You will discover that after deep relaxation you can feel refreshed and energised.

Location
Boxmoor Cricket Club, St John's Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1NP

Booking and payment
The workshops are £20 each or book both for £30
Please pre-book to reserve a place by visiting:

http://positivechangenow.googlepages.com





or call 07881 602024

Developments at Positive Change Now

I have had several requests for workshops and downloadable material, so...
coming soon... there will be a series of public workshops.

The first two will be:

'Secrets of Stress-Free People'
introducing the concepts of stress:
what stress actually is,
how it is manifested mentally and physically,
how to deal with the symptoms of stress,
how to manage stressful situations
how to identify your personal stressors

'Learn to Relax'
An interactive and practical session. You will learn:
effective breathing techniques to relax your mind
how to relax your body
how to use visualisation to rest, recuperate and feel refreshed anywhere.

They will be in February in Hemel Hempstead - details to follow.

In the pipeline:
'Secrets of Slim People'
'From Procrastination to Motivation'
'How to be Happy'

Please contact me for more information

Dental Fear and Anxiety - Tip 3: Easy Breathing for Relaxation

The 7:11 Breathing Pattern

Whether you are thinking about making an appointment, you are in the waiting room or in the chair many people find that the easiest way to relax is to concentrate on their own breathing.
It is a special type of breathing, not into your chest but deep into your tummy or diaphragm which is below your chest. Experience this now.
Sit down and close your eyes for a little while. Just become aware of your breathing. Make sure you are sitting or lying in a comfortable position with your hands resting in your lap or by your side and your legs un-crossed.
Concentrate on being aware of your feet on the floor, your arms, legs, head wherever they are resting.
Make each out breath last longer than the in breaths. This causes stimulation of the part of your nervous system responsible for relaxation. This is a basic law of biology and if you breathe in this way then your body will have no choice but to relax.
Your body will respond regardless of what your mind is thinking.
Now count to 7 as you breathe in and 11 as you breathe out, concentrate on counting to keep your mind focused, welcome the sense of calm gradually flowing in.
Do this 10-20 times knowing you will relax more with each breath.

It may be a little difficult at first and you may like someone to guide you through it until you are familiar with it, but doing this regularly causes your general anxiety level to come down. You may also find that you begin to breathe this way automatically if you feel anxious. Regular relaxation actually starts to inhibit the production of stress hormones in the body so it actually becomes harder and harder to panic. As you become more generally relaxed the 'baseline' of arousal from which you are starting lowers. It actually becomes harder to get stressed!
You can gain much more control over panic attacks.