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Stress Busters

Stress Busters. Stress Relieving Practices Group Project Spring 2004. Stress Busters. Definition: A stressor is anything that throws your body out of allostatic balance. Most holistic traditions speak of balance or harmony Can be an actual event Can be the anticipation of an actual event.

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Stress Busters

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  1. Stress Busters Stress Relieving Practices Group Project Spring 2004

  2. Stress Busters • Definition: A stressor is anything that throws your body out of allostatic balance. • Most holistic traditions speak of balance or harmony • Can be an actual event • Can be the anticipation of an actual event

  3. Stress Busters • Three Types of Stress • Acute Physical • Chronic Physical • Psychological / Social

  4. Stress Busters • The Focus of our Project • Addressing psychological and social stressors. • Applying techniques and remedies to bring us back into balance. • Seeing which techniques and remedies worked for the group.

  5. Stress Busters • Negative Effects of Stress - Immune System - Sex / Reproduction System - Gastrointestinal Problems - Memory - Cardiovascular System - Digestive System

  6. Stress Relief Practices Cooking Exercise Miscellaneous Bubble Bath Meditation Stress Busters

  7. “A stress free mind and disease-free body are the birthright of every human being. Only true spiritual knowledge can help us handle our mind and bring us back to the present moment. Breathing techniques, as well as meditation and yoga, can be used as powerful tools to release tension and negative emotions, helping one to live more fully in the present moment.” -Sri Sri Ravi Shankar addressing the United Nations 50th Anniversary Celebration Stress Busters Exercise

  8. Walking fast- Women: 45 Men: 60 Painting- 45 60 Washing a car- 45 60 Playing tag- 50 67 Moving furniture- 60 80 Walking upstairs- 70 93 Stress Busters Exercise

  9. Ways helping to reduce stressexercise affects the body and mind; in turn Helping to Reduce Stress. It increases the body’s output of epinephrine, producing feelings of euphoria It changes the pattern of the brain’s neurotransmitter secretion, particularly norepinephrine, producing mood changes It increases endorphin secretions, and enkephalins, which are hormone-like substances that facilitate feelings of inner peace. Stress Busters Exercise

  10. Walking in Balance: While you dress and or warm up before any type of workout, remind yourself that you are taking time away from the problems and worries facing you. The main goal during this exercise period is to see increase the awareness of the environment you are in, imagining you are experiencing it for the first time. If outside- notice every tree, every cloud, and every bird. Try to feel that you are a part of that environment, by noticing as much of it as you can. Stress Busters Exercise

  11. While ‘Prevention is Better than A Cure” a leisurely and relaxing soak in a bubble bath is guaranteed way to reduce stress. The following are some of the experiences recorded by members of the group. Stress Busters Bubble Baths

  12. Personal definition of stress Dealing with stress The project The process of tackling the miscellaneous The conclusion: How I felt after Accessories Plan Ahead Useful sites www.stressbusting.co.uk/ www.lifepositive.com http://www.inspiredliving.com Stress Busters Miscellaneous

  13. How effective is meditation on stress Different ways of meditation Zen Western Ayurveda Stress Busters Meditation

  14. “We cannot eat Raw potatoes, but we don’t throw them away just because they are raw. We know we can cook them. So, we put them in a pot of water, put the lid on, and put the pot on the fire. The fire is mindfulness, the practice of breathing consciously and focusing on our anger. The lid symbolizes our concentration, because it prevents the heat from going out of the pot.” Tich Nhat Hanh, Peace is Every Step Stress Busters Cooking

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