PJEndicott

From Gremlins to Goals - Stress Management II

Delegate Pack
All courses come complete with a delegate pack specifically designed to accompany the course. Each article in the pack covers 2 - 4 pages, sufficient to get the main points across easily, but short enough for busy people to read quickly and easily. Handouts are comprehensive and allow delegates to sit back and enjoy the course without feeling the need to take notes.

Dealing with my worries
When we have a number of things on our mind that we are unable to resolve it can seem as if they are never far from our mind. In fact, our conscious brain can get hooked on these concerns and then engages in a process of batting them around constantly. This activity sheet assists in identifying concerns, planning effective steps to deal with them and monitors progress.

Helping the unconscious brain to work
This handout explains how and why the conscious brain becomes hooked on worrying thoughts and provides options for accessing the rational thinking brain.

Putting our worries away
We can use creative visualisation techniques combined with deep breathing and relaxation to allow our conscious mind to stop worrying about an issue. This can free up the resources in our unconscious mind to work on the problem and, in many cases, to find a solution. This article explains one way of achieving this.

Ten things I ……..
An activity sheet to enable us to decide what aspects of ourselves (both our personality and our lifestyle) we like and which we would like to change.

Being SMART about change
This activity encourages us to decide upon one thing that can be changed easily as a demonstration to ourselves of how effective positive planning can be! It lays the foundations for making effective changes in the future.

Making lasting change
Throughout our lives we are constantly responding to change in the world around us. Sometimes we are faced with periods of major change and there are times, too, when we deliberately decide to make changes in our life. To do this requires action on our part which has been thought through and planned to minimize the chance of anything going wrong. At these times it can be useful to have a model on which to build our plans, and it can be even more helpful if the model actually warns us of what and when to look out for events that could scupper our plans and make those changes less likely to happen or more difficult to maintain.

More relaxation!
A full description of the relaxation exercises used on the course to enable participants to relax at home.

Stepping up – stepping down
An activity that really gets to the bottom of what holds us back from regaining control and achieving what we seek in life, and also helps us to identify what we really want for ourselves.

Meditation for stress management
The benefits of meditation are well known. Used for thousands of years to manage stress and promote good health, it has now entered mainstream culture as a life skill that is both practical and enriching. This article has been written by Linda Hall and explains how meditation can be used to manage stress effectively

Writing Affirmations
Affirmations can be an empowering tool for changing our thinking patterns and promoting self-esteem. This activity provides the tools and a useful checklist to ensure that our affirmations are worded to promote success!

Using Affirmations
Many people swear by their use of affirmations to help them overcome their daily worries and fears, to boost their self-esteem and confidence and to motivate themselves to achieve their desires. So what is an affirmation? Put simply, an affirmation is a statement expressed in the present tense and phrased in the positive tense. This handout explains how to word and to use affirmations to improve confidence and self-esteem.

The Folklore tales
Copies of the folklore tales used on the course; excellent examples for motivation and contemplation.

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