Stress Management
Stress affects people physically, mentally and emotionally.
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Stress Management
According to the American Institute of Stress,
up to 90% of all health problems are related to
stress.
World Health Organization recognizes Stress as
2nd most debilitating disease by 2020; only 6
years from now.
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Stress Management
What Is Stress?
Stress is your body’s way of
signaling that you are out of
balance, compromising your
mental, emotional or physical
health and depleting vital energy
faster than you’re replenishing it.
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Physical Symptoms of Stress
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Lack of sleep; restless
Digestive issues (constipation, diarrhea, nausea)
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Obesity (crave sugar, fats & starches)
Skin irritations
Chronic fatigue, low energy levels
Adrenal fatigue (low back pain)
Hair loss
Headaches
Cold & infections
Loss of sex drive
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Mental Symptoms of Stress
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Brain Fog
Lack of concentration
Memory loss
Rapid pace of thoughts (60,000 –
90,000 thoughts)
Fearful, negative, aggressive, isolating
thought patterns
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Emotional Symptoms of Stress
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Anxiety
Anger
Irritability
Depression
Aggression
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Behavioral Symptoms of Stress
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Inability to make good choices
Unconscious patterning in response to
mental and emotional
Lack of self-discipline
Poor lifestyle environment
Lack of personal and professional
boundaries
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Stress Facts
The American Institute of Stress
reports that 70% to 90% of visits to
primary-care physicians involve stressrelated complaints. Although stress
affects health, relationships, career
and overall quality of life, many people
aren’t conscious of the impact it is
having on them.
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Just Say NO!
Here’s the good news . . . We CAN control how
we respond to stress.
It starts with a simple breath . . .
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The Power of Breath
The average person has 21,600
breaths every 24 hours (15 breaths
per min X 60 min X 24 hours) and
about 60,000 independent mental
thoughts. This is happening even in a
resting state.
Our breathing process is the
foundation of all of our brain function
and 12 energy systems of the body.
Breathing is also the only
physiological function that we can
control, if we wish. Otherwise, it
occurs from the intelligence of our
autonomic nervous system on its’
own.
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Breathing Techniques
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Foundational Breathing
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Diaphragmatic or 3-part Breath
Ocean Sounding Breath
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Neurotransmitter Testing
Bedtime by 10:00 pm
Conscious Breathing Practice
Reduce sugar & caffeine intake
Meditation
Yoga
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