Health and Happiness Eileen Wieder Crone RD MS ERYT500 Central PA Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics September 21 2015 wwwraw4yogacom Learning Outcomes 1 Student will describe the stress response and its effect on the nervous system ID: 385546
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Stress Resiliency and Relaxation for Health and Happiness
Eileen
Wieder
Crone, RD, MS, ERYT500
Central PA Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
September 21, 2015
www.raw4yoga.com
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Learning Outcomes:
1. Student will describe the stress response and its effect on the nervous system.
2. Student will define stress, state the origins of stress and identify physical, emotional, and mental signs and symptoms of stress. 3. Student will practice techniques to prevent, manage and alleviate stressful situations (diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, yoga).4. Student will list five practical, everyday tips to cope with stress.
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The only difference between a diamond and a lump of coal is that the diamond had a little more pressure on it.
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What is stress?The automatic non-specific response to any change or demandAnything that is considered taxing or exceeds an individual's resources
Anything
that endangers the overall well-being of an individualA response mediated by the autonomic nervous systemStress Resiliency and Relaxation for Health
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Eustress or "good stress" provides motivation
can
be stimulatingDistress extends over a longer period of timemakes us more susceptible to illness, accidents, mental changes, hormonal imbalances
can
affect the physical health of the
body
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What are the origins of stress?
Perceptual
(in the mind) Environmental (from our surroundings) Physiological (of the body)
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First, the Bad NewsThe Stress Reaction
Symptoms of Stress Stress Resiliency and Relaxation for
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Now, Here Comes the Good News
Breathe…..
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Squashing Stress – Ten Tips
1 - Unplug yourself from the office or family 2 – Sleep stress away 3 – Create a chill-out routine 4 – Take it outside 5 – Plan long weekends 6 – Become an escape artist
7 – Find a hobby
8 – Stop tension in its tracks
9 – Keep your stress kit handy
10 – S T R E T C H ! ! !
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Number 1 – Unplug yourself from the office…
or the family
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Number 2 – Sleep stress away
Did you know? Adequate sleep is the biggest stress reliever of all. Stress decreases quantity of sleep, messes with the quality of sleep, can cause insomnia
, puts the
brain
in overdrive, and creates a
vicious cycle
.
From
“5 Ways Stress Wrecks Your Sleep (And What to Do About It) by Lindsay Holmes, Huffington Post, Sept. 26, 2014
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Number 3 – Create a chill-out routine
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Number 4 – Take it outside
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Number 5 – Plan long weekends
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Number 6 –
Become an escape artist
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Number 7 – Find a hobby
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Number 8 –
Stop tension in its tracks
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Number 9 –
Keep your stress kit handy
lavender essential oil relaxing music CDsquooshy toy jokes/humorcrayons and paper Tension Tamer tea
b
ubble wrap scented candle
….and more
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Number 10 – S T R E T C H ! ! !
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Remember:
Much
stress can be tamed through conscious choice; choose to be stress-resilient and happy!Thank you for your attention!
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