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My Mindful Stress

A new approach to stress.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Explain:MyMindfulnessStress

Experience: ‘Stopping & Dropping’

MY

My, is to fully accept my stress as a part of life.

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MINDFUL

Mindful, is the ability to respond the stress, rather then react to it.

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STRESS

Stress, is the natural response to a real or imagined danger.

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ANXIETY

Anxiety is worrying about the real or imagined danger.

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MINDFULNESS

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MINDFULNESS

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THOUGHTS64,000/day & 3/4 negative

64,000/day – The average number of thoughts we think each day. Enough to fill a large book.

3/4 negative – Brain research shows approximately 75% of

our thoughts have a negative bias.

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REACTING

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RESPONDING

PRACTICE

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PRACTICE

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STOP & DROPMini- PracticeTake a few minutes to just stop and drop.

Noticing:

The sounds in the room

The sensations of your posture

GROUNDING

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We ground to re-balance our, nervous system.

WHY GROUND?

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THE TWO SYSTEMS

SYMPATHETIC – Fear based

PARASYMPATHETIC – Love based

NERVOUS SYSTEM

HUMAN NEEDS

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Resting to be wise

Grounding to be safe

Opening to be loved

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Feeling the body• Posture of the spine• Feet, legs, hips & hands

Intentional breathing• Noticing, on the in-breath• Letting go, on the out-breath

Feeling the heart beating• Breathing-in, invite the chest to open• Notice, the heart beating in the chest

GROUNDING

OPENING

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We open to re-balance our, hormonal system.

WHY OPEN?

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OPENING

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THE HORMONAL SYSTEM

CORTISOL – Fear based

DOPAMINE – Love based

HORMONAL SYSTEMS

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Opening & Smiling• Still grounded• Silently repeat ‘may I smile’

Opening & Feeling• Still grounded• Silently repeat ‘I let you be’

Opening & Letting go• Still grounded• Silently repeat ‘I let it all go’

OPENING

RESTING

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We rest to heal & understand.

WHY REST?

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Stopping & Dropping• Stopping the over-thinking• Dropping back into the body

Opening & Letting Go• Breathing-in, opening the mind• Breathing-out, let everything go

Resting in Awareness• Awareness of sensations in the body• Awareness of the sounds in the body

RESTING

SUMMARY

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PRINCIPLES

PRACTICE

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PURPOSE

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PURPOSE

MindfulnessTrainingOnline

G Ross Clark1-519-648-2985

Waterloo, ON, CanadaMindfulnessTrainingForLife@gmail.com