Dealing With Stress

By Kim SilverthornProject PEACE

Mental Health Capacity Building In Schools Initiative

Empathy Rock Exercise

What is Stress?

• Positive Stress

• Negative Stress

• Teen Stress Tree

Balloon Exercise

Resiliency

• What is this??

• Things that Promote…

• Things that Restrict….

Lap Squat Exercise

• When even just ONE thing is out of balance/position, then stress starts to take control

How Does Stress Effect Us?

• Aspects of the Wellness Wheel Physical

Mental

Spiritual

Emotional

YOU!

How To Deal With Stress!!

Small Group Wellness Wheels Exercise

Things To Do at Home

Relaxation

• Deep Breathing• Visualization• Progressive Muscle Relaxation• Chair Yoga

Author Unknown ~ The time to relax is when you don't have time for it ~

Chinese Proverb ~ Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are ~

Let’s Try!!

Visualization Exercise or

Deep Breathing Relaxation Exercise

Hope Kits Exercise

• What ordinary things in life can remind you to look on the bright side??

• Rubber band• Marble• Eraser• Candle• String with a Knot• …….. (more)