Stress is a feeling of being overwhelmed, being out of control, under pressure, out of time, tense, anxious, unable to cope, exhaustion and frustration. This programme is designed for Executives or Leaders experiencing long-term signs of stress including:

• Exhaustion, tiredness and lack of sleep.
• A feeling of being overwhelmed and out of control.
• Dependence on cigarettes, drugs or alcohol.
• Tension headaches, back, neck or shoulder pain.
• Constant colds or flu.
• Feeling, irritable, frustrated or impatient.
• Unable to make decisions.
• A feeling of lack of time/resources and no time to relax.

Programme Description

This programme is designed to develop emotional resilience to negative stress triggers using tools that can help turn stressful situations into creative thinking environments and mindfulness techniques for developing clarity in stressful situations. 

Approach

Managing stress is about taking charge: taking charge of thoughts, emotions, schedules, deadlines and negative stress triggers that sabotage your environment.  Participants will learn to manage or eliminate stress triggers and learn to:

• Take control of the negative thoughts, emotions and reactions that “hijack” them.
• Adapt behaviour to manage a situation whilst staying calm under pressure.
• Become more response-able by adopting a healthy internal attitude to stress.
• Work with and balance between the SNS (sympathetic nervous system) the “fuel” that feeds stress and the PNS (parasympathetic nervous system) the “sprinkler” that cools and dampens it down.
• Identify the influence stress has on the state of both your mind and body and practice centering, flow and mindfulness techniques using simple Somatic principles.

The outcome

The ultimate goal is to maintain a sense of wellbeing by building resilience under pressure and turning problems into challenges and by managing time for work, relationships, relaxation, and fun.