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“Tips for reducing stress” is one of the top searches in the week before and after NYE. We know that stress can cause irritability, tension, stomach pain, nausea, headaches, anger, or frustration, even to the extreme of withdrawal. If reducing stress is one of your (or your client’s) goals for 2020, here are some simple steps you can start today. [Read more…]
Many factors, including unrealistic expectations, financial pressures, and excessive commitments can cause stress and anxiety at holiday time. When stress is at its peak, it’s hard to stop and regroup. Try to prevent stress and depression in the first place, especially if the holidays have taken an emotional toll on you in the past.
Remember that everything doesn’t have to be perfect and don’t worry about things that are out of your control. If some of your relatives are known to act out or make you or someone else feel down, you should probably expect that this behavior is likely to make you feel bad, chances are that won’t change. If you know what you’re getting into, it will be easier to not let them push your buttons. If things get uncomfortable, decompress by going to a movie or taking a drive.
Avoid the crowded malls and aim to finish your holiday shopping as soon as possible. Better yet, avoid traditional shopping altogether and gift your family and friends with one-on0one time with you. Fatigue, over-scheduling, and taking on too many tasks can quickly dampen your spirits. Use this time as an opportunity to practice saying, “No,” and try to delegate tasks that aren’t as important to you. When you make the decision to do less, you are able to focus your energy on the really important parts of the holidays.
If you are feeling alone or left out, get out of the house and find some way to join the fun of the season. This time of year, there are so many places you can go to hear music, enjoy the sights or help people in need.
This may come as a surprise, but many people suffer from depression due to a lack of sunlight because of shorter days and bad weather. Using a full spectrum lamp for twenty minutes a day can lessen this type of depression called SAD (seasonal affectiveness disorder). Be mindful of the onset of “Post Holiday Syndrome.” which can leave you feeling down after the rollercoaster of the holidays. Ease out of all the fun by planning a well-deserved day of rest toward the end of the season.
It’s important to be conscious of your diet and daily activity or movement during the holidays. Remember it’s perfectly normal to eat more during the holidays. Don’t feel bad about indulging during the holiday season, but be aware of how certain foods affect your mood. For example, for many people, eating fats and sweets often leads to less energy which leads to more stress. Try to combat some of those stressful feelings, by taking a walk with some of your loved ones before or after your holiday mean.
The holidays present a dizzying array of demands — parties, shopping, baking, cleaning and entertaining, to name just a few. Our stress management coaching program is designed for life coaches, as well as fitness and wellness professionals who want to expand his or her knowledge in the lucrative and expanding field.
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No single stress reduction technique automatically reduces stress for everyone. When dealing with a client who is challenged by stress, you must first empower the client to be aware of when stress is occurring.
People, like your client, are frequently unaware that the reason they are always tired or have body aches, is that they are experiencing the negative effects of stress. Find stress reduction techniques that work best for the client. [Read more…]
No Stress Here. This is Your Golden Ticket.
Think about your current coaching career.
I am willing to bet your clients experience stress (not the good kind) on a regular, or simi-regular basis.
It’s called life.
As a coach, do you know all the physiological and psychological signs and symptoms? Do you know the leading causes of stress? How do you define the distinct difference between good and bad stress? Do you have an action plan for clients who experience high levels or extended periods of stress?
It’s actually a really interesting and complex topic. And, due to our hectic world, coaches who have specific skills and credentials in stress management are doing very well.
In the last 3 days, we’ve had 12 new students become Certified Stress Management Coaches. When asked, they said clients are demanding the skills, resources and solutions. I wanted to pass this along to you.
STRESS FACTS: Proof that you have job security and people need your professional help [Read more…]
For thousands of years, people believed that stress made you sick. Up until the nineteenth century, the idea that the passions and emotions were intimately linked to disease held weight, and people were told by their doctors to go to spas or seaside resorts when they were ill. Gradually these ideas lost favor as more concrete causes and cures were found for illness after illness. But in the last decade, scientists like Dr. Esther Sternberg, director of the Integrative Neural Immune Program at NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), have been re- discovering the links between the brain and the immune system. [Read more…]
Meditation can conjure up visions of yogis peacefully residing on a mountaintop, one with the earth and sky. That may seem to be a very unobtainable state, however, meditation is something that everyone can do (mountaintop optional).
As a yoga instructor and a mom of three, I welcome families to come together to take my classes, in fact I encourage it. New moms with their babies, moms and dads with toddlers in tow, everyone can benefit from the practice. Parents are often surprised at how their kids are natural-born yogis! I often use the babies to show the proper way to breath, deep from your belly. The babies are my best assistant instructors in long deep breathing. After class, no matter the group I am teaching, is always meditation time and there are some wonderful meditations that families can participate in!