Effective Ways to Manage Stress
See a Sample of This Teleseminar
Imagine, for a moment, driving your car through city traffic at the height of rush hour. It’s stressful. You are eager to get to your destination, yet everyone is in your way. The traffic is so bad that you begin to realize you are going to be late. You begin to think about the reactions you’re going to get when you arrive late.
Even though you are only imagining this situation, you most likely felt some sort of physical shift, even if it was the slightest change. If so, you experienced a dose of stress.
The experience of stress has become a pervasive problem that we cover it up by over-working, over-eating, over-avoiding, and by using drugs and alcohol to divert us from the discomfort. What we are really struggling with is how to appropriately cope with stress.
Your participants will discover how they manage the stress they experience in today’s world and explore ways to handle stressful situations as well as uncover the benefits of managing stress mindfully.
Learning Outcomes
In this teleseminar, your participants will:
- Identify the two types of stressful situations.
- Discover the four approaches to managing stress.
- Learn effective techniques for managing stress.
Course Contents
Part I – What Can You Gain From Stress Management?
- Activity #1: “Expectations”
- Activity Objective: Participants are given an opportunity to identify and share a current source of stress in their lives.
Part II – How Do You Respond to Stress?
- Activity #2: “Stress Responders”
- Activity Objective: Participants participate in a visualization of a stressful situation, a traffic jam, and use the experience to explore stress management techniques.
Part III – Two Types of Stress
- Activity #3: “Types of Stress”
- Activity Objective: Participants explore and define two key types of stress.
Part IV – Stress Management Techniques
- Activity #4: “Types and Techniques”
- Activity Objective: Participants brainstorm reactive and proactive stress management techniques for both acute and chronic stress.
Part V – How Will You Manage Your Stress?
- Activity #5: “Technique Pros and Cons”
- Activity Objective: Participants select various techniques and explore the pros and cons of each technique.
Part VI – What Are the Implications of Managing/Not Managing Stress?
- Activity #6: “Stress Implications”
- Activity Objective: Participants identify the ramifications of not managing stress and the benefits of managing stress.
Application
- Activity: “Wrapping it all up”
- Activity Objective: Participants choose one or two techniques they will use to manage the stress identified at the start of the teleseminar.