De-Stress Scientifically Proven Stress Reduction Program

What you'll learn
Understanding the causes and effects of stress. Identifying personal stressors and triggers.
Learn to be in the present moment with Mindfulness practices.
Learn psychological techniques to deal with unwanted thoughts and feelings.
Identify your values and set goals to improve life.
Learn how to overcome anxiety, self-doubt & self-sabotage without needing to rely on motivation or willpower.
Requirements
Open mind willing to learn new psychological skills.
Description
Imagine possessing the skills to reduce the stress, confusion and chaos of life into a grounded and confident state of mind that will allow you to truly be the director of your life. The program trains you in paying attention to the present moment, switching from the automatic pilot of doing. You will learn a radically new way of responding to emotional pain and negative thoughts.The De-Stress course is 4 weeks long and each class runs for approximately 2 hours (1 class each week). During this time participants engage in mindful dialogue, receive individualised instructions, and practice mindfulness meditation techniques. During the week participants engage in daily homework activities to cement their learning and to help integrateKeeps you mentally, emotionally and physically happyStudies have shown that rumination and worry contribute to mental illness and that mindfulness-based interventions are effective in the reduction of worry.Helps reduce stress.The amygdala—that pesky corner of the brain that produces feelings of anxiety, fear and general stress—is physically smaller in the brains of expert meditators. For the rest of us, even a crash course in mindfulness-based stress reduction leads to a measurable decrease in the size of the amygdala.Develops emotional intelligenceThe program trains you to respond and not react to emotions. Emotionally intelligent people are not worried about being a perfectionist, they know how to balance life and work, embrace change, don't get easily distracted, are empathetic, are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, are self-motivated, don't live in the past, and focus on the positive.Increases focus, concentration, creativity and productivityUniversity of Washington found that only those trained in meditation stayed on tasks longer and made fewer task switches, as well as reporting less negative emotion after task performance, as compared with the other two groups. In addition, both the meditation and the relaxation groups showed improved memory for the tasks they performed.Builds leadershipScientific results which were published in the Academy of Management Proceedings, discovered that the meditation training increased leaders overall self-confidence, along with other leadership skills like inspiring a shared vision and demonstrating moral intelligence.And morelower heart rate and blood pressurereduced frequency of illnessimproved sleep & energyincreased compassionless self-judgmentless frequent emotional triggersincreased awareness of the body's needsWhat Participant's SayPractical, pragmatic and fun. A little challenging at times - good conditions for growth. MP has deep knowledge and a big heart which really shines through in his teaching.Jon from Melbourne, AustraliaIn the short amount of time you've covered some great topics. The Concept of moving away and towards, develop the skills of self-awareness and acceptance were mainly very unique. Meghna from Bangalore, IndiaThe session on setting goals was very useful, as I learned the importance of creating a step-by-step plan to help achieve my goals. The tip to regularly review the plan and make sure I am on track is something I will be going to integrate in my life. The group sessions were beneficial as it helped me focus on what I want to achieve as well as having the opportunity of verbalizing this during the chats with our group partners. Thanks!!Derek from Melbourne, AustraliaGaining awareness of my goals and the conflict between my career & family has been immense value to me. Tips on how to score one goal against another, and what steps I need to take to reach those goals has been really useful. Mark from London, UKThe noticing and sorting tool (The Matrix) is going to be very useful in day-to-day life. I have learned techniques to be more and more self-observant so I can alter responses depending on life events. Sonali from Banagalore, India
Overview
Section 1: Attention
Lecture 1 Before you begin
Lecture 2 The Story of a Begger
Lecture 3 The Math Class
Lecture 4 Your Desires and Fears
Lecture 5 The Logistics of the Program
Lecture 6 The Model
Lecture 7 Attitude for Success
Lecture 8 Understanding Stress: Biological and Psychological
Lecture 9 Different Type of Stressors
Lecture 10 Effect of Stress on Body
Lecture 11 Type of Stress
Lecture 12 A Story: Monkey and Banana
Lecture 13 Mindfulness 101
Lecture 14 Mindful Eating
Lecture 15 Human Doing and not Being
Lecture 16 The Formal Mindfulness Practice
Lecture 17 Reflection on Formal Mindfulness Practice
Lecture 18 Key Learning from Formal Mindfulness Practice
Lecture 19 Benefits of Mindfulness Practice
Lecture 20 7 Myths about Meditation
Lecture 21 Informal Mindfulness Practices
Lecture 22 Homework
Section 2: Acceptance
Lecture 23 Introduction
Lecture 24 Agenda of Control
Lecture 25 Tug of War with Monster
Lecture 26 Hands as Thoughts Experiment
Lecture 27 Getting Stuck with Thoughts and Feelings
Lecture 28 Willingness for Thoughts
Lecture 29 Why Willingness?
Lecture 30 Formal Awareness Meditation Practice
Lecture 31 Reflection on the Formal Practice
Lecture 32 A Puzzle and Homework
Section 3: Untangle from Thoughts & Feelings
Lecture 33 The way we think
Lecture 34 How we get stuck with our thoughts?
Lecture 35 Introduction Untangle Technique
Lecture 36 Become an Observer
Lecture 37 Sing It
Lecture 38 State and Aim of Untangaling from your thoughts and feelings
Lecture 39 Formal BodyScan Meditation Practice
Lecture 40 Reflection of Formal Meditation Practice
Lecture 41 Impermenance
Lecture 42 Homework
Section 4: Action
Lecture 43 Introduction
Lecture 44 Understanding Values
Lecture 45 Values vs Goals
Lecture 46 Trickier Values
Lecture 47 A Values Exercise
Lecture 48 The Matrix
Lecture 49 FEAR vs DARE
Anyone who is willing to become mentally fit and happy.
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