Learn how to better manage your stress with this collection of mindfulness practices that focus on recognizing the signs of stress and teach you to be more present and effective in engaged in your life moment to moment.

Mindfully Managing Stress

Dont Let Stress Ruin Your Relationships

Welcome to this  Stop, Be in the Body, Connect practice which we can utilize as an on the spot way to be gently alert to moments when stress might threaten to ruin relationships.  While stress is often unavoidable The STOP, BE IN THE BODY, CONNECT practice can be an aid to help you notice when stress triggers unhelpful responses instead aiding us in keeping relationships  healthy, connected and on the happiness track.

Don't Let Stress Ruin Your Relationships!

Awareness

Curious Observation

Cognitive Flexibility

Attitudes of Mindfulness

Focus

Dont Sweat The Small Stuff - Its Healthier

Do you ever notice yourself having a seismic response to a relatively small issue, like  -flying into a rage when  there’s  no more milk for your cereal or blocking a friend for forgetting your birthday or exaggerating the damage of getting stopped for a few blocks of traffic on a day when you don’t have anything urgent you need to do? It is easy to get caught up in thinking the "small stuff" is big stuff. ...  In this STOP, BREATHE, CONNECT practice we are training a skill we can utilize on the spot when we notice ourselves inviting big stress by over-reacting to small challenges.

Don't Sweat The Small Stuff - It's Healthier

Offering Yourself a Spoonful of Kindness

While comfort foods feels good going down, and can provide a few moments of relief, eating unhealthy, or too much food can lead to a mountain of difficulties, have a negative impact on your mental and physical health, and even make your stress worse.  The good news is that as soon as we notice the urge to reach for ANY food we can take a “KINDNESS PAUSE.” By connecting with the breath, and intentionally opening ourselves to gentleness, compassion and self-care we will give our-self a way to increase wisdom around what we really need, and make better choices for our well-being.

Opening to Change

Whether you  have  had changes in the workplace that you didn't want,  or  whether you find yourself facing any change you don’t want, resisting the inevitable only makes life more stressful.The “Stop, Breathe and Connect”practice can help you stay engaged with your moment by moment experience which can often soften some of the resistance to change that holds you back from being present and effective.

Working Skillfully With Lifes Drama

Living a life without drama might sound like a worthy endeavor, but sometimes this attitude might cause us to resist what feels unpleasant, making it difficult to face the challenges, wanted or unwanted, that require our attention.

Mindfully Managing Stress

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