Stress%20Management

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WELCOME
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Stress Free and Easy..

• Roseann Slaght
• Family to Family Health Information and Education
  Center _at_ the ARC of IL.
• Licensed massage therapist

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Stress Management

• What you can do to live healthier and happier,
  without spending all your time and money.

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What is stress management?

• Strategies and coping techniques that can be
  learned and incorporated into our daily lives
  that reduce anxiety and feelings of tension.
  Some stressors are not under our control, but we
  can still learn how to manage our feelings and
  reduce their implications on our health in
  positive ways.

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C.A.R.E.

• Circulation
• Assimilation
• Relaxation
• Elimination

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What humans need

• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Rest
• Work
• Fun
• Love
• Sense of Purpose

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Health

• Health is created by balance in the body, also
  known as homeostasis. Without balance in the
  body systems, we end up with problems in
  circulation, heart problems, pulmonary issues,
  lung disease, asthma, and/or lymphatic issues,
  cancer, tumors.

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Nutrition

• Plays a huge part in our health, but we pay
  little attention to prevention.
• Our culture
• Lack of time
• Water is so important. It is the fuel our bodies
  need to have all functions work properly,
  especially the brain and heart.

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Physical Self

• Rest
• Exercise
• Meaningful purpose and relationships
• Emotional and psychological balance,
• Feelings cause chemical changes, hormonal
  changes, and physical changes.
• All information goes through the reptilian brain
  first.

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Stress affects all systems

• Causes hormonal changes. Cortisol.
• Raises blood pressure.
• Affects chemicals in the brain.
• Causes muscles to increase tension.
• Affects digestive and urinary systems.
• Causes heart to work harder.

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Positives you can do

• Water
• Balance
• Rest
• Massage
• Exercise
• Meditation

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Massage

• Just putting your hands on someone in a positive,
  non-threatening way increases the electricity in
  their body 10.
• Using nutritious oils increases nutrients to the
  cellular level immediately.
• Enhances muscle movement.
• Reduces tension and restrictions.

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Types of massage

• Self massage
• Swedish
• Lymphatic
• Craniosacral
• Myofascial
• Trigger point
• Eastern modalities
• Etc.

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What does massage do??

• Reduces stress and tension in muscles.
• Increases circulation.
• Reduces blood pressure.
• Increases endorphines.
• Encourages healing at the cellular level.
• Relaxes the nervous system.
• Affects hormone production.

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Always Consult your Physician

• Before starting new programs.
• Questions about your health.
• Changes in your body or functions.
• Information you dont understand
• This is your informed partner.

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Other Fun,useful tools

• Brain Gym activities
• Aromatherapy
• Flower formulas
• Herbs and organics
• Oils( castor, sweet almond, peanut, olive oil)
• Epsom salts
• Guided imagery
• Meditation

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Acupressure

• Utilizes touch to release endorphins, which are
  the bodies pain relieving chemicals into the
  body. These neurochemicals are released by the
  pituitary gland and get distributed throughout
  the body by the cerebrospinal fluid into the
  bloodstream.

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Aromatherapy

• Smell is one of the ways the brain takes in
  information about the environment, and responds
  accordingly. It is on of the most highly
  developed senses.

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Get involved in your health

• Find what works for you
• Learn new things
• Take time to de-stress
• Dont take your health for granted
• Teach others
• Find time to reflect and relax

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