Lifestyle Management CD and Handout Contents

Handout Contents

Section 1

• Introduction             
  What is stress and how do you recognise it?        
  The main causes of stress       
• Attitudes and beliefs         
• It’s all in the state of the mind      
• Health warning        
• Dr Benziger’s brain sections      
• The Relaxation Response and the Alpha State   
• The different brainwave frequencies     
• Nutrition & diet supplements      
  Regular physical exercise      
• Sleep deprivation        
• Present moment living       

Section 2

• Toolkit contents

CD Contents

• Breathing (see next sheet on techniques)
  slowing & deepening the breathing to slow down brain
  waves (like a car going from high revs to idling)
• Breathing & Relaxing the Muscles
  muscles, especially neck, shoulders, back and limbs
  develop muscle tension as the day goes by
• Breathing for Energy (Paced Breathing)
  this exercise uses the diaphragm to circulate the lymph
  fluid to remove the waste products produced by cells
• Breathing & Walking
  allows you to relax when walking to and from car, an
  appointment, a shop, etc. and also increases
  awareness of the Present Moment and slows down the
  perception of time
• The Inner Voice
  the inner voice is a very important concept.  It is as if mentally we are each two different individuals.  The first is existing in the real world, dealing with all the pressures of modern life.  Sometimes that life is so hectic that the second individual becomes masked or hidden.  
• The Tropical Island
  a mini-holiday in your mind that fully relaxes you both physically, mentally and emotionally.
• The Forest with the Balloon
  a relaxation and offloading technique