HARNESSING STRESS FOR GROWTH
Have I got your attention?
Is it possible to harness stress in support of personal growth? We believe so.
It is said that some stress is good, that it gets us into action. And yet it's a very very fine line isn't it. Stop. Before you read on, take a long deep breath in through your nose and then let it go. And again. Breathe in through your nose, more, more, a little more, all the way into the very pit of the bottom of the lung, feel your tummy stretch out... and... let go. Woosh. (Hear it? The sound of release.) Now, sit up straight and drop your shoulders away from the base of your skull. Did you even notice that your shoulders were hunched?
Do you see how the "view" is better when you're a little more relaxed? The key is that sometimes it is our relationship to a situation that needs to change, not necessarily the situation.
"Stress was originally designed by the body as a healthy and necessary survival response to a threatening scenario" says Marc Steinberg, in the opening section of the workshop notes. A blast of adrenaline would create an instant boost of physical strength and mental alertness - enabling our hunting ancestors to leap up a tree when chased by a rhino. And when the rhino had eventually got bored and wandered off, the hunter, having caught his breath while gazing at the view, would scamper down and lope home to tell the story around the campfire that night.
Women experience far higher levels of stress than men and are more likely to report the physical symptoms of stress such as fatigue, irritability and headaches, however we all feel stressed from time to time. Who doesn't feel overwhelmed from time to time? Who experiences a gradually increasing loss of fun and motivation? Who feels overworked? Did you mentally raise your hand to any of the above?
Marc, the creator of Consciousness Coaching®, has specially designed a workshop to provide you with the following in a two and half hour format and we would like to invite you to join us. You will experience:
- An understanding of stress - it's not what you thought it was.
- A new level of awareness around stress that will leave you more powerful in the face of it.
- The ability to make more effective choices when experiencing stress.
- Recognising your personal stress "red flags" more easily as a result of listing them and getting to know them.
- A set of workable coaching tools that will fit easily into your lifestyle (no you don't have to go to the gym.)
- A greater ability to act to reduce stress after having created an action plan to work from.
The course is taking place in Cape Town in May.
What are you thinking right now...? I have a headache/backache/body ache/other. I have too little time.... I don't have enough (fill in the blank). I have had enough (fill in the blank). I am frustrated and angry...I just want to go home...
If I was to give you just one piece of information for FREE, that I thought to be absolutely the most valuable for you to take away from reading this invitation, even if you didn't attend the workshop, it would be this. Click on this link and download a short exercise for Letting go of old stored tension for good. Start now. In small ways or big ways, ANYway. Just start living with less stress, today.
The workshop will take place in:Cape Town:
Date: Thursday, 6 May 2010
Time: 19:00 - 21h30
Venue: One Lagoon Beach, Lagoon Drive, Milnerton
Workshop fee: R175 at the door, R150 if you buy your ticket online. This covers the cost of your 50 page workbook and some light refreshments.
RSVP and make payment easily online here
or
RSVP online and make payment at the door
or
RSVP with Lenelle by calling 0861 COACHU or by emailing training@consciousnesscoaching.co.za
with your name, email address and cellphone number and the same information
for anyone else you are bringing along if you would prefer to pay at the door.
The workshop is open to everyone, including Consciousness Coaching® students, so please free to forward this mail on to your friends and family by clicking on the "Send to a Friend" link on the top right hand side of this newsletter.
RSVP now and take the first steps towards living your best life. It's not an impossible dream, it is a very real possibility.
Looking forward to meeting you.
The Consciousness Coaching® Team
