Tianne Croshaw, a Hypnotherapist and Mind Coach at The Hope Street Centre has produced a recording which aims to help individuals relax to a deep level and better manage stress. In this article, our client describes the wonderful benefits experienced by regular listening to the studio produced Calm Zone CD.
On Thursday, 16th June a free Stress Mastery Workshop took place at Crewe YMCA which encouraged local individuals to take control of external pressures in their personal and professional lives. The event, organised by Chris McCormack at Open Minds, was oversubscribed within days of being advertised. Hope Street Centre therapists, Maurice Tomkinson and Tianne Croshaw, led workshops on the day, along with local Personal Centred Counsellor, Joanne Bishop. Read on for a full account of the day's events.
Get Rid of Any Baggage
Last month in the April edition of the Hope Street Newsletter we looked at the first of the ‘5 Top Musts’ which was about becoming more Self Aware. When we get motivated enough to change something we are unhappy with it gives us the courage to take off our rose tinted spectacles, take our head out of the sand and take a closer look at why we are where we are today. It is only from this perspective and with honesty can we make positive significant changes.
What is interesting is that what we may also discover is that we are carrying some or a lot of ‘baggage’. This is issues, negative beliefs and old programming that doesn’t serve us now.
To Make ANY change to Your Behaviour You MUST Become More Self-Aware
Any good Therapist, Coach or Trainer will teach you – you can’t make habitual changes in your life until you become aware of those habits and the effect they are having on ‘You’. So would this be a really apt moment to take time to look at ‘What’ and ‘Who’ are you?
Obviously you are not just your physical body with a brain housed at the top of it. ‘You’ are also an emotional being that responds to situations with a whole range of feelings from deep negativity to blissful joy.
What is mental health?
Mental health is the mental and emotional state in which we feel able to cope with the normal stresses of everyday life. Mental ill-health can range from being a bit down to anxiety, depression and schizophrenia. The Centre for Mental Health estimates that the total annual cost of mental health problems at work is over £30 billion. It would be to their advantage if employers could encourage better mental health at work yet a 2011 NHS survey found that 43% of people said they would feel uncomfortable talking to their employer about their mental health (down from 50% in 2010).
A professor began his class by holding up a glass of water and asking the students, “How much does this weigh?”
The answers ranged from 20g to 500g.
The professor replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter, it depends on how long I try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, my arm will ache. If I hold it up like this for a day I’ll have severe muscle stress, my arm could go numb, paralysis..... you’ll have to call an ambulance for sure. It’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes”.
We are, without doubt, living in difficult times on a personal and global level. Many people refuse to watch the news or read newspapers for fear of it dragging them down. Many individuals are struggling financially, either through unemployment, losing their jobs or being overloaded due to workplace downsizing; relieved they still have employment but imploding under the pressure of carrying the extra workload once done by colleagues now made redundant. The disproportionate rise in cost-of-living to wages. Plus a diversity of personal and family issues that frequently come along to test us: abuse, bereavement, bullying (at home or in the workplace), illness, family breakdown, relationship worries, moving house/area. Phew, no wonder people come into counselling struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, low-self esteem, insomnia, exhaustion etc., and so forth.
As a driver I like to keep my car clean, have it serviced regularly, check the oil and tyre pressure and make sure I have enough petrol. Then I can relax and feel I have done everything possible to ensure safe, smooth journeys.
Our journey through life will run more smoothly and comfortably if we check the different parts of ourselves.
The four tyres represent the four aspects of our Self:
~ ~ ~ Mental, Physical, Emotional and Spiritual ~ ~ ~
Most of us journey through life with them unbalanced.
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The body's reaction to stress is based on the fight-or-flight response, which is a relic of our evolutionary heritage for dealing with danger. In the past it served us well, allowing us to survive attacks by predators and other natural threats.
When we sense danger a surge of adrenaline is released, triggering a cascade of bodily changes such as increased heart rate and breathing, strengthening muscles, and closing down systems that are not immediately needed, such as digestion and the immune system. This reaction is healthy and normal - some people seek to trigger it by participating in dangerous sports for example, because they enjoy the feelings of exhilaration which follow.
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