The
focus of the workshop is to deliver knowledge and information
from which the participants will benefit personally and
professionally. Special care is taken to not keep any activity
more than 30 minutes. This ensures that the interest and
enthusiasm of the participant remains high. Also, I have
introduced five Stress Management Strategies which are
new...the participants will enjoy knowing them. I have
mentioned them in Activity Three.
The structure of the one day workshop is as follows:
ACTIVITY ONE: Stress Scale Form to be filled up by the
participant...it is a questionnaire to be filled up which
gives an indication of their Stress Levels.
ACTIVITY TWO: Ice-Breaking Game where the participants
share their personal and professional goals, hobbies, likes
and dislikes.
ACTIVITY THREE: There is a PowerPoint presentation
which runs through the entire day which involves the
following:
-Understanding of what really is Stress
-Different types of Stress
-Slides on Psychology of Stress which is the
basis of Stress Management
-Who has Stress?
-Where does Stress come from?
-When do you get Stress?
-Cause of Stress
-Role of Stress Hormones Adrenaline and Cortisol
-Stress on your Body
-Indirect Stress
-Stress Symptoms
-Long term effects of Stress
-STRESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES (Sleep, Exercise,
Relaxation, Massage, Meditation,
Attitude Adjustment, Hydration, Creativity
Therapy, Dream Journaling, Friend Therapy and
Optimism Therapy)
ACTIVITY FOUR: Stretching exercises and Yoga Asanas
(postures) along with advantages of each posture
ACTIVITY FIVE: Imagery (an experience where the
participant closes his eyes and his concentration is focused
on a verbal account of something relaxing, spoken by the
instructor)
ACTIVITY SIX: Face Massage and Neck Massage. This
follows the slide on Massage
ACTIVITY SEVEN: Meditation with music. This follows the
slide on Meditation
ACTIVITY EIGHT: The "Faith Game". It is a yogic game
designed to relax the body and mind. Instructions for the same
given by the Instructor. This follows the slide on Creativity
Therapy
ACTIVITY NINE: Three Optimism Stories...real life
stories about how individuals have overcome adversities in
life by practicing an Optimistic Attitude. This follows the
slide on Optimism Therapy
ACTIVITY TEN: PMR (Progressive Muscle Relaxation). It
is a technique in which you contract and relax different parts
of the body and feel de-stressed and relaxed
ACTIVITY ELEVEN: Five minutes on Stress Busters which
can be practiced to immediately relax yourself
ACTIVITY TWELVE: IF TIME PERMITS, Stress Games designed
to distress an individual
ACTIVITY THIRTEEN: Feedback Form to be filled up by the
participant to assess the effectiveness of the workshop.
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