Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness Program
An eight week Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness program is currently being offered to McMaster medical school students as part of their self-care program. We meet for two hours each week and each session is focused on developing skills of being present and attentive. Participants are invited to learn the skills of 'paying attention' and awareness then translate that learning to the challenging and sometime unsettling environment of medical training.
Hi Dr Singh, It has been half dozen a teachers since I attended your program ‘The Healing Voyage’ but the manual we were given is still one of my most valued resources and it has helped me in helping others now.
The close to 40 years of hard core extreme training continued to eventually put me on disability. However, yoga and meditation has made me a better person as well as worked part of my disability (double crush syndrome) so well that I didn’t need critical neck surgery for a disc replacement in my neck, that I was on a waiting list. My circulation has probably worked back to 90% of what it was and this was done using inverted modifications along with at least 90 minutes of asanas , meditation and pranayama.
With days getting longer and more
sunlight around, the time to shake off the debris of winter is finally around. This
is the time when people start un-cluttering their homes and yards, the time to
shake things off, both literally and proverbially.
Rewind, Relax, Revitalise We carry a lot of stress in our body these days. This stress may start to manifest itself in various aches and pains and, worse, may even bubble into serious diseases if left alone to exacerbate. Spending sometime in body scan or yoga nidra can be greatly helpful in resetting the body's rhythm and allowing it to ward off the negative consequences of stress. Following recording is meant to instill deep relaxation and is driven from traditions of yoga nidra, the yogic sleep. Play it or download it to your portable device to harvest the benefits of being with your body and developing a deep awareness of body sense. If you feel that it helped you, please take a moment to drop us a line here.
Sport Psychology Off the Field The world of sport psychology may be able to help you on the job.
Just as an athlete might mentally prepare for a sports event, so you can rehearse in advance what you're going to say to someone and how to say it, as well as anticipate questions that might come up and how to answer them. Athletes use visualization like this to reduce stress, build confidence, and ultimately get a better performance.
