Today is International Women's Day 2007.
Global consulting company Accenture organized a series of events, and I was fortunate to lead a fun workshop on The Neuroscience of Stress and Stress Management in their San Francisco office, helping over 125 accomplished women (and a few men) learn what stress is, its implications for our brain functioning, performance and health, and of course some tips and techniques to develop our "stress management" muscles. It was an honor to be able to wrap up a great event that included District Attorney Kamala D. Harris, two of the co-authors of This is Not the Life I Ordered, a video by Senator Dianne Feinstein, and some great Accenture women.
Let me share some key take-aways from the workshop, together with some exercises we used to illustrate key points:
c) Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique
- Hold for 10 seconds
- Then, release
d) Breathing and Visualization
--First, travel back, in your mind's eye, to a time when you felt a healthy exhaustion, and let you relive that moment as vividly as you can.
--Then, remember, re-experience, a loving exchange that really touched you. Pause. See the moment. Smell it. Hear what happened around you.
--Next, visualize the most caring gesture you have ever received, as full of details as possible. Who gave you that gift of caring. How you felt.
--Now, travel to the most magnificent place you have seen. Enjoy the views. Pause. Listen. Smile. Appreciate.
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Alvaro,
Enjoyed this post. Found it on Emmanuel's Carnival.
Though I'm a guy quite a few of these links were certainly eye opening.
Dave
Dave: I am a guy too and certainly love learning, and sharing, about this topic. Glad you enjoyed it too.
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Thanks for writing on stress management. Its awareness in todays 24X7 work environments is very important.
You are welcome. I agree.