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Stress management

The Impact of Stress
 
Physiologically we have evolved to deal with stress through the flight or fright response. This was designed by mother nature to be a short term reaction to a frightening situation, enabling us to think and move quickly in order to preserve our lives. However, stress is rarely a short term response to a situation in today's world. Instead it has become a long term disease for many people, leading to many uncomfortable symptoms.
 
Emotional symptoms of stress:
    • The feeling of not being able to cope.
    • Feeling tearful.
    • Feeling that you are not achieving what you want.
    • Poor time management.
    • Over working or failure to delegate.
    • Less willing to co-operate. 
    • Loss of self confidence.
    • Indecisiveness.
    • Poor concentration and inability to plan ahead.
    • Short tempered, irritable or aggressive.
    • Poor relationships at work or home.
    • Comfort eating.
    • Lost appetite.
    • Smoking, drinking or drug problems.

Physical symptoms of stress:

    • Frequent infections.
    • Increased allergies/intolerances.
    • Digestive problems.
    • Hiatal hernia.
    • Skin rashes.
    • Sleeping problems.
    • Raised heart rate.
    • Increased blood pressure.
    • Panic attacks.
    • Blurred vision.
    • Increased sweating.
    • Excessive tiredness.
    • Lower sex drive.
    • Headaches.
    • Backache.
    • Shoulder and neck ache.
    • Physically tight.
    • Shallow/uncomfortable breathing.

If you recognise more than five of any of these symptoms  in yourself (emotional or physical), then its time to take action.

Stress in the workplace:
 
Government figures suggest that:
  • One in five people suffers from workplace stress, resulting in 12.8 million work days lost (2004/5).
  • Stress accounts for a third of all new cases of ill health. 
  • For each case of stress related illness, an average of 30.9 working days is lost.
  • An estimate by ACAS has put the stress related financial loss to society at £3.7 billion per year (at 1995/6 prices).
  • One in five finds their work very stressful or extremely stressful (ACAS).
  • 36% of people in the UK cite work as their biggest stress (2003 Stressed out survey by the Samaritans).

Under health and safety law, the employer has the duty to assess and take measures to control work related stress. Also, from the evidence of the statistics above, keeping stress to a minimum in the work place seems logical if you want a happy and productive working environment.

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Helping you to eliminate stress from your life:
 
Jo Rose specialises in dealing with the symptoms and causes of stress.
She can provide you with a sense of comfort in the knowledge that you can do something about this yourself, and come out of the other end a stronger person.
 
Jo takes a holistic approach to dealing with stress. She has a variety of techniques to help the physical aspects of stress such as muscular tightness, aches and pains.  On the emotional side Jo can help you to release negative self beliefs and change self limiting behavioural patterns. This is achieved by creating a new positive outlook and helping you to set achievable goals.  She will provide you with dietary advice to help with relief of symptoms, and to balance your emotional chemicals and hormones. Jo also teaches simple self empowering techniques which you can use at any time to enhance good health in body and mind.  
 

Stress management in the workplace:
Work-shops and private consultations.
 
Jo Rose provides a stress management service for the workplace: 
 
Workshops:
The initial workshop is a full day (including lunch break) and can cater for up to 12 people (minimum of 6).
If you have a venue such as a conferance room, Jo can come to you. The charge is £95 per person (plus any travel/ accomodation costs).  
If you would like use of a venue outside of the workplace, Jo can organise the use of a room in a country club near Brighton.  This is ideal if you would like to take the opportunity to spend a second day utilising the health facilities on site.  This is priced according to your requirements. 
Alternatively, you can come to Jo's rural base near Thame in Oxfordshire (only 40 miles north east of central London). The charge is £120 per person which includes lunch and afternoon tea. An additional day of relaxing therapies, meditation and country walks can be provided as a full package for £220 per person for the two days. The local bed and breakfast can provide discounts for groups.
Please contact Jo Rose for further enquiries (01273 299611).
 
The Initial workshop (format):
  • Introduction.
  • What is stress: the physiological response.
  • Stress effectors 1: Exploring the body language of stress.
  • Stress effectors 2: Exploring the emotional side of stress.
  • Stress effectors 3: Exploring the environmental side of stress.
  • Stress effectors 4: Exploring the nutritional side of stress.
  • Managing stress:  Learning from the stress effector exercises plus simple techniques to keep stress at bay.
  • An insight into techniques to help release negative emotions and patterns.
  • Goal setting: a positive outlook for the future.
  • Discussion.

Follow up workshops require a half day and draw in more detail on the individual aspects of the Initial workshop such as stress relief techniques, nutrition for better health in body and mind, releasing negativity and setting positive goals, and surround yourself with health. Jo also runs workshops using horses (horse whispering techniques) to teach you to be calm and in the present.

Please contact Jo Rose (01273 299611) regarding any queries into workshops in stress management in the workplace.

Private consultations:

One to one consultations in managing symptoms and causes of stress, helping you to deal directly with your issues privately and specifically to your own needs. Please contact Jo Rose for more information (01273 299611).



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