Wild Stress! Stress-Busting: Techniques and Tips

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Hey, your body needs a break. Your mind needs some time off, too.

Everybody thinks if you aren't stressed, you're not during your job or not taking care of the people in your life.

Hogwash!

Energy out-of-control....Wild Stress...really, really messes with you. And that messes with everything and everyone else.

Smart Stress, Partnered with Smart Relaxation can propel you to where you want to go and to who you want to be.

More Hogwash is this....relaxation techniques all lead you to being sleepy, slack, and a slug.

Not true! There is Alert-Relaxation, too, where you are calm (in a good-way), very much aware, and participating with what's happening....with less edge, less responsive to hassles, and looking forward in a more positive mind-set.

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This meetup gives you the chance to learn and experiment with a broad array of techniques. Find the best ones that work for you. From Alert-Relaxation to how to slow down so you can go to sleep.

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Techniques taught:

• Breathing for clarity, calmness, and creativity
• Imagery for leading the body and teaching the body
• Releasing muscles with thoughts
• Metaphors and words for rapid stress relief
• Self-hypnosis for solutions and change
• New techniques such as eye movement patterns for stress relief
• Home biofeedback
• Body awareness enhancement
• Editing thoughts to manage feelings
• and more

This is a no-nonsense, quick presentation of an assortment of mind-body techniques

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Location:

Sacred Circle Books, 919 King St., Alexandria, VA (2nd floor)

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Instructor: Gary Goodwin has been trained by mind/body organizations including: James Gordon's Center for Mind/Body Medicine, the Academy for Guided Imagery, Center for Healing and Imagery, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Princeton Biofeedback Center, Mind Mirror EEG, and MentorCoach, and has been teaching small groups and individuals since 1989.

Free ($5 donations are appreciated). Open to all as a drop-in meeting. No registration is needed. For more info, e-mail: contactgarygoodwin@gmail.com

Also, see my blog - www.wildstress.com - CLICK HERE (http://www.wildstress.com)

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