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I've recently presented a successful workshop on managing stress. It's outlined here. Please let me know if you'd like me to present it to your group.
Stress Reduction
Pieter Kark, MD
pieterk@post.harvard.edu
650-380-9717
Stress
Who here has stress?
What from?
What does it feel like?
What have you tried to reduce it?
How has it worked?
What is stress?
Attention
Attention on what you resist, persists
That is stress
Attention is a property of consciousness
Attention draws things to you
Attention
Free attention: waves of light
Fixed attention: particles of matter
More resistance = more attention fixed
Goal: free up attention
Awakening the Will
Objective: to strengthen the will by describing objects
Expected results: insights, calmness, and increased awareness
Directions: Take a walk, notice something, and decide how you would describe it. Continue, noticing different objects
From Harry Palmer, Resurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Fixed Attention
Do you have fixed attention on something?
On what?
The Behavior of Attention
Exercise:
Expected results: insights, improved well-being, recovery of self-determinism
For one minute, shift your attention around the room and notice how it fixes for a few moments here and is repelled there….
For one minute, close your eyes and review the events of the past week. Notice how your attention lingers on certain things while other things seem to push your attention away…
From Harry Palmer, Resurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Positive and Negative Attention
What you put attention on becomes more real
Positive attention experiencing positive things
Negative attention:
Attention on negative to resolve it
Dwelling in negative
Ways to Reduce Stress
What are yours?
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Recreation and sports
Fun with family & friends
Creativity
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Spiritual
Religion
Meditation
Yoga
Mindfulness
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
All of these work by getting you outside your mind.
How long do they reduce stress?
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Short Term – Thinking Methods
NLP
Wingwave and other coaching techniques
Landmark
Others
Ways to Reduce Stress
Belief Management
Beliefs
Determine what you experience
Determine your personal world or universe
The Most Effective Ways
Get outside the mind
The mind is concerned with believing, figuring,, thinking
These are done inside an idea or a system of ideas
Skills to discreate beliefs, ideas you don’t prefer
Skills to create beliefs ideas you prefer
You
What plans would you like to make to reduce your stress?
Viewpoints
“The easiest way to change something is to change your viewpoint. This does not always result in a change in the world, but it will place you in the optimum position should you wish to make a change in the world.”
Harry Palmer, ReSurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Viewpoints
Objective: to free attention
Expected Results: increased calmness, broadened perspective
Instructions:
Take a [30-]minute walk. On your walk, periodically notice something small; notice something big; notice something far away; notice something close.
Write down any insights you gained from your walk
Compassion Exercise
Pass out Compassion Exercise cards
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Belief Determines Experience
To manage beliefs, ideas, thoughts
Learn to free attention
Learn to control attention
Then you can control any kind of stress
Discussion and Questions
Grieving
Common after loss of a job
Need to go through to move forward
Once completed, you can focus your attention.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Managing Stess
I've recently presented a workshop on managing stress. You may find it useful. Please email me if you would like to discuss my giving it to you or your friends/company (pieter@pkark.com).
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Stress Reduction
Pieter Kark, MD
pieterk@post.harvard.edu
650-380-9717
Stress
Who here has stress?
What from?
What does it feel like?
What have you tried to reduce it?
How has it worked?
What is stress?
Attention
Attention on what you resist, persists
That is stress
Attention is a property of consciousness
Attention draws things to you
Attention
Free attention: waves of light
Fixed attention: particles of matter
More resistance = more attention fixed
Goal: free up attention
Awakening the Will
Objective: to strengthen the will by describing objects
Expected results: insights, calmness, and increased awareness
Directions: Take a walk, notice something, and decide how you would describe it. Continue, noticing different objects
From Harry Palmer, Resurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Fixed Attention
Do you have fixed attention on something?
On what?
The Behavior of Attention
Exercise:
Expected results: insights, improved well-being, recovery of self-determinism
For one minute, shift your attention around the room and notice how it fixes for a few moments here and is repelled there….
For one minute, close your eyes and review the events of the past week. Notice how your attention lingers on certain things while other things seem to push your attention away…
From Harry Palmer, Resurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Positive and Negative Attention
What you put attention on becomes more real
Positive attention experiencing positive things
Negative attention:
Attention on negative to resolve it
Dwelling in negative
Ways to Reduce Stress
What are yours?
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Recreation and sports
Fun with family & friends
Creativity
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Spiritual
Religion
Meditation
Yoga
Mindfulness
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
All of these work by getting you outside your mind.
How long do they reduce stress?
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Short Term – Thinking Methods
NLP
Wingwave and other coaching techniques
Landmark
Others
Ways to Reduce Stress
Belief Management
Beliefs
Determine what you experience
Determine your personal world or universe
The Most Effective Ways
Get outside the mind
The mind is concerned with believing, figuring,, thinking
These are done inside an idea or a system of ideas
Skills to discreate beliefs, ideas you don’t prefer
Skills to create beliefs ideas you prefer
You
What plans would you like to make to reduce your stress?
Viewpoints
“The easiest way to change something is to change your viewpoint. This does not always result in a change in the world, but it will place you in the optimum position should you wish to make a change in the world.”
Harry Palmer, ReSurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Viewpoints
Objective: to free attention
Expected Results: increased calmness, broadened perspective
Instructions:
Take a [30-]minute walk. On your walk, periodically notice something small; notice something big; notice something far away; notice something close.
Write down any insights you gained from your walk
Compassion Exercise
Pass out Compassion Exercise cards
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Belief Determines Experience
To manage beliefs, ideas, thoughts
Learn to free attention
Learn to control attention
Then you can control any kind of stress
Discussion and Questions
Grieving
Common after loss of a job
Need to go through to move forward
Once completed, you can focus your attention.
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Stress Reduction
Pieter Kark, MD
pieterk@post.harvard.edu
650-380-9717
Stress
Who here has stress?
What from?
What does it feel like?
What have you tried to reduce it?
How has it worked?
What is stress?
Attention
Attention on what you resist, persists
That is stress
Attention is a property of consciousness
Attention draws things to you
Attention
Free attention: waves of light
Fixed attention: particles of matter
More resistance = more attention fixed
Goal: free up attention
Awakening the Will
Objective: to strengthen the will by describing objects
Expected results: insights, calmness, and increased awareness
Directions: Take a walk, notice something, and decide how you would describe it. Continue, noticing different objects
From Harry Palmer, Resurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Fixed Attention
Do you have fixed attention on something?
On what?
The Behavior of Attention
Exercise:
Expected results: insights, improved well-being, recovery of self-determinism
For one minute, shift your attention around the room and notice how it fixes for a few moments here and is repelled there….
For one minute, close your eyes and review the events of the past week. Notice how your attention lingers on certain things while other things seem to push your attention away…
From Harry Palmer, Resurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Positive and Negative Attention
What you put attention on becomes more real
Positive attention experiencing positive things
Negative attention:
Attention on negative to resolve it
Dwelling in negative
Ways to Reduce Stress
What are yours?
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Recreation and sports
Fun with family & friends
Creativity
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Spiritual
Religion
Meditation
Yoga
Mindfulness
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
All of these work by getting you outside your mind.
How long do they reduce stress?
Traditional Ways to Reduce Stress
Short Term – Thinking Methods
NLP
Wingwave and other coaching techniques
Landmark
Others
Ways to Reduce Stress
Belief Management
Beliefs
Determine what you experience
Determine your personal world or universe
The Most Effective Ways
Get outside the mind
The mind is concerned with believing, figuring,, thinking
These are done inside an idea or a system of ideas
Skills to discreate beliefs, ideas you don’t prefer
Skills to create beliefs ideas you prefer
You
What plans would you like to make to reduce your stress?
Viewpoints
“The easiest way to change something is to change your viewpoint. This does not always result in a change in the world, but it will place you in the optimum position should you wish to make a change in the world.”
Harry Palmer, ReSurfacing®
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Viewpoints
Objective: to free attention
Expected Results: increased calmness, broadened perspective
Instructions:
Take a [30-]minute walk. On your walk, periodically notice something small; notice something big; notice something far away; notice something close.
Write down any insights you gained from your walk
Compassion Exercise
Pass out Compassion Exercise cards
Avatar®, Enlightened Planetary Civilization®, ReSurfacing®, Star’s Edge International®, Thoughtstorm®, and Love Precious Humanity® are registered trademarks of Star’s Edge, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Belief Determines Experience
To manage beliefs, ideas, thoughts
Learn to free attention
Learn to control attention
Then you can control any kind of stress
Discussion and Questions
Grieving
Common after loss of a job
Need to go through to move forward
Once completed, you can focus your attention.
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