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We’re glad you’re here!

Your moderator…

Randy Querin

• Sr. Communication Specialist

PeaceHealth

Your speaker…

Susie Griffin, BA, LMT/LMP, ACSM-EP

– Licensed Massage Therapist-Oregon & Licensed Massage Practitioner-Washington – Nationally certified wellness coach – Wellness Coordinator for PeaceHealth St. John – 23 years experience

• Mid Columbia Medical Center (The Dalles, OR)
• Google, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
• ValleyCare (Pleasanton, CA)

– Roots in the Northwest (Seattle & Alaska) – Loves her 4-legged kids (horses and dogs)

Releasing stress through

• touch (massage)
• movement (personal train)
• play (wellness coach)

An overview for today…

• Review of series: A-I-R
• Physics of stress (energy)
• Responses to stress
• Recognizing imbalance
• Knowing your best self
• Breathing

Series overview

Attention: Turning on the light “It is what it is…until it isn’t.’”

‘“If you can name it, you can tame it. ‘ sj griffin

Intention: Focusing the light

How do you know what you are doing, if you don’t know what you can do?’ sj griffin

Reverberation: Fine tuning resonance

“You have arrived.”

ENERGY

Law of physics plays into stress management

Poll: Why does stress management matter?

Stress:

Energy < Situation = Overwhelmed

anxious, nervous, fearful…

Energy > Situation = Underwhelmed

bored, unchallenged, unstimulated, unmotivated…

Energy = Situation = Whelmed

A state of being where one is neither overexcited nor unimpressed, but satisfied and calm. (Urban Dictionary)

EUSTRESS Wedding Baby New Job Pay Raise DISTRESS Loss of Job Divorce Death Moving

Types of Stress:

Stress responses:

Flight:

Muscles are tight, body tense, resisting and bracing. Muscles are tight, body tense, fleeing and leaving. Muscles are tight, body frozen, withdrawn and unmoving.

Fight: Freeze:

Life

JOY

Guilt Shame Resentment

Past/Future Present

Aim for Balance

STRESS

It’s personal.

St State of

• f Be

Bein ing

(Int (Internal)

Imb Imbala lanced Bala Balanced

Men ental

There’s never enough time. Where did the day go? I’ve accomplished a lot today. My to do list is completed!

Em Emot

• tio

ional

Overwhelmed, pressured. Peaceful, calm, in control.

Phy hysic ical

Lethargic, not exercising. Energetic, Light, Focused.

Spiritual

Uninspired. Motivated, Inspired, Caring & Compassionate.

St State of

• f Be

Bein ing

(E (Ext xternal)

Imb Imbala lanced Bala Balanced

Men ental, Em Emot

• tio

ional, Phy Physic ical, Spirit itual

House in disarray. Inside of car is

• dirty. Haven’t exercised.

Decreased time with horses. Haven’t visited with family/friends. No journaling, blogging or 5 Thoughts of Gratitude for weeks. No meditation. House and car are neat/clean. Daily journaling/blogging/website. Daily movement and 3-4x week intense exercise. Time with horses, dog and family. Social calendar is full. Daily meditation and gratitude.

Signs of balance & imbalance:

Poll: What word best describes being in balance—for you?

You Have Arrived

Best Self Description What are you doing? Where are you? Who is with you?

Getting to your happy place:

Never, Always, Hate, Dislike…

• I hate broccoli.
• I am not a runner.
• Public speaking

makes me nervous. What other green vegetables can I eat? Why am I not a runner? What steps can I take to become less nervous? Passionately curious.. >>>??

Quiz: What major organ sits on the diaphragm?

Ready, set…breathe

Q&A

Questions after the webinar?

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Your take-away today?

• Attentio

ion…light is on

• You’re aware of
• stress triggers
• stress responses (mental, emotional, physical & spiritual)
• what brings you balance
• Breathe

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