The Art of Releasing Stress in the Mind and Body – 3 Week Series

Why it matters?

Before we talk about how we disrupt stress, let’s talk about why. We hear it every day someone close to us or ourselves says “I’m stressed”. We are NOT alone! According to Statistics Canada, 23% of people over the age of 15 report that most days are “quite a bit” or “extremely” stressful and this number rises to 30 percent among the 35 to 54 age group. Women consistently report 2-3% higher than men. (Statistics Canada)

Stress carries several negative health consequences, including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, as well as immune and circulatory complications. (Heart and Stroke Foundation) Stress is also related to psychological distress and a number of health problems in the short-term, and even more importantly, in the long-term.

So quite frankly, why not disrupt stress! In this program, we will disrupt your stress cycle by tapping into your body’s natural recovery and restoring system through yoga & meditation.

How We Disrupt Stress

• Identify your unique patterns and triggers and learn to disrupt stress that occurs in our unique mind and body
• Uncover and understand the complex relationship between stress and well-being
• Normalize the experience and effects of stress and create support through community