SENG & NuMinds May Mental Health Workshop

Workshop - Breath Necessities: Reducing Stress and Anxiety from the Inside-Out with Science-Tested Breathing Methods

Summary: Emerging and historical research on mindfulness and breathing shows us exactly how to support our nervous system in managing stress, improving focus, achieving balance and coherence, and even giving ourselves natural boosts of energy and clarity. In this workshop, we’ll walk through specific, easy-to-do breathing techniques uniquely framed for the busy, fast-paced life of parents, students, educators, and counselors. All participants will receive an easy-to-follow reference guide to apply the tools in the active context of their day-to-day lives.

If you are a human, you experience stress. If you are a human working in education, you are probably experiencing even more stress than the average human. On the one hand, our fantastically intricate nervous system is designed to keep us balanced and healthy, even under stress. Unfortunately, today’s stressors are causing chronic states of…