A six week course teaching stress management for better health and a happier life.

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Have you experienced any of the following symptoms:

• Anxiety and constant over thinking

• Feeling low, lack of motivation

• Digestive problems

• Headaches

• Muscle tension and pain

• High blood pressure and cardiovascular complaints

• Sleep problems

• Weight gain

• Problems with memory and focus

 

If you have, chances are that some of these symptoms are the result of stress or a stressful event occurring in your life.

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Whilst stress is a normal part of life - it helps us take action - it’s definitely not something that we should be overwhelmed by and yet this is too often the case.

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Around 60% of Australians report experiencing stress in some form (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2023), and the growing body of evidence continues to link stress to various health issues. Conditions such as anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease, and gastrointestinal problems are increasingly recognized as being directly associated with chronic stress (Smith et al., 2023; Jones & Lee, 2023; Williams & Cooper, 2023). 

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The Cultivating Calm course is your opportunity to take control of stress, learn techniques to build resilience and flourish in the new year.

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This proactive six week course has been designed to help you identify and manage stress to ensure a healthy, happy and productive 2025.

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The course covers:

1. Understanding good and bad stress, how to identify chronic stress and an introduction to Mind Body Therapies (MBT) proven to build stress resilience including yoga, mindfulness and strategies from the latest branch of evidence based medicine, Lifestyle Medicine.

2. The importance of movement in managing stress - understanding the role of the body in storing or releasing stress and trauma.

3. Understanding the nervous system, its role in the stress response and techniques to improve your vagal tone.

4. The gut-brain-axis:  Why good nutrition is key - healthy brains thrive in healthy bodies.

5. Cultivating and participating in supportive relationships and groups.

6. Strategies to improve sleep, a vital component of healthy stress management.

 

Who is this course for?

Everyone!  Stress is ubiquitous in our modern world: The pressure to meet unrealistic ideals portrayed on social media, combined with the 24/7 news cycle, has exacerbated mental health issues, particularly symptoms of anxiety and stress (Johnson & White, 2023; Kross et al., 2023).  We are all feeling it!

 

Cultivating Calm is for anyone dealing with day-to-day stress and especially for those feeling overwhelmed by the stress in their lives.  This course will give you the tools you need to manage overwhelm and build resilience.  It won’t change the world, but it will allow you to respond differently - feeling calm and more in control.

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Program Information

The program includes 6 weekly sessions that will run for ~2 hours each 

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Cost

The cost is $500 per person for the 6 weeks and includes morning tea. EARLY BIRD PRICING UNTIL 15 FEBRUARY 2025 IS $350 PER PERSON.

 

When

The course will run for 6 consecutive Sunday’s starting Sunday 2 March 2025 (2 March, 9 March, 16 March, 23 March, 30 March, 6 April) from 9am to 11am each week

 

Where

Strange Movement Wellness Centre

2b Prices Circuit 

Woronora NSW

(free parking is available next to the building) - there is a short flight of stairs to access the building.

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How to book

To book click here and follow the prompts. The one ticket will cover you for the 6 week course. 

 

What to bring

Just yourself in some comfortable clothes, all other equipment will be provided.

 

Your Teachers

The course was developed and will be delivered by Susan Strange from Strange Movement and Rebecca Anderson from Serene Wellbeing Therapies, both specialists in their fields, career women and mothers who, between them, have experienced the highs and lows of life and are keen to share their experience and knowledge of managing stress to ensure great health and a happy life.