Dealing With Stress
By Kim SilverthornProject PEACE
Mental Health Capacity Building In Schools Initiative
Empathy Rock Exercise
What is Stress?
• Positive Stress
• Negative Stress
• Teen Stress Tree
Resiliency
• What is this??
• Things that Promote…
• Things that Restrict….
Lap Squat Exercise
• When even just ONE thing is out of balance/position, then stress starts to take control
How Does Stress Effect Us?
• Aspects of the Wellness Wheel Physical
Mental
Spiritual
Emotional
YOU!
How To Deal With Stress!!
Small Group Wellness Wheels Exercise
Things To Do at Home
Relaxation
• Deep Breathing• Visualization• Progressive Muscle Relaxation• Chair Yoga
Author Unknown ~ The time to relax is when you don't have time for it ~
Chinese Proverb ~ Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are ~
Let’s Try!!
Visualization Exercise or
Deep Breathing Relaxation Exercise
Hope Kits Exercise
• What ordinary things in life can remind you to look on the bright side??
• Rubber band• Marble• Eraser• Candle• String with a Knot• …….. (more)