We are not trying to avoid stress - we are trying to change our response to it

12/7/2018

Notes from Catherine Whelan's Alchemy Evening Presentation
The Gut Brain Connection - A CranioSacral Perspective.

Ways to combat chronic stress: we are not trying to avoid stress we are trying to change our reaction to it.
“Adopting the right attitude can convert negative stress into a positive one”

Top down Strategies
1. Instilling optimism
2. A sense of control and Self esteem
3. Finding meaning and purpose in life “if you want to live a long life focus on making contributions”
Gratitude “the healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude”
Friends/ Family
1. We develop outside the womb so we look to our caregivers to provide safety and meet our needs
CranioSacral Therapy
Massage Therapy/ Lymph Drainage
Counseling
1. Research shows a combination of counseling and dietary change in microbiome can positively affect mood and functional gut diseases
Meditation
Yoga
Controlled breathing exercises
Hypnotherapy
Infrared sauna

“To be totally without stress is to be dead”

Resources:
Stephen Porges Poly Vagal Theory
Dan Siegel Wheel of Awareness
Hans Seyle first researcher of stress
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5736941/
Nikki Kenward
Peter Levine, Waking the Tiger

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Owner Amelia Mitchell, brings her years of experience as a therapist as well as a deep interest in wellness, self-care, and healing to Alchemy's blog.

Catherine Whelan, CST, LMT is a regular contributor to our blog. She is an advanced level CranioSacral Therapist with Alchemy.

Sarah Spruill is Alchemy's web intern. An English major at Skidmore College, Sarah writes, creates, and edits for Alchemy.

Alchemy Healing Arts Center is located in Annapolis, Maryland.

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We are not trying to avoid stress - we are trying to change our response to it

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