Course Description

• Appreciate how stress affects one's mental, emotional and physical health
• Enumerate triggers, causes and symptoms of one's stress
• Assess personal ability to manage stress
• Practice control techniques to develop a productive attitude, feelings and behavior
• Create change plans to develop healthier habits

1. Centering and Introductions
   1. Centering Activity: Happy
2. Expectations and Objectives Alignment
3. Stress
   1. Video: The Story of Stress
   2. Discussion: Stressaholics
   3. Activity: True or False?
4. Stress Assessment
   1. Structured Sharing: Results
   2. Activity: Triggers
   3. Structured Sharing: Patterns of Behavior
5. Stress Intervention
   1. Emotions
      1. Interactive Lecture: De-stress
      2. Storytelling: Gurus of Wellness
      3. Discussion: Managing the reptilian brain
   2. Attitude
      1. Discussion: The Positive Mindset
      2. The Dipper and The Bucket
      3. The 5 Essential Elements of Well-being
         1. Discussion
         2. Activity
   3. Behavior
      1. Positive Lifestyle
         1. Health and Wellness Sharing
         2. Breathing Drill
         3. Muscle Relaxation Drill
         4. The Positive Impact Test
      2. Positive Actions a) World's Best Practices Activity b) Discussion
6. De-Stress through Martial Arts, Performing Arts, and LaughterTheater
7. The Change Plan
   1. Debrief and Review Session
   2. Action Planning
8. Summary and Integration
   1. Celebrating Change: Change Tattoos