Resiliency is "... the inherent and nurtured capacity of individuals to deal with life's stresses in ways that enable them to lead healthy and fulfilled lives"
(Howard & Johnson 1999 p 3).
"Resiliency is "the process of, capacity for, or the outcome of successful adaptation despite challenging or threatening circumstances."
(Masten, Best and Garmezy (1990)
Research ~ Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is defined as "the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally to the unfolding of experience"
Jon Kabat-Zinn, 2003 Founder, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Mindfulness points one in the direction of being aware of the present moment.
Source: Ozzie Gontang
Benefits of Mindfulness for Children Include:
• Help them learn how to create a sense of inner calm
• Learn how to more effectively deal with stress and anxiety
• Help with bed time routines and sleep
Developing added coping skills to assist the child and the family better deal with a host of special issues that include:
• ADD
• ADHD
• Learning Challenges
• Oppositional Defiance Disorder
• Aspergers Syndrome
• Dyslexia
• Special needs
• Speach disorders
Benefits of Mindfulness for Adults Include:
• Patience
• Non Judgement
• Focus/Concentration
• Creativity
• Acceptance of ourselves and others
• Energy & Enthousiasm
• An increased ability to ‘let go’ and cope effectively with stressful situations.
• Reduces Absenteism
• Reduces Presenteism
Has been useful to assist with decreases in both physical and psychological dis-ease that include:
• Migraines
• Chronic pain
• Anxiety and panic
• Sleep disturbance & insomnia
• Gastrointestinal distress
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Learning and School stress
• Job or family stress
• Skin disorders
• High blood pressure
• Stress factors in heart disease
Life is the childhood of our immortality.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Research ~ Relaxation Response
What is the Relaxation Response
Relaxation response: a physical state that is the opposite of the fight-or-flight response. The relaxation response undoes what stress has been doing to you.
Benefits of practising the Relaxation Response include:
• Decreased muscle tension
• Lowered heart rate
• Blood pressure,
• A lower and deeper breathing pattern,
• Calming of the belly,
• Attaining a more peaceful, pleasant mood.
The Relaxation Response is a simple practice that takes only 10 to 30 minutes a day and can relieve the stress and tension that stands between you and a richer and healthier life.
Research
See the folder at the bottom of the page. Click on it to see a bio of some of the research.
