HEALTH AND HEALING BENEFITS

• Neutralize anxiety and stress
• Strengthens the immune system
• Recover faster from illness and injury
• More energy
• Improved balance
• Better sleep

PERFORMANCE BENEFITS

• Sharper focus
• Improved memory and recall
• Heightened awarness
• Enhanced problem solving and decision making
• Learn anything faster with less effort
• Detach and reclaim energy from negative people
• Greater sense of authority and command

Seconds!

All Stress Defense tools and techniques work within seconds of activating them. Once you understand the principles and have become familiar with the practices, you can initiate an immediate shift in your state of being using the tools you already posses. Conscious breathing, focus and intention are the core of each practice. The key to maintaining a balanced, energized state is awareness and repetition. You can train yourself to notice subtle changes in your energy, mood and body and take decisive action to ground and center yourself with very little effort throughout your day. Knowing how to clear your mind and center yourself in the present is a priceless tool that will serve you in every area of your work and your life.

Stress is a defensive reaction. It is your attempt to protect yourself from a percieved threat, either real or imagned.

Your body can not tell the diference between a real threat or an imagined one. Your body reacts to the images and narratives in your mind as if they are true and real, right now! That is why we get “stressed out” by thinking fearful thoughts or when we focus on “worst case scenarios.” It is important to distinguish between a real threat and an imagined one, and to know when to take appropriate action when necessary.

A stress reaction activates the bodies innate defenses which include: elevated blood pressure, rapid heart and breathing, an increase of stress hormones such as adrenaline, cortisole and epinephrine. As well as an increase in muscular tension-an attempt to armor ones self for fight-or-flight.

Reacting to your imagination as if it were real on a daily basis accounts for the majority of your stress and anxiety related symptoms.

ANXIETY is a form of fear. It is anticipitory fear of the near or distant future.

Depending on the intensity, fear can be stimulating or stressful. Even a mild degree of fear can be stressful when it becomes chronic or prolonged. Anxiety of the future, of the unknown, or of events which you have no control can become stressful and debilitating. Anxiety can also become habitual and is often used as a form of fuel to energize the body for action. Using anxiety as fuel on a daily basis is not an effective strategy for health, healing or performance.

The Struggling Gracefully course is designed to teach you how to neutralize stress quickly by learning how to soften, smile, breathe and focus correctly.

Stress reactions can be neutralized with focused breathing and grounding techniques. Centering the mind in the body in the present moment will effectivly neutralize anxiety and the fear of the imagined future. Concious breathing can also be used to discharge fear and excess negative energy from the physical body.

Stress Defense techniques are simple and when practiced with frequency throughout your day are the most effective way to reduce anxiety and stress.

The DETACHMENT technique included in the Struggling Gracefully Course is an effective method for protecting yourself from negative people, issues and events.

An attachment is an exchange of energy between two people, or an investment of energy and spirit in an issue, event or object. WIth people, the exchange of energy can become, negative and toxic even with some one you love. Learning how to identify, detach and disconncet temporarliy or permanently from unhealthy relationships, issues and events is central to Stress Defense. Detaching empowers you with a clear boundary and a safe space within yourself.

Here is what several students have to say about the Detachment practice.

“I performed the detachment ritual against my anxiety about the virus. Immediately, I felt a lighter sensation spread throughout my body. My brain felt like mint, fresh and tingly with clear thought.” Cymia James

“Detachment is something that I practice quite frequently now. I try to utilize detachment whenever something in my life is bothering me and I need to devote all of my attention to something else. It is incredibly useful, and a tool I am very grateful to have.” Tristan Villeneuve

Absolutely! Staying healthy and maintaining a strong immune system is your first defense against any disease.

Health and healing are energy dependent. You need sufficient quantity and quality of energy to repair the body and ward off external pathogens. The REI QONG practice is a gentle self-healing practice that will enable you to strengthen your internal energy (qi) and restore a greater sense of balance of mind-body-energy. The Rei Qong practice is included in the Struggling Gracefully course and can also be purchased as a stand alone module.

Having an effective self-care practice is essential during this time of quarantine and social distancing. The Stress Defense Guided Meditation Practice is another effective tool that will help you clear your mind, calm your heart and neutralize anxiety and stress.

YES, Meditation is an essential tool for stress reduction, pain managment and peak performance.

Meditation is not difficult, in fact is very simple. Meditation is the practice of focusing on a single object of attention for a period of time. When you focus on a single object for a period of time (even for one minute) you give your mind a chance to rest, your body to relax and your energy to balance.

Meditation will increase mental endurance, the ability to focus clearly and efficiently. It is an effective tool for chronic pain managment and has been medically proven to lower blood pressure and reduce hypertension.

The Stress Defense Guided Audio Meditation is included in both the First Aid Package, the Struggling Gracefully Course and can also be purchased separately as a stand alone practice.

Clear your mind and prepare for sleep.

Difficulty sleeping is often the result of a busy mind. The body will not relax if the mind is active. Holding issues and agendas in your mind in an attempt to process and resolve them while sleeping is not an effective strategy for getting good rest. The BREATHING FOR SLEEP technique is a good practice for preparing your body and mind before you go to bed.

The Stress Defense Guided Audio Meditation practice is also an excellent tool to use for clearing the mind and relaxing the body for sleep, or for falling back to sleep when you wake up in the middle of the night.

Rei Qong is a gentle self-healing practice.

Rei Qong was created initially for cancer and post-surgical patients who were too weak to exercise but needed a gentle way to activate their internal energy for healing. It has also been taught to all types of people, young and old, healthy and infirmed who found the benefits to be universally effective for reducing stress, increasing energy and for speeding up the healing response of the body. It is comprised of seven powerful modalities that can be used individually or combined to create a complete and fluid practice.

“The Rei Qong practice is a wonderful experience! It is fascinating how your condition changes from massive stress to harmony and inner peace during the course of the session, which continues for a long time afterwards. The technique permanently changes how you deal with your body and mind in everyday life and is an indispensable tool for staying healthy and energetic in today's world."

Claudia Fischer, Gerontologist

Qi (breath energy) Qong (practice)

Also known as Chinese Yoga, is a gentle breath and movement practice based on the principle of internal energy (qi) cultivation. QI Qong has been taught as part of Traditional Chinese medicine and as an aid in healing and strengthening the body, harmonizing the emotions and calming the mind. The practice is simple, easy to follow, can be practiced anywhere and requires little space.

The First Aid Package gives you the essential tools for grounding and centering yourself in the present.

The First Aid Package includes four modules and two practices:

• LEARNING EFFECTIVLEY
• BREATHING
• FOCUS
• MEDITATION

Two Practices

• GUIDED AUDIO MEDITATION PRACTICE
• FIRST AID QI QONG PRACTICE

Struggling Gracefully includes everything in the FIrst Aid Package and much more!

• LEARNING EFFECTIVLEY
• BREATHING
• FOCUS
• MEDITATION
• GROUNDING
• CENTERING
• REACTIVE STRESS
• FRAGMENTATION
• ANXIETY
• PRESSURE

Practices

• MEDITATION PRACTICE
• DETACHMENT TECHNIQUE
• REI QONG PRACTICE
• QI QONG PRACTICE

Both courses can be found in the Stress Defense Store

Less than a single Doctors visit.

The Struggling Gracefully course is $197 and includes lifetime access and free updates at no extra cost.

The First Aid Package is $49.95

The following Stress Defense practices can be purchased seperatly with no strings attached. No monthly fees or subscriptions.

• Guided Audio Meditation
• Detachment practice
• Rei Qong practice
• Qi Qong practice
• Yoga practice
• Tai chi practice

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