Stress need not be a "necessary evil" in our lives. By creating "Stress insulation" using the right approaches, we can enhance our immunity to situations and events that might otherwise be stressful

1. Outline
Of a Workshop
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Stress Insulation &
Mind Management

2. We talk about…
Emotion and Attitude Management
Creating stress-insulation – daily habits
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3. Emotion and Attitude Management
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4. Life IS going to be challenging ☺
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6. Emotion management
Anger
Old theories –
discuss
Present
thinking -
discuss
Anxiety
Planning,
worrying
Doable v/s
unpredictable
Ice-berg
analogy +
acceptance
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7. Concept 1 -The magic of traits
Light
• Compassion
• Purity
• Balance
“-”
Energy
• Anger
• Hatred
• Greed
• Envy
Sloth • Laziness
• Negligence
Tri Guna
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8. Approach
Knowing v/s doing
The psychology of decision-making
Triggers
Habits
Motivators
The S-R-T model; combining iccha, gyaan
and kriya shakti
From Tamas to Rajas to Sattwa
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9. Easier said than done!
Discuss ways Discuss
approaches
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10. Concepts 2 & 3 – happiness-creators
Principle of Action-Reaction (A.R.)
Principle of Detached Involvement (D.I.)
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11. Why learn and practise all this?
Clarity
Better focus,
lesser
distractions
Stress
insulation
Greater
productivity
, success,
good health
Greater joy!
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12. Handling Dilemmas
– personal domain
1. Facts
2. Gut instinct
3. Maximum good for maximum number
4. Sleep with a clear conscience
5. Higher Self
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13. Managing Time
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Ways and approaches

14. Stress-Insulation – Daily practices
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16. In the short-run, when feeling stressed…
Body-mind connection, mindfulness
Visualize, affirmVisualize, affirmVisualize, affirmVisualize, affirm
Bite-sized pieces
Mind-Sunshine Nurture yourseNurture yourseNurture yourseNurture yourself
Seek help
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17. Achieving balance
Self – Home – Workplace – World
“Action and rewards” – no 1-to-1 correlations
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18. Life ke kuchh funde
Rocks, pebbles,
sand
Eat food. Not too much.
Mostly plants
The mind needs food too!
(the coal basket)“Save & close files, switch
off, power off”
The garden of life
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19. Concluding thoughts
“Given who I am, do I do the best that I can?”
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20. Thank you!
Brought to you by Piya Mukherjee
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