“Stress-Less for Optimal Well-being”
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Stress-Less and Feel Better!
How you can experience optimal health and well-being.
Presented by:
Andrea E. Mincsak, Stress Management Consultant, Certified Eden® Energy
Medicine Practitioner
Increase productivity and
well-being by reducing stress. Sound too
good to be true? It isn’t.
In this lively, fun and informative program attendees
will find answers to nagging health and energy related challenges and learn
simple effective ways to feel better quickly and easily. Are you stressed? Have you ever felt that you
were ‘under water’ or couldn’t think straight?
Do you have memory problems, aging concerns, or lack of energy? Attend this program to learn how you can
enhance and increase your energy and experience optimal health and well being.
You will find yourself feeling more youthful, having more energy, thinking more
clearly, and being more productive and effective in your daily life!
In a no-nonsense,
non-mystical delivery Andrea E. Mincsak, Certified Eden® Energy Medicine
Practitioner, illustrates the:
- How stress affects the body and immune system
- Existence of energy fields in everyday life
- Process of therapeutic energy application, and
- Relationship between modern medicine and protoscientific
practices.
Andrea E. Mincsak is a Certified Eden® Energy Medicine
Practitioner, Usui and Karuna®
Reiki
Master, Reiki Teacher and Reiki Practitioner.
Since receiving her Reiki training in 1996, she has taught Reiki and
other life empowerment programs. Mincsak
earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration and Health
Services Administration from Russell Sage in 1991. She received her Master’s Degree in Business
Administration from
Early in her career she has worked as a bookkeeper,
Credit Manager, Office Manager. After
receiving her MBA in 1994 she applied her compassion and knowledge of the
health care system while working seniors at the Senior Independent Living Program
in
She also holds certifications in: Eden®Energy Medicine, Crystal Therapeutics, Thought Field Therapy, Transpersonal
Counseling, Magnified Healing and Option Method.
She has been on the “Path” for a
lifetime and shares her knowledge with others who wish to obtain true happiness
and joy in this lifetime. She currently presents workshops on stress-management,
networking, and holistic health.
Why is reducing stress so
important?
Triple Warmer Neurolymphatic
Sedation
Triple Warmer Sedation -
Smooth Behind the Ears
Triple
Warmer/Spleen/Regulator
then smoothing around the
ears
Triple
Warmer/Spleen/Regulator
Donna Eden’s Five Minute
Energy Routine
Why is reducing stress so important?
Stress
a.k.a. pressure, strain, anxiety, constant worry, nervous tension, trauma,
hassle, should not be ignored, it can be life threatening. It’s not “just”
stress. 60-90% of health care visits are
in the mind/body/spirit realm. They are
stress related conditions!
In survey after survey, Americans identify
stress as their number one health concern today. More than 50% of adults in the
Stress is the term used to define the body's
automatic physiologic reaction to circumstances that require behavioral
adjustments. Confronted by a threat - physical or emotional, real or imagined -
the hypothalamus causes the sympathetic nervous system to release epinephrine
and nor epinephrine (also known as adrenaline and noradrenalin) and other
related hormones. When released into the body, these messengers propel you into
a state of arousal (your metabolism, heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate
and muscle tension all increase). This is known as the fight-or-flight response
as named by Walter B. Cannon, M.D., of the
Stress affects us in a myriad
of ways. The following is a list of
statistics emphasizing why your number one goal should be to relieve and reduce
stress.
- Over 90% of
disease is caused or complicated by stress.
- More
than 40 million Americans ages 18 to 64 have
anxiety disorders.
- Stress
has been linked to all leading causes of death (including
heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, and suicide.)
- Americans spend over $20.3 billion per year to cope with stress. Long-term stress
is strongly associated with depression, heart disease,
gastrointestinal disorders, and weakened immune system.
- Over
50% of all adults suffer adverse health effects due to
stress.
- Estimated
percentage of adults attempting make efforts to control stress: 95%.
- The
number of Americans treated for depression rose from 1.7 million to 8.3
million between 1987 and 1997, and the proportion of those receiving antidepressants
more than doubled.
- Overall,
antidepressant/anti-anxiety medications are not significantly more
effective than placebos. The work of Irving Kirsch, the author of a
forthcoming study of antidepressants titled "The Emperor's New
Drugs," has shown that
- Most
people spend more than 90% of our time indoors.
- Number
of annual visits to physicians for stress disorders: 54.5
million.
- Number
of psychotropic drug mentions in office practice: over 100 million!
- One out every 5 high
school students has seriously considered or attempted suicide at least
once.
- Adults
with a history of excess stress and depression are 6 times as
likely as those whom do not, to suffer a heart attack in the next 14
years.
- Heart
disease, by far the leading cause of death in this country, has been linked
to both stress and depression. Stress and depression lead
to chronically elevated levels of the stress hormones adrenaline
and cortisol, and the activation of the sympathetic nervous system,
leading to deleterious effects on the heart. Psychological distress
causes rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, and faster blood clotting.
It can lead to elevated insulin and cholesterol levels. All
of these factors contribute to the link between mental health and heart
health.
- Stress
inhibits the formation of new neurons in the brain. Up until 1994
we did not even know that the body could perform neurogenesis in
the brain.
- Patients
suffering from recurrent depressive illness have been found to have
a decrease in hippocampal volume, and an accompanying increase in
circulating levels of stress hormones.
- Job stress is estimated
to cost
- Up
to 60% of employee absences are due to psychological problems associated
with stress.
- Mental illnesses,
including suicide, account for over 15% of the burden of disease in the
Reducing stress can improve
the immune system, resulting in better health and improved productivity. Stress
activates the flight, fight and freeze response in the body; in Chinese
medicine this response is controlled by Triple Warmer or Triple Heater which
draws energy from anywhere in the body to keep you alive. In our present day we do not have saber
tooth tigers chasing us, however Triple Warmer does not differentiate between a
saber tooth tiger and a cell phone ringing, a deadline approaching,
relationship issues, child care issues and financial issues, which occur daily
for most of us. Therefore, most of us
have a heightened stress response which affects our immune system, our physical
and mental health, as well as our relationships at home and on the job.
When the body is under stress
for prolonged periods it can form patterns that use less energy but interfere
with the body’s ability to heal and maintain well-being. Once the reason for the pattern has passed
the body should return to the original design.
However, this does not always happen.
When energies have become stuck in patterns that no longer serve us we
can re-pattern the energies through simple, effective energy techniques.
Your body is composed of
eight energy systems, the Meridians, the Chakras, the Aura, the Celtic Weave,
the basic grid, the Five Rhythms, Triple Warmer and Radiant Circuits. These energy systems dialogue with one
another to keep your body healthy, safe and functioning optimally. Energy is constantly in motion; it wants to move
and does move in a particular direction in harmony with your anatomy and the
function of the form. Energy flows
depending on what it is trying to accomplish.
Energy naturally moves in small and large figure eights. It wants to connect in the body, from left to
right, top to bottom, front to back. It
needs space to move, when energy is stuck pain and dis-ease and dis-harmony can
result.
Energy is tangible and can be
felt physically, emotionally and intuitively. Your energy is affected by other
people, and situations in your environment.
Have you ever entered a room where there has been a disagreement and
felt that you could ‘cut the tension (energy) with a knife’? Not only does others’ energy affect you,
your energy affects others and the environment.
What you do, what you think, and what you say affects another, whether
or not that person is in front of you or thousands of miles away, they can and
do feel the energy you send to them.
Become aware of the energy you emit; is it positive or negative, growth
producing or destructive?
Your body’s energy adapts as
needed to given situations. Triple
Warmer can take energy from any other meridian in the body to keep the body
alive. The first meridian it robs energy
from is Spleen, which governs the immune system, it then moves around the
energy wheel with the next meridian affected being heart meridian. It should be no surprise that stress is
related to heart disease and chronic illness.
How many times have you noticed someone who has experienced a stressful
situation, perhaps a death or divorce and who within a short period of time
became ill with a cold or other illness?
It happens all the time and is almost expected.
You can calm the stress
response in your body by regularly practicing any of the following Triple
Warmer exercises. They take very little
time and are very effective in counteracting the effects of stress on your
health. You will find that if you
practice them regularly and especially when experiencing stress, you will be
able to better cope and regain your center.
Triple Warmer Neurolymphatic Sedation
This is a great exercise for
reducing stress. Clients have reported
actually feeling peace fill their mind and body.
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Step #1) Make a V out of the
index, middle finger and thumb of the right hand and place them gently in the V
of the throat (the hollow) right about the collarbone.
Step #2) Place the right hand
flat across the right side of the head, between the eye and the ear. Gently hold left hand with three finger notch
in hollow of throat.
Step #3) Take
5 deep and slow breaths.
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Step #4) Place the left hand
flat across the left side of the head, between the eye and the ear. Gently hold
right hand with three finger notch in hollow of throat.
Step #5) Take
5 deep and slow breaths.
Triple Warmer Sedation - Smooth Behind the Ears
This is a very simple
technique that is easily done anywhere at anytime. It appears to others as
though you are fixing your hair. They do
not need to know that you are calming your stress response!
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Start Middle Finish
Begin by tracing
around the ears by starting at the
corners of the eyes,
smoothing around the ears
and down to the shoulders,
tracing on both sides
of head simultaneously.
Repeat six
(6) times, while taking relaxing breaths.
Triple Warmer Reactivity Pose
This is a
great exercise as the stress is happening as well as afterwards.
Notice when someone is
stressed, the first thing they do is to throw their hands up to their brows,
they might even say “oh my God”. The
points that they touch are called the Main Neurovascular points, their nickname
is the “oh my God” points.
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Hand
position: Thumbs over the index finger nail.
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Place the
thumbs at the temples and then place the fingers
at the points above the brows
– the main neurovascular points.
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Hold this
position for three minutes. After which
you will
feel relaxed and centered.
Triple Warmer Relaxation Pose
I find this is a great way to
calm the mind before falling asleep. I
have used this and the Triple Warmer Reactivity Pose interchangeably. They both work great when I have woken up in
the middle of night and cannot fall back to sleep. Try it!
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Hold one palm at the brow
line, and the other at the back of the head where the spine and head
attach. Hold this position for three
minutes or until you feel calm. If using
it to fall asleep, you may find that you fall asleep before you release your
hands, it works that well!
Triple Warmer/Spleen/Regulator
Triple Warmer is the flight,
fight and freeze response. Spleen
governs your immune system. Regulator
circuit influences hormones, chemistry and circulation as well as the
connections among all the systems of the body.
This is a great exercise to incorporate into your daily routine to keep
your energies humming along optimally.
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You will
begin by covering eyes, Smooth
behind the ears down to the shoulders.
then
smoothing around the ears
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Rest hands at
the shoulders. Breathe. Then
cross your arms and squeeze
the sides of the arms. Smooth off the arms.
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Place your
hands on the chest Smooth
down the front of the body to the feet.
Triple Warmer/Spleen/Regulator
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Smooth down
the legs to the feet. Squeeze off the sides of the feet
as you pull your hands off in front of you.
Finish with Spleen
Trace spleen meridian,
starting at the outside corners of each big toe and go straight up the inside
of your legs, flaring out at your hips, up the side of your rib cage and down
to the bottom of your rib cage.
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Step #1 Step #2 Step #3
Donna Eden’s Five Minute Energy Routine
In addition
to the Triple Warmer exercises on the previous pages, Donna Eden’s Five Minute
Energy Routine practiced twice daily can help you to change patterns in the
body and stay well, mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
This is a flow of exercises
that are easy to remember once you have practiced a while. Keep this booklet handy to review the
techniques, particularly the movements and breathing.
The Three Thumps
For this
exercise you will be activating the following by tapping the indicated points
either with your finger tips or knuckles for 30 seconds each position.
Kidney 27 Points. This is the last point on kidney
meridian. By tapping this point you will
energize the body, pull energy up from the earth and become more focused.
Thymus Point. Tapping this
point will stimulate all of your energies, boost your immune system, and increase
your strength and vitality.
Spleen Points. Tapping these
points lifts your energy level. Balances your blood chemistry and strengthens
your immune system.
K- 27. This is
the 27th point on Kidney meridian. Located at the indentation where the
collar bone ends. Thymus Point located at the center of the sternum. Spleen points located under the breast and slightly to
the right.
Tap these
points either with your finger tips or
knuckles for 30 seconds each
position.
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Homolateral
Cross Crawl
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Feel more
balanced
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Think more
clearly
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Improve your
coordination
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Harmonize your
energies
The body can modify its
energy flow in reaction to stress, chronic illness, or injury by conserving
energy meaning it uses only 50% of its energy rather than 100%. The energies in homolateral flow straight up
and down the body rather than crossing over.
Once the stressor is over the body normally resets. However, sometimes it does not reset and
becomes what is called homolateral. We
can reset the body energies by practicing the homolateral cross crawl.
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Step #1 Step #1 Step #2
- Raise the right foot and swing the right arm
forward and begin marching in place for 10 lifts, making sure that the
pattern created is the same arm and same leg. Stop.
- Raise the right foot and swing the left arm
forward and begin marching in place for 10 lifts, making sure that the pattern
created is opposite arm to opposite leg.
Stop.
- Repeat step #1.
- Repeat step #2.
- Repeat step 2 once more.
Remember
to breathe while doing this exercise. We
can become so intently focused that we forget breathe…remember to breathe! J
Wayne Cook Posture
¨ Untangles inner chaos
¨ See with better perspective
¨ Focus your mind more effectively
¨ Think more clearly
¨ Learn more proficiently
Wayne Cook developed this technique for children who
stuttered. What he found was that their
energies were not crossing in the brain, they were ‘scrambled’. When they practiced this posture they became
unscrambled and could think more clearly and no longer stuttered.
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