Stress is still the most prevalent mental health condition in business, and a leading cause of sickness absence in the UK. Many issues can cause work-related stress, but there may also be concerns outside of work that are impacting employee stress-levels in the workplace.
Our stress, resilience and relaxation course investigates how different levels of work stress can take their toll on performance and physical health.
We will address the important difference between pressure and stress and the way both these human responses manifest themselves in the brain. This logical understanding can give staff a greater sense of control that comes with understanding what exactly is happening in the brain and body when we become stressed. We will investigate the need for healthy levels of stress and understand how this primordial response is designed to help us survive. We will move on to discuss the notion of emotional resilience and the way in which we are born with a particular level of resilience, including how we can build on this to become more flexible in our thinking and adapt to change in the workplace. This understanding of resilience will be split into short term solutions and longer term behaviours that will assist in us becoming mentally stronger individuals over.
Finally, we will define relaxation in a way that recognises the fundamental concept of self-care in order to recover from stressful experiences and return positive energy into our physical and cognitive systems. Self-care is a human responsibility that we all have and the final section of the workplace wellbeing course will reinforce this perspective, including the multiple benefits of self-care that can be gained with regular relaxation and implementing this in time-efficient and achievable ways aligned with our lifestyles.
"Just what I needed to kickstart my wellbeing journey. I feel much more in control of my stressors and know how to reduce them."
Steve Groves
Founder
Integral Financial Planning
"I have been reflecting more and reducing stereotypes"
Tim Waite Framework Manager
Morrison Utility Services
"The points about meditation and how to relax your mind were very interesting. I was doing some things beforehand but now I know how to do them better. I think that helped a lot and it has helped other staff members here as well."
Daima Tafzeel
Health & Wellbeing Champion
Specsavers
"The presentation was absolutely fantastic.. People do not have to put up with any mistreatment from work, whatsoever. If Zainah could deliver this message to my Exec team, I would be extremely delighted"
David Clarkson COO
Rushlift / Doosan
"I really enjoyed your presentation. I was particularly impressed with the emphasis on the science behind the way the body and mind react to stress and its tendency to propagate it rather than control it."
Mark Foster
Owner
Sphere 43
"Thank you for such an engaging session! It was a very interesting presentation and aims at a real gap in the market in terms of need. I look forward to working with you in the future"
Zoe Popple Events Coordinator
Chartered Institute of Building
"Just what I needed to kickstart my wellbeing journey. I feel much more in control of my stressors and know how to reduce them.?
Justine Mooney
HR & OD Consultant
Justine Mooney HR & OD Consulting
"Relationships between colleagues are stronger."
Katie Cook
Team Leader
Morrison Utility Services
"Proud to support such a great movement"
Chris Hart Account Manager
Kwizzbit
"The courses are engaging and constructive that will help people understand how to deal with stress, how to develop mental resilience, it is about building strength."
Jonathan Oxley
Managing Partner
Lupton Fawcett
"Thank you for the report. It was a very interesting presentation and aims at a real gap in the market in terms of need"
Stephen Sheard Owner / Business Consultant
SGS Services
"Completely different to other mental health workshops. Not typical videos/exercises."
Grace Thompson
Attendance Manager
West Midlands Trains