Prior to exams, many of us may feel stressed. As a result, we will take a moment to examine stress relief. Sleep better before exams, and even use some of the techniques as you are sitting at your desk waiting for the test to start and you will do better.
1. We will view the "Ways to Unwind" wellcast below. You may choose to watch "Managing Stress" on your own.
2. Mrs. Sorensen from the counselling office came to class and gave a brief lesson on stress and anxiety, and then taught us some breathing techniques and progressive muscle relaxation techniques
1. We will view the "Ways to Unwind" wellcast below. You may choose to watch "Managing Stress" on your own.
2. Mrs. Sorensen from the counselling office came to class and gave a brief lesson on stress and anxiety, and then taught us some breathing techniques and progressive muscle relaxation techniques
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3. Mrs. Sorensen shared the 4, 7, 8 breathing method with us, where you breath in for 4 seconds through your nose, then hold for 7 seconds, then breath out for 8 through your mouth. Doing this 4 or 5 times often slows down your system and makes you feel less anxious. A good strategy for when you cannot sleep.
4. Mrs. Sorensen also shared the 4X4X4 method, where you imagine a box. You start at one corner, and breath in for four, then hold for four, then breath out for four, then hold for four. Then repeat.
5. As a class, we put the chairs in a circle (though we could have put them in rows) and turned out the lights, turned off our cellphones/music and discussed the need to disconnect, make our bedrooms dark, turn off the phones so they aren't getting texts at nights. We discussed the need to get 9 hours of sleep a night for a growing youth body!
We then tried out the progressive muscle relaxation technique of thinking about our toes, any pain or tension in them, and then letting it go. We then thought about our legs, any tension in them, any pain and then we let it go. All the way up the body to the torso, arms, back, neck, head and face. And then we did the breathing techniques.
Many students in the class were just about asleep during the process.
6. We then discussed stress, anxiety and depression. We also looked at bad ways of dealing with stress, such as drugs/alcohol/avoidance/video games.
7. A reminder to all students that Mrs. Sorensen and the folks in the counselling office love to speak with students and can offer even more advice and tips to those who wish to see them about anything.
5. As a class, we put the chairs in a circle (though we could have put them in rows) and turned out the lights, turned off our cellphones/music and discussed the need to disconnect, make our bedrooms dark, turn off the phones so they aren't getting texts at nights. We discussed the need to get 9 hours of sleep a night for a growing youth body!
We then tried out the progressive muscle relaxation technique of thinking about our toes, any pain or tension in them, and then letting it go. We then thought about our legs, any tension in them, any pain and then we let it go. All the way up the body to the torso, arms, back, neck, head and face. And then we did the breathing techniques.
Many students in the class were just about asleep during the process.
6. We then discussed stress, anxiety and depression. We also looked at bad ways of dealing with stress, such as drugs/alcohol/avoidance/video games.
7. A reminder to all students that Mrs. Sorensen and the folks in the counselling office love to speak with students and can offer even more advice and tips to those who wish to see them about anything.