National Stress Awareness Week: Lunch & Learns

Monday 4th November: Stress Workshop

Stress and anxiety can have a huge impact on our happiness and performance in both life and work. If left unchecked they can become our default reaction to difficult situations. In this session, we will explore the effects and causes of stress and anxiety, and most importantly, build a lifelong toolkit to deal with these feelings. Topics covered include:

• What stress and anxiety manifest
• Fight/flight vs rest/digest
• Noticing triggers, emotions and core beliefs
• Skills and tools such as meditation and techniques to help you wind down.
• Meeting your resistance, sitting with what is, taking action and cultivating a relaxed future.

Workshops at 12.30-1.15pm or 1.15pm-2pm please email events@hereeast.com to book your place, specifying which session you would like to attend.

Tuesday 5th November: Nutrition Workshop

Many of us reach an afternoon slump around 3pm, experiencing low energy, lack of focus and a sudden craving for sugar and coffee. This is a common symptom caused by a stressful lifestyle and suboptimal food choices. Come along to find out how you can improve your eating habits in practical ways, feel more energetic and productive and become more aware of emotional eating and how to manage this.

Session outcome:

• Learn what foods create and maintain a perpetual craving cycle
• What are the best alternatives for meals and snacks
• Applicable tools to cutting sugar cravings and feel more energetic
• Managing stress with mindfulness and stopping emotional eating
• Best supplements to consider for cutting cravings and having more energy

Workshops at 12.30-1.15pm or 1.15pm-2pm please email events@hereeast.com to book your place, specifying which session you would like to attend

Wednesday 6th November: Massage

Book your free 15-minute back and shoulder massage and melt away tension caused by desk posture. Booking links will be sent out in the Here East newsletter, slots are available between 12-3pm.

Thursday 7th November: Posture Workshop

This posture workshop will be led by an experienced physiotherapist who specialises in musculoskeletal care and workplace ergonomics. The workshop will benefit you if you are seated at a desk or standing for long periods of time, and covers basic anatomy of the spine, how the spine is affected by 'bad posture' and simple ways to improve your posture through small changes to your environment and habits.

During the workshop we will do postural exercises as a group and individual issues are addressed. This is a fun, dynamic and informative workshop where participants will come away feeling inspired to sit, stand, walk and move differently.

Workshops at 12.30-1.15pm or 1.15pm-2pm please email events@hereeast.com to book your place, specifying which session you would like to attend

Friday 8th November: Sleep Workshop

Not only have numerous studies proven mindfulness to be an effective tool for reducing insomnia, even more studies have shown mindfulness to significantly reduce stress that keeps us up at night. Learn tips, techniques and healthy habits to help you sleep more soundly and ensure the sleep that you do get (even if limited) is the most restful and restorative it can be. Led by Mindfulness and Sleep Psychology expert, Hope Bastine, this 60-minute session will include:

• The Science of Sleep
• Sleep-inducing lifestyle and dietary habits
• Stress-busting strategies to help you switch off and sleep.
• A guided sleep meditation, (which will be available for audio download).

Workshops at 12.30-1.15pm or 1.15pm-2pm please email events@hereeast.com to book your place, specifying which session you would like to attend

Here East Lunch & Learns are open to all. Please feel free to bring along your lunch to the workshops.