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AHS offering workshop to deal with pandemic stress

The workshop will discuss responses to stress, how to identify warning signs of stress, and reviewing how emotions impact the body, brain and overall health.

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As unbearable as it may seem, there are ways to handle the added stress of a pandemic.

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Speakers at the Transform Your Stress: The Resilience Advantage — Strategies for Managing Stress in Challenging Times workshop will try to share this message with all Albertans during a pair of online events on Aug. 27 and Sept. 29. The workshops are being run by Alberta Health Services.

“Many Albertans have experienced increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop includes a basic discussion of stress plus looks at different ways to manage stress, including two HeartMath breathing techniques,” said Alberta Health Services communications officer Shelley Rattray.

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The workshop, led by certified professionals, will discuss responses to stress, how to identify warning signs of stress, and reviewing how emotions impact the body, brain and overall health.

Instructors will lead the group through two practical HeartMath breathing techniques and discuss how resilience can be enhanced through regular use of the breathing tools. HeartMath is an organization that has been tracking the relationship between the brain and the heart for more than 25 years.

Registration is currently open for workshops on Aug. 27 from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., and on Sept. 29 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. There is no cost to the courses.

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