From Stress to Smiles

What you’ll learn:
To instill the practice of creating calm through brief daily exercises.
To engage in personal reflection through ecumenical prayers and blessings.
To practice guided meditations that encourage positive cognition.
To delve into deeper contemplations to nurture constructive shifts in thinking.

Requirements:
There are no requirements or prerequisites.

Description:
The 39 exercises in this course will set you on a path to navigate through angst and begin adding useful tools to your toolbox. Navigating adversity can be taxing on the soul. Whether financial, relational, or vocational in nature, you will be pressed to your limits at some point. Living with a chronic illness is frustrating. It makes you mad and makes you sad. So, too, does the path of caregiving. No matter the source of your stress, you will find that this course guides you towards renewed calm.If you equip yourself with a full toolbox of spiritual exercises, you can create good habits that sustain you through hardship. While some tools require significant effort, most of the prayers, exercises and contemplations in this course offer easy access. With practice, you will find yourself revisiting your favorites again and again.Arranged in 3 sections, you will work through 12 ecumenical prayers and blessings followed by 12 focused exercises for stress reduction. The final section guides you through 15 deeper reflections to manage anxiety and nurture peace. As you engage in and practice these exercises, you will create more calm in your life. From stress to smiles, let’s begin a journey worth taking!

Who this course is for:
The intended learner for this course has a desire to practice brief exercises to create inner calm.