A Mindful Approach to Stress

To register for this webinar please follow this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1917112264401/WN_obIWbSXqQxi8qhJ8svAyDA. Sessions are free and available only to members of the Michigan library community. Registrants will receive instructions and a link to attend the session directly from PCI after they register.

Like most people, you probably have a lot going on and good reasons to feel distressed. Being stressed from time to time is actually normal and healthy. The problem is when it is ongoing and chronic. Not only does it feel incredibly uncomfortable, but stress can cause numerous serious health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, insomnia, memory loss, anxiety and depressive disorders.

The good news is that with modern technology, we can understand the nature of stress and find skillful ways in reducing or even preventing it. Some of this requires lifestyle changes, but a lot of it has to do with how we perceive and relate to what is happening and how we choose to respond.

Join us in this webinar to learn more about the science of stress and how to use mindfulness as a tool to reduce its grip on your day to day.

As a result of this program, participants will:

• Learn how to discern between healthy and toxic stress
• Understand the physical mechanism of stress and how this can lead to disease
• Investigate what causes stress and how to create more supportive conditions to keep it from arising
• Practice how to be with and attend to stress more mindfully
• Explore meditation techniques to reduce anxiety and overwhelm

Instructor: Aiko is certified by Mindful Schools and trained in Nonviolent Communication through BayNVC. She also leads professional development workshops and mindfulness classes within the California Library System and was invited to present at 2021 Future of Libraries Conference. For more information on Aiko’s work please visit www.rememberingtruenature.com or contact Aiko@rememberingtruenature.com

PCI Webinars are recorded and available to members of the Michigan library community in the Library of Michigan's Niche Staff Skills Academy about a week after they air. New webinars will be in the New category for several weeks. You do not need to register for a webinar in order to view it later in the Staff Skills Academy.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Michigan.