Our brain can become more busy (and more negative thoughts intrude) when we are stressed, tired, or feeling overwhelmed.

This experiential Lunch & Learn session shares a variety of research-based tips and approaches for calming worry, anxious thoughts, and a busy brain.

The session includes:

• strategies that reboot your brain into a neutral gear
• the 2 Minute Rule to curb ruminating
• ‘soft fascination’ and other mind calming techniques
• how to decrease brain bombardment from body inputs that activate and perpetuate a racing mind

This noon hour session with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management & High Performance Clinic
meets online from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 28.

Workshop Fee:

• $5 for University of Guelph students (due to a subsidy from U of G Student Health Services)
• $10 for members of United Steelworkers Local 4120 (due to a subsidy from Local 4120)
• $17 for all others

The Stress Management & High Performance Clinic began in 1978 in the Department of Human Kinetics with Dr. Evelyn Bird’s research on the impact of biofeedback and self-regulation/Non-Sleep Deep Rest techniques on health and performance. When Dr. Bird retired from teaching at the University, Student Affairs asked the Clinic to continue providing this research-based skills training for interested students, staff, faculty, and community members.