Stress Info

What is it? 

Simply stated, stress is the physical response to a perceived threat to one’s wellbeing.  The body’s reaction to a stressful thought can be helpful in a “fight or flight” situation.  However, when the events of day-to-day life are causing constant stress, the load on the physical body is damaging and the immune system is compromised. 

In addition, lifestyle habits like poor diet, lack of exercise, excess alcohol consumption and environmental stressors like air and water pollution add to the load.

Stress and Disease

It is generally accepted that stress causes dis-ease.  According to WebMD:

• Forty-three percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress.
• Seventy-five to 90% of all doctor's office visits are for stress-related ailments and complaints.
• Stress can play a part in problems such as headaches, high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, skin conditions, asthma, or arthritis in addition to depression and anxiety.
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) declared stress a hazard of the workplace. Stress costs American industry more than $300 billion annually.
• The lifetime prevalence of an emotional disorder is more than 50%, often due to chronic, untreated stress reactions

Natural Stress Relief

Cheryl Roby offers a gentle three step program for clearing general stress and dealing with illness or other personal difficulty. 

Step one is easing existing stress by learning new tools to quickly relieve stressful symptoms when they arise. When first beginning the process you will learn some here and now ways to destress that will serve you well in the long run.

Step two is to examine or inquire into the beliefs about life or yourself that might be causing your stress and see how a shift in perception can eliminate the source of stressful beliefs. Once a stressful thought is identified it can be questioned. The depth of questioning is entirely up to you.

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Step three to integrate teachings and insights gained during the session into the mind/body and spirit with Reiki energy balancing. Often the session ends with suggested affirmations to assist the client in shifting old beliefs.

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An initial appointment takes about one hour.

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