Dealing with stress in a modern world

The human body has a beautifully intricate system that is struggling to cope with the stresses of modern life. Our caveman brothers and sisters had stress in their lives that only lasted a few seconds - kill the prey in front of them, or be eaten. Their adrenal glands released the ‘fight or flight’ hormones adrenalin and cortisol and within a couple of minutes, danger passed and their systems returned to normal. We no longer have that luxury; stress stretches out in front of us like an interminable black cloud. Taxes, mortgage, long work hours, global financial crisis - we simply were not built to deal with such ongoing, seemingly never ending stress, and the lingering high levels of stress hormones take a toll on all aspects of our lives. In an effort to cope we smoke, drink, over eat, work longer hours and sleep less.

Instead of gaining control, we are giving it away

These downloads are designed to help you gain control over the stress that is adversely affecting your brain and body - and it's easier than you may think. One of the biggest factors of stress is feeling out of control, feeling helpless to change. You start to believe that that anxiety, depression, insomnia and worry is part of normal life and although you dream of a time without all these debilitating stresses, it seems out of reach. The only answer is to change the way you think. Every single choice we make, everything we feel, stems from a message from the brain, so let’s make sure we are giving it the best message possible.

The importance of real relaxation

The first thing to do on this journey, no matter your ultimate goal, is to learn to make time to relax deeply. Whether you want to call this practice mediation, self-hypnosis, deep relaxation - the name does not matter, it’s just a word. Forget the name, forget out - of - date labelling and just be quiet with yourself. The downloads will guide you into deep relaxation and then help you to focus on specific goals, readjusting the incorrect messages that your brain has learnt in the past.

Once in a deeply relaxed stated, you have set the ‘stage’ for new learning

For enabling the brain to accept new attitudes and coping mechanisms. Your brain CAN be changed so that it does not look for its solutions in smoking, overeating...etc. It never finds solutions in destructive habits, it merely looks for them. Let’s teach your brain how to become calm, resilient, peaceful – no matter the outside stimulus. And from that point of calm you can approach your life with new focus, strength and positivity.