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Contact: Ellen Britt
678-525-8045
Stress
a Larger Risk Factor Than Lack of Excercise in Predicting
Heart Attacks!
(PRWEB)
September 2, 2004 Results of an international study, to be
published in next week’s prestigious medical journal,
The Lancet, took researchers by surprise by rating stress
above lack of exercise as a risk factor for heart disease.
But an innovative distance learning training program for
personal coaches, corporate trainers and health professionals
aims to change the odds.
Ellen
Britt, PA, Ed.D., co-founder of Primal Waters and director
of the company’s distance learning division, launched
the program, Stress Resiliency Coaching, this June, with
the initial class attracting coaches, healthcare providers
and human resource professionals from the U.S., Canada, the
U.K. and Ireland. The second vanguard class begins on September
22, 2004.
Britt,
a former physician assistant with over twenty years experience
in urgent care, emergency and occupational medicine, launched
the program after colleagues complained that quality training
programs in stress management were nearly nonexistent.
“Stress
has become such a pervasive part of all our lives, especially
after the tragic events of 9-11, that many of us just tend
to accept it as something that we really can’t do anything
about,” states Britt.
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“Stress
has been implicated in everything from heart disease to diabetes,
obesity and chronic pain and even effects a woman’s
ability to conceive. In addition, stress takes a huge toll
on the nation’s economy, with U.S. business losing
a staggering 30 billion dollars a year in loses resulting
from stress related absences and decreased productivity.”
“You
would think, with facts such as these, that every business
would have a first-class stress management program in place
for their employees and that their training departments and
executive and corporate coaches would have expertise in stress
management.”
But
as Dr. Britt has noted, quality training programs are almost
impossible to find and although most coaches and trainers
use some stress management skills in their work, few have
had any formal training in this area. In addition, many stress
management programs try to teach a complex subject in just
a few hours, or days at best, relying on an old philosophy
and on outdated methods of instruction.
“Stress
management is dead,” states Britt. “The old idea
of managing stress is just not realistic. The reality is,
that for the most part, we simply cannot control the events
that are happening around us. What we can control is our
reaction to those events.”
The
Stress Resiliency Coaching program uses the latest in distance
learning instructional methods, meeting weekly via teleconference
bridge, with written support materials sent via email to
each participant prior to class. Bi-weekly Mastermind groups
and a private listserve set up exclusively for the members
of the class, provide for additional learning opportunities
and foster a sense of real community among the students.
“We
teach the concept of stress resiliency, not management,” states
Britt. “Our Stress Resiliency Coaching program is based
on the latest findings from positive psychology, medicine
and biology but students also get a thorough grounding in
the ancient arts of meditation and guided imagery. Our students
walk away from our program confident in the knowledge and
practical skills they have acquired. Training professionals
to assist others in building more stress resilient lives
and businesses is extremely rewarding work.”
Dr.
Britt is hosting a series of free Q&A teleconference
calls, to be held on Wednesday, September 8th and again on
Wednesday, September 15th at 12 Noon Eastern, for those who
want to get firsthand information about the program. To register
for either of the free calls and to get more information
about the Stress Resiliency Coaching program go to
http://www.primalwaters.com/SRC2.html
About
Primal Waters
Primal Waters produces award winning digital media products that facilitate
relaxation and promote stress relief and also provides distance learning programs
and services that promote stress resiliency. Primal Waters is a subsidiary
of Blue Crow Studio, Inc. Contact Information
Ellen Britt, PA, Ed.D.
Primal Waters
678-525-8045
http://www.primalwaters.com |
