Staff Stress Management Resources
To truely reduce stress you must take a multifaceted approach. What are you eating? Are you being active? Are you getting enough sleep? How do you let go of things you have no control of?
Fortunately there are many resources out there to help reduce stress. There are meditation and yoga studios in the area, there are podcasts for download, our health insurance provides many services to help address and reduce stress.
Fortunately there are many resources out there to help reduce stress. There are meditation and yoga studios in the area, there are podcasts for download, our health insurance provides many services to help address and reduce stress.
Invest EAP
INVEST EAP is a resource available to Colchester School District staff and family members. Invest EAP is funded through the district's health insurance, Blue Cross and Blue Shield. This program offers comprehensive, customized employee assistance services that promote the health and well-being of employees and the organizations we serve. Our program has been demonstrated to reduce employee stress, and increase workplace morale and productivity. We provide confidential personalized counseling, organizational and management consultation, training, and resource information in a prompt and professional manner.
Toll Free: 800-287-2173
http://www.investeap.org
Password: VSBIT
Toll Free: 800-287-2173
http://www.investeap.org
Password: VSBIT
Free Online Yoga Videos
Check out the Yoga Journal website, www.yogajournal.com for free videos http://www.yogajournal.com/video/.
On the same website under Poses, you'll find a library of poses and you can build your favorite sequence,http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/finder/browse_categories.
Follow the directions below for YouTube videos on relaxation and yoga.
http://www.vehi.org/ >select Member> select Videos> scroll to the bottom and watch the videos.
Free Podcasts: Mindfulness, Meditation and Stress Management
Listen to podcasts on your personal computer, mp3 player or tablet.
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Working With Stress (Pt1)
Is your job stressing you out? If so, you are not alone. Work-related stress is a growing concern that affects nearly every industry at every level. And that stress can take a devastating physical and psychological toll. Created: 11/18/2002 by CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Date Released: 7/31/2006. Series Name: CDC Featured Podcasts.
http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=4
Mental Health Foundation (UK)
Choose a podcast from a long list on this site. There are podcasts to help with sleep, meditation, how to meditate, managing anxiety, and how exercise reduces stress. You can listen to them on the site or download them for your phone or personal music player.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/help-information/podcasts/
