Increasing Positive Mind
Teaching proven techniques to move beyond stress and anxiety,
increasing positive, effective, creative mind states.
Group and Individual Trainings and Coaching
This training includes numerous proven techniques that will be explained and practiced giving participants many possibilities to calm anxious nervous systems and increase mental effectiveness on an ongoing basis.
These are stressful, anxiety producing times. Many people are experiencing:
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Burnout at work, or in personal life
Overwhelm with amount to do, expectations from others
Emotional overload
A feeling of jittery nerves, difficulty focusing
Physical symptoms: headaches, disturbed digestion and many more
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This training and practices that go with it will dramatically increase resilience, ability to bounce back from adversity with vigor, greater emotional calm, more effective thinking and increased physical health.
This training comes out of my drive to improve things in a world filled with strife, and painful circumstances. I'm a former adjunct professor and psychotherapist, now focusing on helping people transform their states of mind from stress ridden to positive. I have trained in and trained others in the uses of many techniques that calm the over stressed nervous system, and increase resilience. I have a strong personal mission to help people feel better and lead better lives.
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Life gives us a lot of stressful situations
with little to no training to work with them.
I teach proven techniques to
- dramatically reduce stress
- move beyond obstacles that arise
- respond with an increased capacity to improve your situation
Groups and Trainings
Some years ago I realized many techniques I have learned could be used by anyone on their own if they had the proper training and motivation. Not everyone needs the longer versions of psychotherapy. I have also found that I prefer teaching and coaching to doing individual psychotherapy. It seems a natural fit for me to put together a training of all the amazing things I've learned along with some motivational strategies to reduce stress, neurological disregulation and anxiety
We live in very stressful times. When our body is operating from a stress mode most of the time, both health and happiness are severely compromised. We need to be able to bounce back, recover from the stress, and learn to come booming out, more vigorous, more successful. By learning a variety of techniques for releasing stressful responses it can become automatic to return to an energized but calm state.
Participants will learn how to:
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Release physiological components of stress
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Reduce high blood pressure
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Calm and regulate breath
Bring in positive mental states using:
imagery,
short meditations HeartMath based,
Learn to bring mindfulness into each moment
Create phrases or words that will bring you back to working from your own values and goals
A variety of ways to bring positive even flowing energy into your body
The Cost of Not Receiving Training
Increased Stress
Continuing to do what has been stressful, without intervention will continue to increase your stress.
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Increased stress leads to:
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Physical health problems, including
heart problems,
headaches,
diabetes, and
many others
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Emotional issues:
mood issues including
depression,
anxiety,
irritability and
anger.
Leading to many life complications
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This leads to problems in
-ability to focus
-productivity
-creativity
-good relationships
-feeling good overall, emotionally and physically
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Sometimes our habits and mental patterns get stuck. It can feel awful.. Staying stuck is worse.
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Stress, anxiety, uncertainty, spinning your wheels,
going nowhere. Feeling frustrated and lost
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Loosing a sense of your own goals
Feeling overwhelmed, trapped or lost
On top of this science has now proven that living in the mode of stress and anxiety is very destructive to your health as well as your state of mind.
Success from Calm Positive Mind States
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The benefits are many. We will focus on physical, psychological and ability to accomplish things.
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Physical Effects of Decreased Stress
-Lower blood pressure
-Significant decrease in heart attack risk
-Fewer headaches
-Improved immune response
-Digestion improved, fewer GI problems
Improved Psychological States
-Enhanced feeling of well being
-Ability to get beyond depressed, anxious or angry moods
-Better relationships
Ability to get things done
-Accomplishments come more easily and smoothly
-Creativity flows
-Increased focus occurs allowing more to get done with more speed and accuracy
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Testimonials
Diane's insight and tremendous compassion coupled with her real skill with a variety of techniques quickly help to break down what can seem like insurmountable problems and give me the tools I need to get unstuck, so that I can see things in a new way and learn and grow as a person
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Bree S.
Since I started working with Diane I have found a level of peace and happiness that has changed my life forever. I love working with her because she cares deeply, she has a unique approach, the work flows easily, we laugh a lot and I love living with the results.
John C
Diane was one of two of the best teachers I had in my years at Naropa. I hope she continues to teach because she does it so well. Her class changed my life with the combination of information, insights and the work we did on ourselves and with one another. Assignments were well thought out and guided by her. And she has a sense of humor.
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Anna M.
Learn the Practices you need
Receive support and encouragement
Change your life for the better
About:
I began my career with studying hypnotherapy, figuring whatever problems people were having likely have some roots in the unconscious part of the mind. I knew my problems of some anxiety and over worrying were not things i could just wave a magic wand and fix. I was certain there needed to be a way, beyond just wanting it all to go away.
From studies of the unconscious, came an interest in metaphors, imagery and dreams.
Teaching at Naropa got me into more facets of language and communication, listening, inner and outer myths and levels of change people go through. I began being more interested in what can happen as people gain more techniques and understandings of how mind and mood work to be able to transform things on their own. Somewhere along the way I took a course on energy work and was frankly shocked to learn that it worked, so it got added into the toolbox of possibilities.
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Along the way I had a couple of kids who forever beautifully changed everything. Since they grew up, a menagerie has come into the life of my husband and I, rescued horses, a few goats, two llamas from a garage sale (really) and of course dog and cat. And too many gardens filled with planted plants and their wild weedy friends. My meditation practice continues with spotty irregularity along with some qigong, biking and hiking.
Techniques
HeartMath
How it all Happens
For consultation on groups and group trainings please make an appointment on the scheduling page. I am willing to come to local businesses, hospitals or other groups to do trainings. For either local or further away trainings, we can work via Zoom.
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Individual sessions are $175 per session or six sessions for $960 payable in advance on payment page.
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I will try to accomodate those needing lower rates by having a small group you can join, or form your own.