Building Your Resilience: Finding Meaning in Adversity

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Author and motivational speaker Regina Brett once said, “If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.” But now consider this alternative: What if you could drop your problems into that pile … and just walk away. Would your life actually be better off? INTRODUCTION Instructor Biography......Page i Disclaimer......Page iii Course Scope......Page 1 CLASSES Class 1 — The Foundation of Resilience......Page 03 Class 2 — The Hero’s Journey......Page 10 Class 3 - The Resilient Human Spirit......Page 18 Class 4 - The Consequences of Stress......Page 25 Class 5 - Mastering Physical Resilience......Page 34 Class 6 - Improving Emotional Resilience......Page 42 Class 7 - Strengthening Mental Resilience......Page 50 Class 8 - The Practive of Self-Care......Page 58 Class 9 - The Rewards of Sleep......Page 68 Class 10 - Finding Equanimity with Mindfulness......Page 76 Class 11 - Understanding Drama......Page 85 Class 12 — Discovering Post-Traumatic Growth......Page 93 Class 13 — Suzi Landolphi on Post-Traumatic Growth......Page 101 Class 14 - Cultivating Community and Connection......Page 105 Class 15 - Finding Safety......Page 112 Class 16 — Opening to Joy and Gratitude......Page 122 Class 17 — Practice 1: Building Resilience......Page 127 Class 18 - Practice 2: De-stressing with your Breath......Page 139 Class 19 - Practice 3: Promoting Sleep......Page 144 Class 20 - Practice 4: Relaxing with Yoga for Self-Care......Page 150 Class 21 - Practice 5: Practising Mindfulness......Page 159 Class 22 - Practice 6: Evoking the relaxation Response......Page 162 Class 23 - Practice 7: Finding Safety with Yoga Nidra......Page 172 Class 24 - Your Hero's Journey......Page 177 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL Resilience Self-Evaluation Tool......Page 180 Finding a Support Network......Page 196 Bibliography and Additional Resources......Page 198 Image Credits......Page 217