Choose Bliss, Not Stress! Proven tools to begin a new blissful life Duration: 2 days

Choose Bliss, Not Stress!

Proven tools and inspiration to begin a new blissful life

Trainer: Anil Bhatnagar

A. About the workshop:

· The need for the workshop. If there is something omnipresent in today’s world-- it is STRESS! It is there with executives, housewives, businessmen, students and even children. As per an estimate, more than 80% diseases from which people are suffering today all over the world are stress related.

· People who claim to have known no stress in life often collapse one day like a well-polished termite-ridden furniture—ironically on account of the unknown terrorist in their lives—the stress that they had turned their back on! Organizations will sit up and start thinking if only someone could show them the mirror and quantify the direct and indirect losses incurred on account of stress.

· Just as it is difficult for water to flow through a twisted pipe, it is difficult for any one to give his best if he is stressed. Most of the organizations and people take stress for granted, accepting it as inevitable, though nothing can be further from the truth. Just like any other skill like dancing, cycling and swimming, one can also learn to lead a stress free blissful life.

· The workshop discusses how most of the stress in our life is caused not by what happens to us but by how we respond to what happens to us. It also shares proven techniques based on decades of research to enable us to solve the problems in our lives that we can and to make us learn to live with those that we cannot. This is the only workshop one will ever need to attend to ensure a stress free living for the whole life.

· How this workshop is different from those on the same subject: The beauty of this workshop is that unlike other workshops on the subject, it realizes that the participant is already hard pressed for time. A major chunk of prescriptions for stress management in this workshop can be woven into one’s daily chores and do not need earmarking any extra time. Most of the suggestions from the workshop, therefore, can be incorporated in the participant’s life simply by changing the way he attempts to do his normal routine chores. The rest of the suggestions need only an investment of a few minutes every day. Instead of confusing the participant with tens of activities that ought to be done, the workshop guides the participant to chalk out a personalized, easy, and pragmatic blue print in the form of his own daily schedule to ensure a stress-free blissful life depending upon the amount of time he can (or is willing to) spare for this.

• It inspires the participant deeply by showing him the mirror and making him aware that life can be better and is only an initiative away. There is always a gap between knowing and putting consistently into practice all that we learn whether from a workshop or whatever other source. This happens because of the inherent inertia and tendency among almost all of us to postpone any thing new that needs effort. I have studied closely and persevered through all these bottlenecks in the last 25 years of my own life and I therefore can guide the participant with my own experience to navigate through all kinds of pitfalls and offer him infallible tips on how to stay on the path.

· Unlike the usual run-of-the-mill programmes, wherein 95 % of what one learns is forgotten quickly, this programme is mnemonic based so as to be retained better, introspection/self-awareness-driven, and focused on transforming habits (not on merely increasing knowledge–base). The participants get a new way of looking at life with the dissolution of all their limiting beliefs and replacement of the same with more vibrant positive beliefs. The techniques are simple enough and performed by the participants under the guidance of the trainer so as to ensure that they can do them independently after the programme. The programme makes the participants see the futility of some of the common disempowering responses

• The workshop, through transformation of one’s personal belief system, participative discussion, physical exercises, breathing techniques and meditation shall enable the participants to know

i. what is stress;

ii. its physical, behavioural and psychological symptoms;

iii. where does it stem from

iv. how not to create it and

v. how to manage it

• The participants, by the end of the programme, shall have prepared for themselves a personalized, easy, and pragmatic blue print in the form of a daily schedule for incorporating the learning points from the workshop into their daily living so as to begin leading a stress free blissful life. The workshop leaves the participants’ hearts set on fire with an uncompromising zeal to live each day of their life by this blue print till it very soon becomes their second nature.

• The participants find an enhanced commitment and enthusiasm towards their work, new vitality, improved concentration, efficiency and motivation. The creativity level also goes up and relationships with internal and external customers become more cooperative and ensuring. The attitude the participants carry back from the training to their work place is contagious and makes the work place bubbling with positive vibrations.

B. Objectives

• To make the participants aware of their stress-producing responses, habits, and beliefs, and how these could be replaced with corresponding empowering responses.

• To chalk out a customized daily stress-busting blissful routine and to learn strategies to adhere to it with uncompromising zeal.

• To learn how to maintain inner calm, efficiency, high levels of performance, and motivational momentum under pressure of work.

C. Participants’ Feedback for this workshop

The training was excellent. I will remember this training for the rest of my life. It has given me a new insight of life. I have learnt a new meaning of life. I felt great meeting you.

--Mandeep Ahuja, Bharti Telenet Ltd

Never attended such a great workshop before!

--Preeti Ahuja, Escotel.

I would like to say that it must be compulsory for every employee of the organization.

--Ranjeet Kumar, Bharti Telenet Ltd

Best workshop I have ever attended!

--Manish Sethi, Escotel.

This was an ultimate experience.

--Pradeep Kumar, Escotel

Thank you, Mr Bhatnagar for such an eye-opening workshop.

--Tejasvi Bishnoi, Escotel

I would like to say that every individual should attend this program.

--Parijat pandey, Escotel

…Out of this world!’

--Amitosh Tyagi, Escotel

I would like to say that I am a totally transformed person, now.

--Geeta Singh, Escotel

I would like to say that this programme is a ‘’Bhrahm Astra’ in handling stress!

--Ujjwal Prakash, Escotel.

I liked the lively presentation and the examples. I was also surprised by Mr Bhatnagar’s passion to teach.

--Ms Shilpy Nigam, Bharti Telenet Ltd

This workshop is great!

--Kamaljit Singh Aulakh, Bharti Telenet Ltd

I would like to say that this programme must be conducted for all the employees of Bharti.

--Rupendra Verma, Bharti Telenet Ltd

You are wonderful, Mr Bhatnagar!

--Sudhavrata, Escotel

This program should be given to all the professionals so that they can manage both family as well as work responsibly.

--Pawan Sharma, Escotel.

Mr Bhatnagar is a great magician.

--Sanjeev Malhotra, Escotel.

Now I know that some simple things that can change my life.

--Sarabjeet Singh, Bharti Telenet Ltd.

I was surprised by trainer’s own self-development.

--Praveen Jain, Bharti telenet

Excellent programme!

--Ritesh Sadhu, Escotel

It was a complete/perfect training program.

--Rajeev kumar, Escotel

This is a very useful training programme. Must be extended to every body in order to make this world stress free.

--Manoj Kumar, Escotel

This program is an eye opener.

--Atul Handa, Escotel

I feel honored to attend such a great workshop.

--Arun Kumar, Escotel

Excellent Program.

--Sanjeev Saxena, Escotel

Faculty was very knowledgeable and has command on his subject.

--Arun Shrivastava, Escotel

D. Broad Contents

The workshop is splitted into 5 sections; each having two components:

A. An `Awareness development’ component

B. `Tool-kit’component

The `Tool-Kit’component, comprises four parts:

1. Stress buster techniques;

2. Physical exercises

3. Breathing exs or pranayama, and

4. Meditation.

The details of the above components are as enlisted below:

1. Awareness Development components:

• Definition and Importance (i.e. Why stress is dangerous)
• Using the power of your beliefs, habits, and words
• Relationship between stress and Performance
• The role of externals/
• The Stress Response, its chemistry, symptoms, and how it affects our body and behaviour.
• The art and science of eating
• The role of water and of keeping your stomach clean
• Thoughts and emotions and how they affect our body.
• Staying on the path: how to stay disciplined against all odds. Preparing a customized action plan.

Stress buster techniques

• Starting a great day
• Giving your best to your boss and work without getting stressed
• Freedom from the prison of unnecessary thoughts
• How to convey your grievances in a positive manner ,
• Reaching home,

· Going to bed, freedom from compulsive worrying

• How listening and thought awareness dissolve stress

· Tips on and having a sound sleep

Physical Exercises/Asanas

· Maintaining a positive Posture

· Tadaasana

· Vajraasana –Dynamic

· Legs up/

· Aerobics

· Joint Rotation Exercises,

· Child Pose & Vajrasana,

Pranayama

· Breath-watch

· 1:4:2

· Nadi shodhan

· Kapalbhati

· brahmari,

· bhastrika,

· Om chanting,

Meditation

· Sound Awareness

· Problem sensitivity Exs: Bug List

· Vision Watch

· Three bin meditation,

• Yoga Nidra,

The day wise detailed contents are as tabulated below:

Day/ Session	Section	Awareness Development component	TOOL KIT
			Stress buster technique	Exs	Pranayama	Meditation
First Day
Morning session	Section 1: Oneness within and without	Using the power of your beliefs, habits, and words	Starting a great day	Tadaasana	Breath-watch
Post Lunch Session	Section 2a Understanding Stress I:	Definition and Importance (i.e. Why stress is dangerous)	Giving your best to your boss and How to work without getting stressed	Vajraasana -Dynamic	1:4:2	Sound
Second Day
:Morning Session	Section 2b: Understanding Stress I I:	· Reasons in case it is growing/ · Relationship with Performance · The role of externals/ · Teach-ability/Learnability · How badly needed?	Freedom from the prison of thoughts How to convey your grievances in a positive manner , (Role Plays)	Joint Rotation Exercises,	Nadi shodhan	Problem sensitivity Exs: Bug List
Second Day Post Lunch Session	Section 3: Chemistry, Symptoms and Effects Tips On Food,Water & Digestion/ The Mind-Body Connection	The Stress Response, its chemistry, symptoms, and how it affects our body and behaviour.	Cucumber/Feet in bucket Reaching home, Going to bed, freedom from compulsive worrying Tips on and having a sound sleep	Legs up/Aerobics Child Pose & Vajrasana,	bhastrika, Om chanting,	Three bin meditation, Yoga Nidra,
Conclusion	Staying on the path: how to stay disciplined against all odds. Preparing a customized action plan.
Valediction	Feedback/conclusion

E. Deliverables:

After this program, the participants will

· have prepared for themselves a customized blue print of action points in the form of a daily schedule for incorporating the learning points from the workshop into their daily living so as to begin leading a stress free blissful life. They will need to begin implementing it within the next 24 hours. The impact of the workshop in fact compels participants to begin implementing it within the currency of the workshop itself.

· know that the world is a perfectly safe place to live in

· know that they are always being taken care of

· know that worry does not help

· see the futility of keeping themselves stressed because of the realization that causing stress to you or making yourself peaceful involve the same amount of hard work

· find relief from tension, anxiety and fatigue

· cope better with every day problems

· be emotionally stronger

· concentrate better and be more positive, creative and productive

· be more tolerant and cheerful

· get more out of life

· develop better relationships with almost everybody

· find an enhanced commitment and enthusiasm towards their work, new vitality, improved concentration, efficiency and motivation.

· Find their hearts set on fire with an uncompromising zeal to live each day of their life by this blue print till it very soon becomes their second nature.

F. Duration: 2 days

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