How To Address Your Stressors

We hope you found your Holistic Health Questionnaire (HHQ) report useful and insightful. You are probably asking yourself about the actions you can take. Here are some tips and guidelines to get you started.

OK. So I have diagnosed my Stressors … what next?

Every individual is unique. What works for someone else, may not work for you. And vice versa. So you will have to try out a range of options and arrive at a Holistic regime that works for you. It is tricky to do this by yourself, because it is unfamiliar territory. Ideally, you should consult and be guided by expert practitioners in your area. This exploration itself can be very rewarding if you approach it with an open mind and heart.

Please note that the approaches outlined below

• Are based on different healing frameworks
• Have their own pros and cons
• Do not, in any way, replace professional/ clinical/ medical diagnosis or treatments that you may need.
• Provide you a wide palette of options to consider; they are not recommendations or prescriptions.

You may want to begin your journey by understanding the similarities and differences between Complementary/ Alternate and Holistic/ Integrated medicine on our website www.cancerawakens.com.

You can also contact us here to schedule a FREE 30-min consultation with a Cancer Awakens Sherpa.

Thank you.

Stressors & Tips

Click on the ‘+’ sign below, to Read more details on the respective sub-headings… and on the ‘-‘ sign to collapse the section.

[su_tabs vertical=”yes” class=”address_stressors_spoiler”] /*** Tab 1 – PHYSICAL STRESSORS ***/ [su_tab title=”PHYSICAL STRESSORS”] [su_accordion] [su_spoiler title=”Consult Expert Practitioners”] Please consult expert practitioners in your area to create a tailored plan for you. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Diet”] 1. Eat a plant-based, whole-grain, low-fat diet, as far as possible. It helps provide essential nutrients and minimises toxicity.
2. A ‘rainbow’ diet (foods that comprise all seven colours of the rainbow) is recommended. It can regulate stress hormones – adrenalin and cortisol.
3. More fresh/ raw vegetables, fruit, whole grains and nuts can improve immunity.
4. Minimise meats, fats, processed foods, caffeinated & carbonated beverages. It will help reduce toxicity.
5. Consume foods with a low glycemic index. It helps release sugar slowly into the system and also stabilises energy and mood. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_index)
6. Drink 2 litres (6-8 glasses) of water daily. It improves neural activity and regulates various hormones. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Exercise”] 1. Take regular, moderate exercise (30 min, thrice a week), under an experienced teacher/ trainer. They can help create a tailored plan for you.
2. Gymming can help improve cardiovascular health and tone muscles.
3. Hatha Yoga or T’ai Chi Ch’uan can help stretch muscle groups & joints. Regulate energy and emotions with breath-work.(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatha_yoga, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_chi)
4. Dance helps in creative self-expression.
5. Brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming (ideally outdoors) can help improve cardiovascular health and tone muscles.
[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Rest & Relaxation”] 1. 7-8 hours of daily sleep is optimal. It can help repair your body repair at muscular and cellular level.
2. Deep sleep (brain waves at delta state) have long term health benefits and aid repair of the brain itself.
3. Massage (once a week) can help relax and/or stimulate muscle groups and body systems.
4. Sauna & Steam (5-7 min, thrice a week) helps improve cardiovascular health.
5. Yoga Nidra (30 min daily) provide similar benefits as 4-6 hours of regular sleep. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_nidra) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Socialisation & Laughter”] 1. Spend time with close friends in a social setting (1 hour a week). It helps produce high levels of endorphins (feel-good hormones).
2. Belly laughs, also called Laughter Yoga (20 min daily) improves cardiovascular health; produce high levels of endorphins (feel-good hormones) (www.laughteryoga.org )
[/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Personal Habits”] Eliminate or significantly minimise smoking, tobacco and alcohol consumption to minimise multiple health risks. [/su_spoiler] [/su_accordion] [/su_tab] /*** Tab 3 – EMOTIONAL STRESSORS ***/ [su_tab title=”EMOTIONAL STRESSORS”] [su_accordion] [su_spoiler title=”Consult Expert Practitioners”] Please consult expert practitioners in your area to create a tailored plan for you. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”LAF & Let Go”] L (Love) – A (Accept) – F (Forgive) & Let Go. It sets a platform for deep healing to occur. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Affirmations & Visualisations”] Affirmations & Visualisations (more effective when combined with breath-work) release negative emotions and affirm positive emotions. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Meridien Therapies”] Meridien Therapies like EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique) release negative emotions and affirm positive emotions. (www.eftuniverse.com, www.TATLife.com ) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Clinical Hypnotherapy”] Access sub-conscious mind and release long-held wounding/ baggage. (www.californiahypnosis.us, www.californiahypnosis.in) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Emotional Intelligence (EQ) workshops”] Name, accept, release and over-write negative emotions (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Heal Your Life workshops (Louise Hay)”] Use positive thinking and affirmations for healing. (www.louisehay.com) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”The Journey workshops (Brandon Bays)”] Release deeply-rooted emotions for healing (www.thejourney.com) [/su_spoiler] [/su_accordion] [/su_tab] /*** Tab 4 – MENTAL STRESSORS ***/ [su_tab title=”MENTAL STRESSSORS”] [su_accordion] [su_spoiler title=”Consult Expert Practitioners”] Please consult expert practitioners in your area to create a tailored plan for you. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Affirmations & Visualisations”] Affirmations & Visualisations (more effective when combined with breath-work) release limiting beliefs and establish enabling beliefs. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)”] Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) accessed and addresses cognitive and behavioural blocks ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)”] Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) reframes and rewires neural pathways towards positive approaches and behaviours. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Transactional Analysis (TA)”] Transactional Analysis (TA) uncover and release outdated mental conditioning. (www.itaaworld.com) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Clinical Hypnotherapy”] Clinical Hypnotherapy accesses sub-conscious mind to release long-held limiting beliefs and establish enabling beliefs. (www.californiahypnosis.us , www.californiahypnosis.in) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”The Work (Byron Katie)”] The Work (Byron Katie) helps identify and question the thoughts that cause all suffering. (www.thework.com) [/su_spoiler] [/su_accordion] [/su_tab] /*** Tab 5 – RELATIONAL STRESSORS***/ [su_tab title=”RELATIONAL STRESSORS”] [su_accordion] [su_spoiler title=”Consult Expert Practitioners”] Please consult expert practitioners in your area to create a tailored plan for you. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Family Constellation Therapy”] Family Constellation Therapy workshops (Bert Hellinger) uncover and resolve deep-seated and long-term family dynamics (www.hellinger.com) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Ho’oponopono (Hawaiian healing system)”] Ho’oponopono (Hawaiian healing system) seek and offer ‘forgiveness’ as a way to release blocks in a family’s energy system. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoʻoponopono) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Transactional Analysis (TA)”] Transactional Analysis (TA) cognitively understand troubled relationships ( www.itaaworld.com ) [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Clinical Hypnotherapy”] Clinical Hypnotherapy resolve ‘karmic’ entanglements using Past-Life Regression. (www.californiahypnosis.us, www.californiahypnosis.in) [/su_spoiler] [/su_accordion] [/su_tab] /*** Tab 6 – SPIRITUAL STRESSORS***/ [su_tab title=”SPIRITUAL STRESSORS”] [su_accordion] [su_spoiler title=”Consult Expert Practitioners”] Please consult expert practitioners in your area to create a tailored plan for you. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Meditation/ Prayer”] Meditation/ Prayer techniques from various psycho-spiritual traditions. Examples include: Vipassana/ Mindfulness (Buddhism), Japa/ Mantra, Heartfulness (Hinduism), Whirling (Sufiism), Devotional Chanting (Multiple traditions), etc. help establish conscious and consistent contact with your Deeper/ Higher Self. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Presence Practice”] Presence Practice helps cultivate the internal, energetic and restful state of Presence. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Cellular Healing Meditation”] Cellular Healing Meditation helps enhance healing response through relaxation, visualisation, affirmation, devotion & compassion. [/su_spoiler] [/su_accordion] [/su_tab] Tab 6 – HOLISTIC (ADDRESS ALL 5 STRESSORS)***/ [su_tab title=”HOLISTIC (ADDRESS ALL 5 STRESSORS)”] [su_accordion] [su_spoiler title=”Consult Expert Practitioners”] Please consult expert practitioners in your area to create a tailored plan for you. [/su_spoiler] [su_spoiler title=”Consider Holistic Systems”] Consider the following holistic systems, which are complete in themselves:
1. Yoga/ Ayurveda can help you with its all-round benefits. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga )
2. Traditional Chinese Medicine can also be very helpful as it offers all-round benefits. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine )
3. Tibetan Medicine is another useful complementary treatment that offers all-round benefits. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Tibetan_medicine ) [/su_spoiler] [/su_accordion] [/su_tab] /*** [/su_tabs]