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For todays lesson we will be talking about exercise. One way to help manage anxiety is to exercise daily,
this helps you feel good and maintain good health for yourself. According to Anxiety and Depression
Association of America, one should try and include at least 2.5 hours of moderate intensity physical
activity each week, 1.25 hours of vigorous intensity activity such as jogging, or a combination of the two.
Exercise is a way for you to release your anxiety in a positive light
Although exercise may not be ones favorite past time, it can be very beneficial. Some
techniques/strategies that may be used to keep up a workout schedule are
Set small goals: This allows you to be consistent with your workouts and you are more likely to keep up
frequent workouts throughout the week.
Finding enjoyable forms of exercise: Not everyone is going to like going to the gym and working out
alone. If you are not one of those people you can go to classes or group activities.
Use distraction techniques while working out: Use your technology to your advantage. You are able to
download music, audio books, podcasts, or movies to your devices. Many people find working out can be
more enjoyable while listening or watching something they like.
Find an exercise buddy: It can be easier to keep up an exercise routine when you have to stay
committed to a partner.
Be patient: Getting in shape takes time. You may not see results right away, but having that consistent
workout schedule throughout the week will help you accomplish your goals you set for yourself.
As mentioned last week, we will be going down to the basketball court to either play basketball or
volleyball. We wanted to do something fun to get our bodies moving. The SAC is filled with different
activities for us CMU students and why not take advantage of it. If you are unsure of what all the SAC
has to offer, no worries we will send out a follow up email after the meeting to give you the scoop on
what is available to us.
The session will take 1 hour.
Take everyone down to the gym.
After session is finished:
Tell those who attend that you would like them to figure out a consistent workout schedule thats works
for them and we will discuss at next weeks meeting. It can be going to the gym, playing a sport, taking a
walk, group workouts (yoga, zumba, boxing, spinning, ect)
Tell them nexts weeks lesson: dieting/nutrition (some alcohol, illegal drug use) as well as touch base
on exercise.
Week 9 (Lesson 5)
Holistic Lesson Plan
Walk-in, take survey first 10 minutes
Group Reflection: Icebreaker and follow up about last week's meeting. Has eating
right improved how you feel and/or helped you manage any type of stress or
anxiety?
Learning objectives:
These are just a few examples of how to handle stress and anxiety from a holistic
approach. Hydrotherapy, Massage, Shiatsu, and Herbal Medicines are a just a few
more examples. Holistic medicine gives you the option to take care of anxiety in a
natural approach. Prescription drugs often cover up the cause of anxiety instead of
helping you deal with it at the source. There is an abundance of resources many
folks do not know of or have heard about. We encourage you to look further into
holistic medicine and find an approach that works best for you.
Hands on activity: Bring in therapy dogs and Oil aromas. After going over the
learning objectives we will introduce the group to some therapy dogs from the
Mount Pleasant Michigan Kennel Club as well as use some oils to destress and relax.
Also, play music in the form of Music Therapy.
Conclusion: Ask group how they felt about todays meeting, is this something you
would look into? Does anyone have outside experience or involvement with today's
lesson?
Tell them about next session: Halloween Party focusing on benefits of Socializing
and having fun!
Contacts:
Pet therapy- https://petpartners.org/
Herbs Etc.- 503 East Broadway Street, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Phone (989) 773-3636
Week 15 (Lesson 8)
Importance of Sleep and handling Exam Week
Today we will discuss the importance of sleep and just how much it affects every
aspect of your well-being. Sleep deprivation as well as over-sleeping can be quite
detrimental to your health and can cause an imbalance in your body chemistry and
emotional state. In fact, sleep disorders are frequently associated with college
students and 1 out of 4 college students are at risk for at least one sleep disorder.
Cramming for exams and late night parties may seem "normal" to college students
but they're not good for your brain.
Sleep disorders put you at risk for developing even more health problems including
increased risk of coronary heart disease, heart attacks, diabetes, stroke, depression,
and anxiety. Lack of sleep also hurts cognitive processes in many ways. First, it
impairs attention, alertness, concentration, reasoning, and problem solving. This
makes it more difficult to learn efficiently making it tougher to succeed in school.
Here are some of the most common sleep disorders:
Insomnia- a sleep disorder in which people have difficulty falling or staying asleep.
Insomnia can occur by itself or can be associated with medical or psychiatric
conditions. Insomnia is called chronic when a person has insomnia at least three
nights a week for a month or longer.
Sleep Apnea- a potentially serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person's
breathing is interrupted during sleep. Symptoms of sleep apnea may include
snoring, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, restlessness during sleep, gasping for air while
sleeping and trouble concentrating.
Narcolepsy- a neurological disorder of sleep regulation that affects the control of
sleep and wakefulness. People with narcolepsy experience excessive daytime
sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep during the
daytime. These sudden sleep attacks may occur during any type of activity at any
time of the day.
Good sleep is necessary for optimal health and can affect hormone levels, mood
and weight. On exam nights, make sure to get 7 to 9 hours a night for the best
amount of sleep. Pulling all nighters may actually affect your scores as well. Studies
show students who get the proper amount of sleep before an exam often have
higher test scores compared to those who pull off all nighters.
Many students know of the stress and anxiety that comes with exam week. In order
to prep yourself efficiently, follow these tips to conquer finals week and all the
anxiety that goes with it
Study in bursts- If you study for too many consecutive hours, you are actually
causing more problems for your short-term memory than you are doing favors.
Instead of cramming information into your memory bank in a short amount of time,
break reading into chapters and take notes as you go.
If a freshman, what are you struggling with most when it comes to the transition
of college.
If an upperclassmen, are you still struggling with anxiety when it comes to
transitions? (Does not have to be the transition of entering college)
What are some ways in which you help manage your stress in these situations?
Are the techniques you are using helpful?
In what ways do you think you could help your anxiety?
7. Next meeting:
Suggest them to use of the techniques that we mentioned above throughout
the week. Let them know we will discuss which method they used the next week.
Let them know what next weeks lesson is so they are prepared.
8. Surveys
9. Contact Info
Week 13- Meditation and Yoga (Sorry, my formatting got screwed up when I copied it from
word- tried to fix it the best I can)
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Learning Objectives: Briefly introduce meditation and yoga and how they can be used as coping
mechanisms to combat anxiety/panic attacks.
Know basic definition of meditation and how to meditate
Know benefits of meditation for anxiety
Know basic definition of yoga
Know benefits of yoga for anxiety
Know basic information regarding panic disorders
Materials: surveys, pencils, yoga mats, blankets, soft lighting (if possible)
*This weeks meeting will take place in Rose 125
*Prior to the meeting, we will borrow yoga mats and yoga blankets from CMU
*Yoga portion will be lead by CMU yoga professor Andrew Criswell
*Week before: tell participants to dress in something comfy and to bring a bottle of water to this
weeks meeting
*If possible, bring in softer lighting sources so that when the lights are turned on and off,
participants eyes arent aggravated
Pass out weekly survey when participants arrive.
1. Briefly discuss last weeks meeting (Halloween Party).
a. Ask if they enjoyed it, if they felt anxious, how to overcome social anxiety in party
settings
2. Discuss progress since last meeting
a. Ask about how things are going, what strategies they have tried and how they
worked; quick reminder of strategies discussed in previous weeks (diet, exercise, etc)
and allow for any questions regarding previous sessions
3. Introduction to meditation and yoga
a. Introduce with Monkey Mind analogy from class power point regarding meditation
(cite ppt)
b. Ask group what they think of when they hear the term meditation
(FYI I have the full complete version on microsoft word. I tried to copy and paste it to this but it
completely screwed it up so I just did my edits on there)