Becoming Light-Hearted: Managing Stress and Change through Humor

The world we live and work in, once thought of as habitual and logical, is now erratic and unpredictable. As "thriving on chaos" becomes the norm, people and the organizations they operate in, must find new ways of making sense of their situations.

This program, facilitated by Izzy Gesell, examines practical ways and means of maintaining physical and emotional fitness through humor, one of our most under-utilized personal resources.

Laughter and happiness are important factors in the attempt to achieve and maintain a healthy personal and professional life. Humor boosts morale, facilitates communication, stimulates creativity and helps manage stress. Participants learn how humor works and how to bring it into their lives on a daily basis.

What Participants Learn

  • Why some things are funny and others are not.
  • How humor helps manage stress.
  • Ways to bring more humor into your life.
  • How to act on things you can control and let go of things you can’t control.

Workshop Outline

  1. Understanding the 4 quadrants of well-being: Mental, physical, emotional and spiritual.
  2. Humor’s impact on each of the quadrants.
  3. The nature of negative stress.
  4. Identify personal stressors.
  5. Designing practical, personal responses to stress.

Schedule Your Training

Becoming Light-Hearted can be run as a stand-alone session OR as part of a comprehensive stress management program along with other stress-reduction workshops:

  • De-Stressing Change: Helping self and others to become more confident and effective during transitions (Workshop details)
  • Beyond Overload: 10 Secrets to Get Back Control: Helps participants conquer heavy workloads of email and reading. (Workshop details)
  • Energize to Maximize: Stress-busting activities to boost energy and productivity (Workshop details)
  • Yoga at the Office: Simple at-the-desk techniques to relieve stress (Workshop details)

Contact us to discuss your training needs and schedule.