Stress Management Summit

Biography

Biography: Marion Beauregard

Abstract

Created in 1960 by neuropsychiatrist doctor Alfonso Caycedo, Sophrology is a method that is widely popular in Spain, France, Swizterland and Italy and that is used in a various settings such as hospitals, sleep clinics, businesses as well as the sport and art industries. Sophrology draws on Eastern and Western wisdom and practice to offer a structured and gentle method engaging both the body and the mind to help us reconnect with our natural ability to feel calm and relaxed. Sophrology offers a variety of practical exercises which include body movements, breathing and visualisations and is particularly effective in the field of stress, sleep and pain management. Why choose Sophrology to manage your stress efficiently and develop your personal resilience? • Sophrology is a body mind discipline that positive affects all components of stress, not only creating a relaxation response and releasing the excess of tension but also addressing the causes, signs of stress, the person’s behavioural response to the stress triggers and one’s personal resilience. • Sophrology is effective in the long term. It helps bring the awareness back into the present moment, managing the stress symptoms in the here and now but also looking at the future, developing one’s personal resilience to stress to face future stressful situations in a more relaxed and serene way. Through its specific exercises, Sophrology develops our sense of vitality and aliveness within ourselves which is always compromised when experiencing high levels of stress. Sophrology reduces the emotional impact of stress and stimulates our ability to spring back and move forward. Through a deeper work on values, Sophrology addresses the existential element of stress, impacting the person’s life positively in the long term. • On a physiological level, Sophrology counteracts the effects of stress: Stress Sophrology Heart rate Increases Lowers Breathing rate Increases Lowers Adrenalin Increases Lowers Muscular tension Increases Lowers Tiredness Increases Lowers Blood sugar Increases Lowers Concentration skills Lowers Improves Immune system Weakens Strenghtens Sophrology’s techniques can easily be re-used at home or at work. There is no age limit and the practice does not involve complicated postures. The simplicity of use of Sophrology in one’s everyday life makes it a method of choice in the management of stress. Bio: Marion Beauregard is a Sophrology practitioner based in London working with individuals experiencing stress and burnout as well as people wishing to prepare for future stressful events (birth, exams, interviews, surgery,etc). With a background in office work and a specialisation in stress, sleep and burnout, she also works in partnership with businesses in the UK and in France to help improve staff’s health and wellbeing through tailored effective stress management programmes. Marion’s approach is highly experiential, providing people with techniques that they can easily re-use at home and at work. The focus on practice over theory aims to integrate techniques at a deeper level and help people quickly and effectively access their natural ability to feel calm, relaxed and positive.