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Links and resources to help you de-stress

Following are some links to web sites and resources to some web sites you may find useful in your path to a less stressful life.

Crisis Line (24 hour)

786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

Manitoba Farm and Rural Support Services

Telephone and online counselling
Toll free 1-866-367-3276
www.ruralsupport.ca

Manitoba Suicide Line

Toll free 1-877-435-7170
www.reasontolive.ca

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction:

Canadian Mental Health Association www.cmhawpg.mb.ca
Klinic Community Health Centre www.klinic.mb.ca

More web sites

Following are some links to websites that you might find useful in your path to a less stressful life.

Traditional Aboriginal Teachings

Documents

Other in-depth documents on stress can be found at your library, through your physician and at local health centres.
We will also make some available here. The document Calm in the Storm forms the foundation for much of the content on this web site.

Suggested Reading

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of our Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness

Jacobs-Slewart, Therese. Paths are Made by Walking: Practical Steps to Attaining Serenity.

Germer, Christoppher. The Mindful Path to Self Compassion.

Williams, Teasdale, Segal, and Kabat-Zinn. The Mindful Path Through Depression.

References

  • Below are references used in some of the content of this web site, and to provide you with further reading.

    Bailey, B. (2000). Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation, New York: Harper Collins.

    Davis, M., Eshelman, E.R., and McKay, M. (2002). The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook - 5th Edition. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

    Eisenburg, R. (2005). Organize Yourself. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

    Ellis, A., and Tafrate, R.C. (1998). How to Control Your Anger Before it Controls You. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Publishing Group.

    Goleman, D., and Gurin, J. (2003). Mind Body Medicine: How to Use Your Mind for Better Health, Yonkers, NY: Consumer Reports Books.

    Kabat-Zinn, Jon. www.utube.com - Jon Kabat-Zinn leads a mindfulness session.

    Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. New York: Delacorte Press.

    Kabat-Zinn, J. (2005). Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness, New York: Hyperion.

    Keyes, C.L.M. (2002). “The Mental Health Continuum: From Languishing to Flourishing in Life.” Journal of Health and Social Behaviour 43, 207-222.

    Keyes, C.L.M. (2007). “Promoting and Protecting Mental Health as Flourishing A Complementary Strategy for Improving National Mental Health.”

    Lyman, F. The Geography of Health: Nature Can Make us Well- www.tpl.org

    Martin, R.A. (1996). Humour as Therapeutic Play: Stress-Moderating Effects of Sense of Humour,
    Journal of Leisurability, 23 (4).

    Pearson, J. ResilienC, Spring 2008

    Pennebaker, J.W. (1997). Writing about Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process. Psychological Science, 8, 162-166.

    Tolle, E. (1999). The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Navoto, CA: New World Library.

  • Schnall, S., and Laird, J. (2003). Keep Smiling: endUring effects of facial expression and postures on emotional experience and memory, Cognition and emotion, 17 (5), 787-797.

    Sherman, C. (1997). Stress Remedies. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press.

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