Topic of the Day: Mind, Body and Health

Topic of the Day: Mind, Body and Health

• What do you do to relax after working hard or experiencing other challenging or stressful situations?
• Do you think life is more stressful today than fifty years ago?
  • Than one hundred years ago?
  • Than in the distant past?
• Has life been more stressful for you in Canada or in the country where you lived before? Why?
• Have you ever practiced yoga?
  • If so, when was it, who was your teacher?
  • What was your experience like?
• Have you ever done meditation?
  • If so, who was the teacher and what was their instruction?
  • What was your experience?
• In what ways are mind and body connected?
• Can you give some examples of how mind and body are connected, from your own experience.
• What is stress?
• What causes stress?
• How does stress affect you?
• Do you have a kind of red warning flag that indicates too much stress?
• When you are stressful, how do you feel physically?
  • Do you feel tired during the day?
  • Can you sleep well at night?
  • Does your stomach hurt?
• When you are stressed, how do you feel emotionally?
  • Do you feel nervous or worried about the stressful situation?
  • Do you get angry easily?
• Have you ever helped someone who was feeling stressed?
  • What did you do?
  • What kind of advice did you give them?
  • Did you listen to them?
  • Who did most of the talking?
  • Did you take some actions to help them? If so, what were they?
• Have you ever helped someone that you didn't know?
• What are qualities of a good counselor?
  • Is it necessary to have shared the same experience?
  • Is it important to be an expert?
  • Is it better to listen or to talk a lot when you counsel someone?
• Do you think stress is ever good, useful, or necessary? Why or why not?
• Do you play games, sports or do other activities that can be stressful?
• Is stress good before an exam?
  • In what situations can stress be a good thing? Does stress ever make you feel more alive?