Lesson 2: Daily self-regulation (stress management) and the Relaxation Response

  • Define self-regulation and the impact of this skill on wellbeing, happiness, health and professional performance
  • Awareness of the relaxation response and how to initiate it
  • Using hourly self-regulation to reduce the accumulative impact of stress
  • Introduce the 3 key steps in the self-regulation process and Reboot’s 5 Faces
  • Introduce evidence-based stress management practices
  • Understand and be able to self-regulate using top-down (cognitive) and bottom-up self-regulation strategies
  • Plan to reduce daily regulatory drift and engage in post-work transition

Heart Rate Variability and its importance to physical and emotional recovery