Skills programs + workshops with Kathy Somers
for enhancing health & performance are now on-line too!
Everyone can Level Up and learn to run their brains and bodies better! The Stress Management & High Performance Clinic teaches lifetime skills in how to :
* relax tight muscles
* calm emotions (like anxiety)
* settle a busy brain (curbing worry and increasing focus)
* re-energize body and mind
and cope better in a busy world. The Clinic provides both group and private self-regulation skills training to adults in university, health care, and community settings.
05/29/2026
A special Lunch & Learn session on June 2 shares a variety of research-based approaches for enhancing cardiovascular health.
We meet online from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.
Details at https://www.selfregulationskills.ca/programs/heart-smart-stress-management/
05/27/2026
A truly heart healthy lifestyle is more than exercise and diet.
The third and most important key (according to cardiologists Eliot, Bhat, Ornish and others) is stress management. Yet this component is the most neglected!
05/26/2026
Stress puts a strain on the heart, and even changes the pattern of heart beats!
Good stress management is vital for healthy heart functioning.
05/22/2026
A special Lunch & Learn session on May 28 shares a variety of research-based tips and approaches for calming worry, anxious thoughts, and a busy brain.
We meet online from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.
Details at https://www.selfregulationskills.ca/programs/unwind-your-mind/
05/21/2026
"Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges." — Bryant McGill
05/20/2026
Our brain can become more busy (and more negative thoughts intrude) when we are stressed, tired, or feeling overwhelmed. Calming the mind is a valuable skill that can be cultivated.
03/15/2026
Worrying is a component of anxiety and you can do something about it!
Learn to curb the worry habit... and how to avoid the 5 key pitfalls that perpetuate and escalate worrying. This two-hour skills workshop meets online on Thursday night.
Full details at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/stop-worrying/
03/14/2026
Emotions and worry take a lot of energy!
03/13/2026
Worry can be constructive, or destructive. Which do you practice the most?
03/12/2026
If going to the fridge is your # 1 stress management strategy, it may be time to learn more about how stress drives us to emotional eating, and ways to start addressing it.
Tuesday night's on-line workshop shares the most effective strategies for changing stress eating habits. Full details are at https://www.selfregulationskills.ca/programs/stress-eating/