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With Clare Downham
There are times in life when stress feels woven into everything. Your mind is busy, your body is tired, and you may have forgotten what true ease even feels like. If you have been pushing through, holding it together, or quietly carrying pressure that no one else can see, this course offers a gentler way to understand what is happening beneath the surface. You will explore how stress is created from the inside out, and why the body often speaks before the mind realises it is overwhelmed. Through simple, reflective guidance rooted in the 3 Principles, you will learn to recognise the early signals of rising pressure, understand why physical symptoms can shift when thinking settles, and reconnect with the quieter mind that has always been within you. This course is especially supportive for high-achieving professionals, business owners, and thoughtful individuals who are often hard on themselves or living with exhaustion, overthinking, or long-term stress patterns. If you have tried tools and techniques in the past without lasting change, you may find relief in discovering that there is nothing wrong with you and nothing to fix. There is simply something new to see. You will also hear personal stories about the surprising ways the body heals when the mind quietens, including sleep improving, physical symptoms softening, and long-standing tension beginning to dissolve. These stories are not shared as promises, but as glimpses into what becomes possible when we understand how experience is created. This is a gentle journey that asks only for your presence and curiosity. There is no pressure to achieve or improve anything. Instead, you will be invited to notice what is already here, to relax into your natural wellbeing, and to trust the intelligence of your own insights. If you feel ready to explore stress in a new way, to soften the grip of busy thinking, and to reconnect with a quieter mind, you are warmly invited to begin.
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8 Days
44 students
5.0 stars
6 min / day
Stress
English
5.0 (4)
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