Building personal resilience and beating stress

(Former name: Stress management and resilience)

Course summary

In these busy times, we all need to stay focussed, in a positive frame of mind, and highly productive to maintain an 'edge' over our competitors. Good health, work life balance, and wellbeing are key to achieving this.

Our one-day Stress management programme will enable delegates to recognise the symptoms of stress as well as the effects of stress on the body and mind. We'll complete a stress audit, examine the mind body connection and how you can employ effective strategies to ensure your wellbeing and reduce stress. Throughout the day you will identify your personal stressors and what you can do to maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle. You will have the opportunity to learn about the latest research from the field of psychology, neuroscience and contemplative practice and then practice tested strategies from these disciplines.

“I've now learnt to use mindfulness to use as a tool. The course was helpful and I learnt a lot about time management, to look at my personal values and how to take myself out of a situation.”

— NC, Lansdowne Club

“I picked up more in this session that I could use than in any other 'stress' related course that I have been on. Thank you.”

— JA, Somerset County Council

“Fantastic. The course content was really interesting and there were good, practical exercises.”

— JW, University of Roehampton

“I wanted to learn new ways to cope with stress. I found this course enlightening on how to manage yourself and stress. I found that I wanted to go away and learn more.”

— DGI, Stoll Foundation

“I loved the venue and I loved the course and will recommend to all of my colleagues back at work. ”

— JP, NCVO

Course dates and location

We can deliver this course virtually for your organisation, on a date and time that suits you. If you have four or more people who would like to attend this course then group training could be the most cost-effective option. Contact one of our Training Coordinators on 020 7490 3030 or email for more information and a quote.

If you would like to attend this course then register your interest with us. Currently, this course is run on request meaning that a date will be scheduled once we have at least three people interested in attending this course.

There are no dates available at the moment.

Course outline
Our Stress management and resilience course provides an interesting, practical and helpful introduction to the subject of stress, pressure and achieving wellbeing.
During the day you will cover:
- understanding stress
- completing your own stress audit
- the role of resilience
- the mind body connection
- stress triggers and how to avoid them
- beliefs, perceptions and stress
- the neuroscience of stress
- mindfulness, monks and Harvard
- creating your own wellbeing plan
- a year of free support from your trainer
All our training courses are delivered virtually. The webinar systems used do not require software download.
Who is this course for?

This practical Stress management and resilience course is for anyone who would like to rapidly reduce their stress levels and learn more about what stress is and how to manage it. The course will help you to truly understand your individual response to stress and make the right choices to create a balanced and happy life and is particularly valuable to all of us who lead busy lives.

The Centre works with people from all sectors including the public sector, voluntary sector, corporate sector and private sector.

Please note: This one-day training course may not be considered suitable for those affected with acute depression, active or recent substance (alcohol or drug) addictions, P.T.S.D., bipolar disorder, current or past psychosis, significant long standing interpersonal difficulties (eg currently meeting the criteria for a personality disorder), by recent trauma, significant loss such as divorce, bereavement, or unresolved grief reaction. If you’re unsure if this course is suitable for your needs please contact us on 020 7490 3030 and we can put you in touch with the course trainer to check.
What will this course help me do: learning outcomes?

This course will enable you to recognise stress in yourself and others and enable you to put into place strategies to manage stress before it can adversely affect your heath. You will be able to recognise how you react to stress and to use the skills taught on the course to help you relax.

By the end of the day you will be able to:
- identify stress and stress triggers
- complete a stress audit
- recognise the mind body connection in everyday life
- develop coping strategies
- implement stress management strategies
- employ resilience building skills to manage setbacks
- practice mindfulness to reduce stress
- create a work/life balance strategy to reduce stress
Other courses to consider

The Centre offers a wide programme of other personal effectiveness courses, including Assertiveness skills and Time management for managers.
Course fee
- £469 plus VAT not-for-profit price (applies to charities and all other not-for-profit organisations, including public sector and housing)
- £522 plus VAT standard price (applies to all other organisations)