Private SMART Course

Service Description

Change is hard! Often stress, or rather, our inability to manage our daily stressors, is at the heart of that difficulty. This sort of chronic distress not only contributes to chronic disease, but also leads to unhealthy behaviors which exacerbate chronic disease states. The eight-week Individual Stress Management and Resiliency Training program will guide you in developing self-help tools to manage your stress, reduce medical symptoms, implement lifestyle behavior changes, and enhance your quality of life. You will learn: How to recognize your personal response to stress Meditative techniques to help elicit the Relaxation Response How to change thought patterns and emotional outlook Techniques to improve eating, sleeping, and physical activity Developed by the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, the SMART course is a research-proven program that can help you regain a sense of control over stress. A 90-minute Lifestyle Medicine consultation, plus 8 Individual SMART sessions, are available for $1500. These private sessions, which allow for flexible scheduling, may be held in-person, virtually, or hybrid. Call Dr. Bee directly at 719-650-0399 to schedule this one-on-one offering.