Stress Reduction Arkansas

Let the professionals guide you.  Our vision is to help you head off illness--or, if illness has already manifested in your experience, to help you reverse this very changeable condition.

Leslie Barns, M.S.        &         Michael Mitchell, MTh, MSW, LCSW

Offices In Little Rock and Hot Springs, Arkansas

Because handling stress is the single most important thing you can do to stay healthy.

It is amazing how many times a day our flight or fight response is aroused in todays society.  And many of us have no outlet~~~~~~~~~~

• Stress is directly linked to the 6 leading causes of death.
  (heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide)

• It has been proven that 90% of all illness is stress related. *  ----Dr. Bruce Lipton

• 2/3’s of all office visits to family physicians are due to stress-related symptoms.
            ----  American Academy of Family Physicians

• High levels of hostility can predict heart disease more often than high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, or obesity 
            ---- Health Psychology, November 2002 

• More than 100 million Americans say they have had an illness caused primarily by stress.            ---- American Psychological Association 2005 

• Work-related stress can double one’s risk of dying from heart disease.
             ----  British Medical Journal, 2002 

•  "the high stress levels that many Americans report experiencing can have long-term health consequences, ranging from fatigue to obesity and heart disease."  ----psychologist Russ Newman of the American Psychological Association

• Anxiety-related disorders cost the US $42 billion a year in 1999 in work-related medical losses.
             ----  National Institute of Mental Health  

       Stress robs you of health, energy and happiness.   But there is so much you can do about stress.

A study from the American College of Sports Medicine recently found that exercise could improve your mood for up to 12 hours instead of just the hour or so that you exercised.

And that's just the beginning~~~~~~~~~~~~

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In thanks for trusting us with your email we will send you a concise report on stress reduction techniques that you can put to use TODAY to make your life better.

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Below you will find more information on the various techniques and tools we specialize in.  If you would like to set up an appointment or get more information call 501-224-0156  or email   info@stressreductionarkansas.com

And remember, most sessions can be held from a distance through the internet or phone.

Leslie teaches individual students or small groups and sees clients throughout the state.  She has been certified in Traditional Usui, Emotional Freedom Reiki, Seichim, Imara and Karuna Ki.

Reiki is a technique for moving Universal Energy (Ki) through your system.  When this energy moves it can remove blocks that have been stored in your body from experiences you have had throughout your life.  This clearing of the blocks leads to your being more in balance.  Reiki works on the physical, emotional and spiritual systems-whichever is in the most urgent need.  It is experienced as very relaxing and can be used for stress reduction, among many other things.

In a session I use any and all types based on what can be most useful to the client on that particular day.

For more information refer to the next page of this website

Stress Reduction Through AromaTherapy

Leslie can be a wonderful help to your sport--whether you are a professional, coach or weekend warrior!

"I know now why I ended up in Arkansas--to find you. ...I've been practicing all the things you taught me.   I thank you so much for helping me.  I've been using EFT for everything. ...  I've been crazy busy, but I'm going to continue to keep in touch and let you know how these techniques you taught me are changing my life."           Professional Football Player

Whether for the individual athlete or a team, I can provide quality tools and instructions to handle the anxiety of competition.  There is a lot of stress involved in being a high level athlete--as well as being the coach that has to know how to handle the different learning styles of the different players on the team.  Come see me or bring me in for a consult to your team today!  If not now--when?

We have so many tools that we use in our sessions.  As a way of explaining the combinations we have created our own system that we have called PsychoSomaSpiritual Integration.  The whole person functions in three levels, the psychological (our emotions, thoughts, relationships with family and friends), the Physical (the body, fitness, flexability), and the Spiritual (our connection with the All, our life purpose, feeling a sense of happiness and fullfilment with life).  In order to grow and reach the full happiness we all seek, we must become healthy in each of these levels of our personhood.  Our interventions can address one level, but often address all three areas of our lives in an inter-connected way as we work with you on your individual needs and goals.

Do you feel that there is something lacking in your life and you can't quite figure out what?  Or have you a dream and can't figure out what steps to take next?  Or maybe you know what you want to create in your life but feel a need for someone to encourage you along the way.

These are some of the issues people have who enlist the help of a life coach to get things moving again--or to just stay on track.

You can choose Leslie or Michael to coach you in identifying and reaching your dreams, achieving your goals, and gaining deeper meaning and satisfaction in your life.  We will assist you in identifying the steps, encourage your progress, and help you overcome obstacles along the way.

We also do some amazing work together with folks.  So, talk with us about setting up one of our powerful joint sessions.

Downtown Little Rock or west Little Rock-after work.  Extremely reasonable rate.

Call or email Leslie for more information on how to handle the stresses of life through this ancient, effective method.

I am also available to sub for classes in the area or give private lessons.  Get on my list and let me know that you'd like me to drop you a line to tell you where I will be teaching and when.

I also include yoga, tai chi and other types of movement therapy in other types of sessions if it would be helpful to your personal growth.

This just in--from The Michael Masterson Journal

What to do when you're stressed?

If you live in a state of perpetual stress, your health (and your waistline) may be at risk. High stress is a risk factor for heart disease, cancer, and a variety of other health concerns. And it can make you crave sweets, which only makes your health problems worse.

A recent study examined two groups of people. One group was stressed and the other wasn't. But both had access to four bowls of snacks: potato chips, nuts, grapes, and M&Ms. All the participants ate the same amount of chips and nuts. But those who were stressed consumed five times more M&Ms and four times fewer grapes.

Why so many M&Ms? Probably for the same reason that people who are depressed crave sweets: High-carb foods increase serotonin, the feel-good neurotransmitter. However, while sweets might improve your mood temporarily, they won't reduce stress.

The best way to manage stress? Exercise is one. A study performed in Denmark recently showed that those who exercise for 15 to 20 minutes a day are 61 percent less likely to feel highly stressed than people who are sedentary.

We offer many classes, workshops and talks besides our individual sessions and the weekly yoga class.

If you have a church or civic group--or just a group of friends--who would like us to come lead them in a certaiin technique remember to give us a call.

Some offerings we could bring to your group are Effective Listening, AromaTherapy, Handling Grief, Stress or Transitions, Reiki, Yoga, Church Community Building, Relationship Building, etc.

Or, we would love to custom design a program just for your group.

"Reading about Reiki was great but experiencing it is so much more! And I thank you for taking me on this journey. " Heber Springs, Arkansas 

"Thank you so much for what you are doing.  You're a blessing to us all!"  Texarkana, Arkansas

"WOW!  I can not express how much I appreciate our meeting.  I have not had an anxiety attack (this whole week after that first session)!  This is going from 4 and 5 a day to none.  We both have been digesting and doing our own personal evaluations, I know that I will be scheduling another session soon."   Fort Smith, Arkansas

"You're as wonderful as she described you to be."  Kansas

"The session has stayed with me."  Texarkana, Arkansas

"I could see more clearly after our session.  That is the same sensation I got the first time I had an acupuncture treatment."  Sheridan, Arkansas

"I just had to let you know how awesome my first time giving someone Reiki was after my class yesterday.  Thanks so much!"   Little Rock, Arkansas

I'm also anxious to have another session.  Texarkana, Texas

"You're doing great work!"   Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

"Thank you so much Leslie!  What a wonderful Reiki experience.  Your approach and that energy is, indeed, what has been missing in other sessions."   Little Rock

"I also wanted to share with you my experience immediately following our first session.  Driving home, I was filled with wonder, excitement, hope, and peace.  As I drove, I felt a sensation I have only felt once before ... I had one of those epiphanies of being on a vibrational level with everything.  A connectedness with all matter.  I don't know really how to explain it, but it was like, a huge encompassing feeling of being a vibrational being, connected to everything.  I had that same feeling, except so much better, after leaving your office that night.  Driving home my spirit felt huge, like it was bigger than me, even my field of vision felt larger.  I thank you for that, I would love to feel that always.  It is such a different sensation than being a spirit inside a body. And its the truth, we are spirit in a vibrational form.  Maybe that is the nirvana yogis and monks strive for.  .. If so, I am striving to feel that always...You have a powerful gift, I want to learn it so badly. Thank you for sharing it with me, and filling me with such a positive force.  Thank you for your honesty also.  I appreciate that more than you will ever know.  ..  I am blessed to have you to help me along my path to wholeness. You are a gift to humanity, and I respect what you have to share."    Texarkana, Arkansas

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In 2008 I was honored to be able to play the World Drum as it made it's way to a few spots in the United States.  It then headed back to other places around the globe as a great ambassador of peace.