It’s hard to be on top of your game when you are experiencing symptoms of stress.

• Do you sometimes feel uneasy and anxious, your mind unfocussed and distracted, and you struggle to relax and sleep well?

• Would you prefer to feel calm, strong and in control?

• Are you ready to learn about the latest stress response science?

• Do you need practices that address both mental and physical wellbeing that will get you back on track?

This course is for you if:

• you are a busy professional

• you rely on your sharp mind to do your work

• sometimes you experience uneasiness and anxiety

• your mind can feel distracted and you struggle to focus

• you can find it hard to wind-down and switch off and don’t feel rested even after a night’s sleep

• the boundaries between work and life are blurred and you struggle to switch off from your work

• you’d love to have more control and begin to create more of what you want

Course Summary:

• Understand Your Stress Response

  • Exploring the latest stress response science and learning how to apply it practically

• Cope Better With Now

  • Deep rejuvenating rest - learning neuroscience and skills to help you to get good quality rest and sleep

  • Make the most of your day - mini-practices to de-stress throughout the day

• Take Control Of Your Future

  • Find your creative flow - learn how to apply your nervous system’s power to access your creativity to find new answers to old problems!

  • Enjoy successful collaboration - learn how to apply your nervous system’s power to optimise your collaborating capacity and charm.

What people are saying …

“Dr Hartley brings a rare combination of attentiveness, intelligence and extensive in-depth knowledge to her teaching. These qualities are combined with a lightness of touch and the ability to laugh that is extremely uplifting, enabling and helpful. Her presence is a great stress-buster in itself, but she is also very good at finding simple, easy, quick ways to help relieve stress, pressure and aches and pains from muscle tension which have plagued most of us who have to work long hours at a desk and at a screen.

What Jane offers exists in the interface between mind and body. In my experience this is a much needed but neglected area of expertise and as a professional psychologist I am aware that professionals mostly work in just one area, rather than in that all-important interface. I think this interface is the future. Jane also has a strong background in academic research and this makes her such a valuable resource for anyone who wants to learn how to better manage the stress of everyday life no matter your age or ability.”

— Lorna Champion PhD, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist

“The worst thing about work is being rushed all the time and going very quickly from one topic to the next. Our days are broken up by multiple meetings, and then we have to try to be productive in between in the short gaps we have. Often it’s hard to switch off at the end of a day, your head is just buzzing with things needing done and what you have to remember. Jane has provided us with tools to help us switch off and relax completely…we have felt the benefit both for our physical and mental well-being.”

— Steven Tait, Senior Business Manager at Life Science Integrates & Dr Gurå Bergkvist, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh

“Jane’s course has helped me with general de-stressing and was full of great advice. I’d recommend it to anyone looking to improve their wellbeing.”

— Professor Sascha Hooker, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews

“In the past I would think 'if I can just get on top of this next thing then I will have time to take better care of myself/prioritise time for wellbeing', but of course 'that next thing' is always changing and is never done. Now I know that if I make the time for self-care then I’m actually more productive and better able to manage the things I haven’t done. I have a more positive perspective and and my clients feel the benefit of that too!”

— Susan McIntosh, Social Worker

“I thought the course was fantastic. The pacing in particular was helpful - being able to move through it in my own time and being able to revisit key parts was important regarding how I framed my wellbeing. I was very much a sceptic when I initially started the course and I suffered from trying to 'complete' the course in a self-imposed timeframe. However, key points stuck with me and I found myself revisiting these and building them into my days, especially on days that were difficult or stressful. This really helped me to refocus and redirect my energies. I would definitely recommend this course to my colleagues.”

— Dr Iain Donald, Senior Lecturer, School of Design and Informatics, Abertay University

“I really enjoyed this course. I found it to be very informative and will take the skills learned into my daily life to help with my stress levels.  The presentation of the course itself I found peaceful, comfortable and calming. The section on the Polyvagal Theory was very interesting and I am already incorporating the ‘work-life balance’ practices into my weekly routine which is making a great difference to the enjoyment of my day-to-day life. Thank you!”  

— Jane Williamson, Head of Administration, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews

“This course has helped me to better understand the way my body responds to stress and to create new ways to identify and cope with the stressors in my life so that they no longer inhibit my overall feelings of well-being…Jane explains the stress response science simply and in digestible chunks. I now understand how our nervous system works and how our body is programmed to react. I love how Jane offers proven practices and techniques to alleviate symptoms of stress and her guided relaxation helps me drop into such a peaceful state…

Thanks to Jane, I have learnt to pay more attention to my mind-body health and feel more in control of my work demands and less uneasy amid these turbulent times. With increased awareness it has been easier to feel calm more consistently. I feel so much better in myself and feel more connected towards others and the world.”

— Sarala Sharma, EFL Teacher

“This course encouraged me to reflect on my balance of work/life - the characteristics of those who are in heightened state of anxiety were familiar, and the figure demonstrating this was a really useful infographic which stuck with me. I like having the flexibility of when to access this - cold, wet Saturday afternoons were good. I also really liked the delivery of the course - it was well paced and pitched. I’d recommend this course to other colleagues.”

— Dr Jacqueline Nairn, Director of Teaching and Senior Lecturer, University of St Andrews.

“I look forward to every session with Jane, knowing I will feel wonderful afterwards.”

— Michelle Moore, Author

“I’d recommend this course to my colleagues. I liked the way it could be accessed at a time convenient for me. I found the course to be very insightful and it presented me with new ideas and reminded me of others I had long forgotten - such as the benefits of relaxation, therefore, getting me to assess and refresh my work/life practices.”

— Dr Andrew Blight, Research and Teaching Associate and Wellbeing Officer, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews