| “When it was hot I closed my eyes and did the exercise – and it felt cooler!”
“When I am hot then I am quiet I get fresh air.”
“The meditation has helped me because when I’m hot it cools me down and I can concentrate.”
“It helps me by taking away the heat.” |
| “Relaxation had helped me in many ways it has cleared my mind and eliminate the negativity off me.”
“Thank you because you help us with our problems. You always make us forget about the bad thoughts.”
“It is good to forget all our problems that we have and think in only good things.”
“I like your program. You had good ideas and it made me think differently.” |
| “This classes has helped me with the pain on my back. I always use to tell my mom, Mom my back is hurting. She always put a cream on but it still keeps hurting. When I went to this class I thought this was not going to help me but it helps a lot!”
“Meditation makes my head stops hurting. It feels like I was born all over again.”
“I can use the stress management techniques at home when my sister is bother me our screaming. I hate that and I get a headeck. I hate when I get a headeck so that’s when I do your techniqes. I feel so much better when I do your techniqes its like magic.”
“Meditation helps me relieve all the stress and pain out. It’s awesome!”
“In your class I learned that stress can damage your body in many ways. I want to thank you for caring of us, for thinking of our health.”
“I use it everytime I do not feel well.”
“I’m learning hot to know when I’m in pain”
Student Interview:
Student WB21 reported that after 3 sessions her allergies had subsided and she no longer needed to take her “expensive medicine.” She said that her mother also has allergies and wanted to learn the stress management skills so she could go off her medication as well. This same student also reported that she fights with her sister only half as frequently as before learning the techniques.
Student Interview:
Student VD7 reported during the 7th stress management session that he now longer gets headaches. Prior to learning relaxation techniques he had headaches almost daily (as does his mother). When asked in the last (8th) week of class if he had had any more headaches he said that he had had only one headache and that it went away when he used his new stress management skills. This same student reported that he used the skills to relax after he awoke from a nightmare.
Student Interview:
Student BPELM reported that his back pain is better in and out of the classroom. He uses his new skills when he gets angry at teachers and wants to talk back. Math grades from F’s to C’s.
Student Interview:
Student JPBMS reported having less “stress in my stomach” and is happier.
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| “At night when ever I can’t sleep or my stomach hurts or something I use your relaxing technics and I sleep like a baby”
“It helps me when I am sleeping and I have a bad dream.”
“This also helps me when I’m having trouble sleeping or when my sister doesn’t let me sleep.”
“At night when I can’t fall asleep I do my relaxing and it helps me calm down and finally fall asleep.”
Student Interview:
Student BPEEB reported that he was able to use his skills to go to sleep on his air mattress when the neighbors were making noise and having a party.
Student Interview:
Student BSBMS is able to apply his skills to help him get to sleep when his room is too hot. He also reported that he gets less nervous when taking Math and Science tests.
Student Interview:
Student BPEMG reported that she is sleeping better since learning the skills and can concentrate better when studying.
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| “I’m glad that you’ve helped me relax. If it weren’t for you I don’t think I could handle some of the obstacles I face today. Thank you so very much”
“One time when I was at home doing work, I could just not take it & I remembered the techniques. After that day I never had problems relaxing. When I come to school I can’t wait to go to the relaxation. These techniques I will never forget Thanks KRS!”
“It helps me at my house because when my mom wants to clean the house outside like sweap, water plants,clean the cars I just do a little bit of relaxation and I don’t get stressed.”
“It helped me a lot because I had a lot of problems with home, family, friends & even neighbors. I was really stressed out and so the stress management program really helped me. Now I do the stress management program by myself. It’s really helpful.”
“I really liked it when we closed our eyes and let the stress out. I felt every problem had just flew away out of my hands. I really really liked it if we did that next year.”
“When you come now the school is more relaxed. Thank you for being here for us. I actually do meditation at home when my baby brother cries and my other brother and sister fighting and more and it actually helps me a lot. I wish we had meditation every day. Thank you.”
“On stress management day, I feel so relieved knowing that my stress will go away. You don’t know how much my stress level has been going down each week. I feel great now. Through bad times.”
“In your class I learned all about relaxing and no stress and the signs of how to tell my stress points.”
“I’ve been overwhellmed with stress and when I go to your class, I forget why I was even stressed.”
“We always feel better after Stress class, and we are ready to take on the rest of the day.”
“I do these exercise when I have to do something important the next day. Once when I had to do like 5 things at once, I stopped for a while and did the exercise”
“I wish I could have stress relief everyday for the rest of my live.”
“I really like stress management. It helps me with my homework, classwork, my family and friends. Stress is a big problem for me because I get stressed a lot, so I’m thankful for stress management.”
“You’re really helping me in my stress problems because each time I get mad at my sister I think about relaxing instead of fighting back, so now I won’t get in that much trouble with my parents anymore”
“I really enjoyed the stress management program. I thought that it was a really good idea and it really helped me. Because of this program I have little to no stress now.”
“Since I started your stress management class, I have gotten more and more relaxed. Before I always had stress from school and from home.” |
| “I want to show my mom how to do it also. She works a lot. She comes really tired from work. She might not be that stressed no more. Everyone needs this.”
“It helped me a lot that I teach my parents when they see the bills.”
“I think that it was great. In the future I will teach people to do that and they will tell it to their children. I show it to my mom and she told me that she was going to do it also because she had some problems.”
“I have teach my little cousin how to do it and sometimes me and him we do it together, and it really works. I want to thank you KRS for teaching us this wonderful thing.”
“I taught this to my mom and she says it helps her alot.”
“I think Stress management helps me a lot I tought my perents the techneqe they thought it was very nice and liked it.”
“I tote my brother how to do it and he like it. Thaks for tiching me.”
“I will do meditation with all my sons and grandchildren.”
“I want to show my mom how to do it. I think she would like it. She works a lot. She comes home really tired from work. She might not be that stressed no more. Everyone needs this because they are tired and want to relax a little.”
Student Interview:
Student BPEEA reported that he has taught the skills to his 4 year old brother (who sleeps in the same room) to help him get to sleep. He now fights less with other students and his brother and test-taking in Science is not as stressful.
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