Who won’t have at least a small blow out over Christmas? Too much food, not enough sleep, not enough exercise and not looking after ourselves well enough…Let’s see if we can get back on track… This is the first in a series of posts on Resilience based around the 6 elements of Resilience as defined by Dr. Matthew Critchlow in his new psychometric RQi – Resilience Quotient Inventory, which I use in my Resilience Coaching work. The model is shown below. What is Resilience? “Resilience is the process of negotiating, managing and adapting to significant sources of stress or trauma. Assets and resources within the individual and environment facilitate this capacity for adaption and ‘bouncing back’ in the face of adversity” Windle at al (2011) Managing physiology has 2 main elements; 1) Environmental factors and 2) Physical practices Environmental factors that affect Resilience Environmental factors that impact wellbeing include access to green space and the natural environment, along with exposure to daylight. Both of these are proven to reduce the risk of psychological stress. Green space and the natural environment – the Japanese have a version of this called ‘forest bathing’ (taking time out to walk through the forest, breathe … Continue reading Resilience and Managing Physiology