Stressed to Zen
most of us were already chronically stressed BEFORE 2020 ...
And then we entered a global pandemic.
in the past 2+ years we have experienced unprecedented levels of individual & collective fear, OVERWHELM, stress, ANXIETY & trauma. and it is taking a huge toll on our Mental, emotional & Physical health.
Even as things slowly return to "normal", I am still seeing THE dYs-regulation of our nervous systems play out in the health and lives of people around me every day.
Do you …
- Feel completely overwhelmed trying to juggle everything at work & home ... all the while you're still putting on a smile and faking positivity for the sake of those around you.
- Struggle to calm your body and quiet your mind enough to get the restorative sleep you need. Or even to just relax and enjoy your down time.
- Feel stress, fear, uncertainty or anxiety about all of the things going on in the world & what it means for you or your family.
- Experience physical signs of stress rising and living in your body. Things like aching shoulders or neck, tightness in your chest or a pit in your stomach, digestive complaints, skin issues, pain, headaches, brain fog, poor focus, memory loss, anxiety or depression. Maybe even diagnosed autoimmune disease.
- Worry because you are already experiencing all of these physical manifestations of your emotional state & there's no end or relief in sight.
- Feel isolated and alone in your worries or disconnected from family & friends.
- Long to experience vibrant wellness, boundless energy, inner peace and joy that radiates--but sometimes that feels even less likely than winning the lottery and escaping to a tropical island somewhere.
- Want to do more than just survive whatever you're dealing with and pray it doesn't get worse? You want Vibrant Wellness NOW (not when things calm down, or when the kids go off to college ...). You want to LIVE life to the fullest and LOVE every minute with the precious people in your life.
If any of this sounds like you — you are in the right place!
we all know chronic stress is terrible for our health. We know stress plays a huge role in inflammation, anxiety, depression, IBS and IBD, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, weight struggles, autoimmunity, cancer and more.
But we live in an energetic soup of stress. AND THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST often the most stressful IN LIFE (LIKE OuR WORK AND FAMILIES) ARE ALSO THE MOST REWARDING. WE can't EXACTLY GET RID OF THEM.
SO What on earth are we supposed to do about THE STRESS?
I've never been so thankful for all of the work I've done to rebalance my nervous system and kick stress and anxiety as I have been over the past 3 years.
there was a time when stress was harming my health, my relationships & completely sucking the joy out of life. But then I learned some things that changed everything for mE. And gratefully allowed me to walk through the massive global and personal challenges of the past three years with relative grace and ease.
What if you don’t HAVE to eliminate all of the stress from your life? (We all know that’s impossible.)
What if I told you that stress can actually be GOOD for you? (Really truly, it can be!)
What if–simply by changing how you think about the stressors in your life–you could change a negative, harmful stress response into a stress response that actually HELPS you!
While you can’t eliminate all stress, you absolutely CAN change your health-harming physiological stress response to a more HEALTHFUL stress response that actually helps you:
- Perform better in all areas of your life
- Be more present & create more meaningful, supportive connections with those around you
- And keep your inner peace and joy--no matter how much stress, fear, uncertainty, chaos or division there is in the world around you.
Stressed to Zen is a 5 week program that will help you re-balance your nervous system and completely change how you think about & respond to the stressORS in your lifE.
You’ll learn about nervous system dis-regulation, adrenal “fatigue” (I’m using quotes because your adrenals don’t actually get tired or wear out, but YOU certainly feel the fatigue that comes from chronic stress!) and all of the other ways stress impacts your health. You’ll learn why it’s not enough to “REDUCE” or “MANAGE” stress. You’ll learn an entire tool box full of tools, tips, strategies and mindset changes to completely transform your relationship with the stressful world around you. And it doing so, you will transform your health, your relationships and your life.
Are you ready to find calm & balance within yourself and keep it, no matter what life throws at you?
Join board Certified Functional Wellness Coach
Kristi Cirignano for a completely unique 5 week coaching program and learn to go from
Stressed to zen.
Hi, I'm Kristi!
As a Functional Wellness Coach, I’m on a mission to help women achieve Vibrant Wellness — body, mind and spirit. A chronically dis-regulated nervous system is at the root of SO many health complaints & changing how we deal with emotional stress is a critically important foundational piece of your health puzzle.
There was a time in my life when I was stressed to the max & I struggled with generalized anxiety every single day. I called it “chest crushing anxiety” and I thought it was just the way it was. I had no idea there was anything I could do about it. When I finally realized just how much this was harming my health & my relationships & sucking the joy right out of life, I decided I didn’t want to live that way anymore. So I spent several years doing a ton of research and digging into my own relationship with stress. I learned some amazing things that completely changed how I think about stress and some amazing tools that help me keep my inner peace and radiate joy–even in the midst of a global pandemic, political and economic uncertainty and all of the stressors of daily life as a mom of 4, wife, friend, coach and business owner. And I am so unbelievably grateful!
Stressed to Zen will guide you from overwhelm, Stress & anxiety to inner peace & joy — no matter the stressors around you
Zen is a practice.
No one is naturally calm & cool all the time. But the amazing thing is--
we get to choose how we want to feel. we get to choose what we allow into our energy field. We get to choose how we experience life.
we get to choose whether we live in a state of "fight, flight, fear and fatigue" or a state of "rest, digest, peace, joy & Vibrant wellness".
We get to choose whether we merely survive or whether we thrive and love every moment of life.
"When you said I could completely change how I deal with all of stress in my life, I honestly didn’t really believe it was possible. It has taken some time and practice, but I almost can’t believe how different I am or how much better I feel."
Amy is a busy, more than full-time business executive, as well as a wife, mom of three and active volunteer in her church and community. She first came to me to work on reversing Ulcerative Colitis, regulating her thyroid after a Graves diagnosis and she wanted to reduce her risk developing yet another autoimmune disease. She was trying to eat right and exercise but was still exhausted, stressed and struggling with her health. As we worked together, she came to understand the role stress was playing in these disease dynamics and joined Stressed to Zen. A year later, after continuing to practice the strategies, mindset shifts & tools she learned, she says she is so grateful. “I didn't want my kids growing up with a mom that is exhausted and stressed and short fused and grouchy. Now my sleep is so much better. I wake up rested and my first thoughts are gratitude. That sets the tone for my whole day. It changes how I respond to my girls. It changes the energy and intention I bring to the office. When I start to feel stressed or irritated about something, I shift my thoughts to turn off the stress response and come back into my ‘Bubble of Zen.’ Looking back, I can hardly believe where I was or how far I've come. I really am just so grateful.”
- Amy, Stressed to Zen GraduateHere's what you'll learn and how you'll grow during these 4 weeks
Week 1
The science of stress, Adrenal “FatigUE” and nervous system dis-regulation + What if Stress Really Isn’t So Terrible for You?
“Wait, what? You just finished telling us how terrible stress is for us!” True. I did. But what usually comes next is “You HAVE to reduce your stress or else!” What if I told you that the most important thing to our health isn’t eliminating or reducing or managing stress, but changing how we perceive the stressors in our lives? When you change how you perceive the stress around you, you change your physiological response to that stress from something harmful to something that actually serves and supports your mental, emotional physical and spiritual wellness. And that, my friends, is magical!
Week 2
sELF-IMPOSED STRESSORS — We Do so much of it to ourselves
I know life is stressful. You’ve probably already handled more in one lifetime than any person should have to handle. And then enter a global pandemic. But it’s still true. A lot of our stress is self-imposed. We do it to ourselves! The amazing this is YOU can change those things!! By taking responsibility and becoming empowered to change … not the people or circumstances around you … but YOU and how YOU respond to those people and circumstances, YOU have the power to bring balance to your own nervous system and go from a state of “fight, flight, freeze and fatigue” to a state where your body can “rest, digest and heal.”
Week 3
THE 4 R’s of STRESS
Week 4
Stress Resilience + Daily practices, Food Choices, Herbs, Supplements & Essential Oils to support a healthy Stress response
This week we’ll turn our focus to stress resilience– growing the size of your stress bucket so it can hold even more stress and you can handle it all with grace and joy and without losing a minute of sleep. We’ll talk about how to regulate your nervous system through TRUE self-care (I look at self-care a little differently than most people). I’ll share my favorite daily practices, rituals, tips and tricks to help you reduce and relieve stress. And we’ll talk about the best food choices, herbs, supplements and essential oils to support the body, mind & spirit during times of stress.
As part of this life-changing experience, you will receive:
- Six recorded teaching/coaching modules for you to watch on you own schedule + Two LIVE Q&A sessions + One LIVE Group Breath Work Session + one very special LIVE Celebration Call to celebrate your success and plan for even more growth.
- Exercises and action steps with every module to start practicing what you learn right away in every day life until you fully embody this work and ZEN becomes a part of who you are.
- Membership in our private Stressed to Zen Facebook group where I post action steps & encouragement, reminders, answer questions, and you can share struggles and successes with the other women in the program. Community is such an important aspect of this process because health is not an individual journey. We were make to co-regulate our nervous systems through connection with others.
PLUS I’m adding a Special Bonus Week to really give you time to lock in this learning and make lasting, sustainable change! And we’ll wrap up with a group celebration call where we’ll celebrate your success and make plans to build on it.
Stressed to Zen is a one of a kind experience; nothing else like it exists. And every time i teach this program it gets even more powerful.
You’ll use our coaching sessions as space for rest and rejuvenation. Understand how powerful your thoughts are. Learn to have healthy boundaries that create a healthy relationship with yourself and everyone around you. Stop the negative rhetoric and replace it with thoughts that serve and support your wellness. Let go of lingering resentments that steal your energy. And So Much More.
I’m not going to tell you it will all be easy. It’s not. But it IS simple when you have the right tools and support. And it is absolutely life, health and relationship changing work.
Learn the strategies to find calm, balance, peace and joy and stay in your "Bubble of zen" no matter what is going on around you.
From this place of inner peace, then you can go out in the world, be who you want to be, and work for the change you want to see.
The program starts October 24, 2022, but youR health and life begins to change the moment you decide you want to go from stressed to zen
WHAT OUR GRADUATES ARE SAYING ...
"Thank you so much! Best class ever and so worth the money!!!! Loved each week and all the amazing tools you have given me to live my best life! Great job, Kristi!"
- Michelle
"Stressed to Zen changed my life. I was going through some really hard times when I found this program & I'm so grateful for the tiny but massive mindset shifts and strategies I've learned to help me overcome anxiety and deal with my crazy life and stay in my "Bubble of Zen" no matter what life throws at me. I understand now how much my thoughts impact my emotional state and my physical & mental health and I have so many different ways to snap myself out of a stressed feeling and bring my nervous system back into balance. Learning all of this, and practicing the things Kristi introduced me to and taught us in Stressed to Zen has improved my health in amazing ways. My husband has noticed a difference in me and it has improved our relationship. My kids have noticed a difference. It has helped me be a better mom and enjoy my time with my kids and husband. It has helped me feel better in so many ways, and be more of the person I want to be, instead of the stressed anxious mess that I was a lot of the time. Instead of pretending I was fine, everything is fine, now I genuinely AM fine and know that I am going to be fine no matter what craziness hits next. I could go on and on .... But if you're questioning whether or not to do this, stop questioning and just do it. It will change your life in so many ways."
- Kristen
"Stressed to Zen was very worthwhile for me. I used to rely on CBD oil when I felt stressed and I find I don't really need it anymore. I don't feel the need to control everything as much as I used to. I'm more relaxed and able to roll with things. My husband has even noticed a big difference in how I'm handling the stress of my job and the kids and it has made a big difference in our marriage."
- Lynda
Jennifer, a physician, said this about the things she learned and the shifts she made. (Not only did she not quit her job or leave the practice of medicine, shortly after completing our program she got a raise!)
"I was really struggling with stress, exhaustion, my energy levels, and I had compassion fatigue and burnout, to the level it was really affecting my work and life. I knew if I couldn't improve these things I would be searching for a new job or even a new career. Signing up for this program was sort of a last ditch effort to save my career.
Working with Kristi made a huge difference. Without Kristi's coaching and support and the tools and strategies I learned, I would have almost certainly quit my job. Instead I learned mindset changes and strategies to help me deal with the stress in my work. I developed new food and lifestyle habits that allowed me to have a lot more energy. I feel a lot less stressed and so much happier. I'm enjoying my patients and feel like I'm making a difference again, like I did when I first started practicing medicine. The changes Kristi taught me were easy to implement and sustainable and I know they will have a long term impact on my health and life.
If you have been considering joining this program, don't wait! It helps you become your best self."
- Jennifer
"Dear Kristi, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your help this last year. I am forever grateful for the time, effort and wisdom you used to help me untangle and navigate my health. Your support was vital to my success and I'm so thankful I had your hand to hold through all of it."
- Ashley
Are you ready to find and keep your zen no matter what is going on around you?