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:

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 Graduate

Here'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

This is where you take the mindset changes, tools and strategies we learn in weeks one & two and apply them in every area of your life, using my unique “4 R’s” approach. This is so much more than stress reduction or management. It’s about changing your stress perception, so no matter what is going on around you, you have peace & joy in your own personal bubble of zen. And no, this doesn’t mean checking out or ignoring the challenges around you. I don’t believe in fake positivity and high vibes at the expense of truth and reality. It’s about stepping into the fully empowered, joy-filled human you were meant to be and carrying your zen with you AS you engage in the often stressful, chaotic world around you

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.