Welcome Peninsula Wellness

Center

Faculty and Participants

Angela Medina CSU Monterey Bay

April 24, 2012

Introduction• STRESS is powerful

• Prescription medications are too common

• Meditation should be the initial treatment for stress

Stress is…• Damaging to: oMindoBody oOverall Health(American Psychology Association, 2012 )

Prescription Medications

• 1 in 7 Americans have a prescription for Xanax

• 1 in 16 Americans have a prescription for Cymbalta (Grohol, 2010)

MEDITATION• Ahh…• Counters the effects of stress• NO COST!• NO SIDE EFFECTS!

ReferencesAmerican Psychology Association. (2012). Impact of Stress [Date File]. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2011/impact.aspx

Grohol, J. M. (2010). Top 25 Drug Psychiatric Prescriptions for 2009. Retrieved from http://psychcentral.com/lib/2010/top-25-psychiatric-prescriptions-for- 2009/

Mohan, A., Sharma, R., & Bijlani, R. (2011). Effect of meditation on stress-induced changes in cognitive functions. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17(3), 207.