The pressures of daily life affect us all, and they leave real traces in our bodies and minds. This workshop offers you the opportunity to understand those traces, and to develop practical tools to respond to them more effectively.
Grounded in neuropsychology and trauma-informed principles, the session combines a brief psychoeducational component with hands-on, experiential practice. You won't just learn about stress — you'll explore how it shows up in your own experience, and practice evidence-based regulation tools in real time, including breathwork, grounding, somatic awareness, and mindfulness.
The approach is non-pathologizing: your responses to stress are not signs that something is wrong with you. They are natural, intelligent reactions that can be understood and worked with.
Participants can expect to:
1. Gain a clearer understanding of how the nervous system responds to stress.
2. Practice simple, evidence-based self-regulation tools
3. Leave with practical skills applicable to everyday situations.
Event is in English.
14:00 - 14:20 Arriving & Connection Circle
14:20 - 14:50 Understanding Your Stress Response
14:50 - 15:00 Q&A + Reflection
15:00 - 15:30 Mapping Your Own Stress Response
15:30 - 15:45 Break
15:45 - 16:20 Working With the Body, Building Resilience
16:20 - 16:40 Integration
16:40 - 17:00 Closing Circle
Viridiana Gutiérrez Tejeda
Mental Health and Well-being Practitioner
Viridiana holds a degree in Psychology from Mexico and a Master's in Clinical Psychology from Spain, and is trained in Contextual Therapies and RTT (Rapid Transformational Therapy). Her approach is integrative, evidence-based, humanistic, trauma-informed, and non-pathologizing.
You must register for the event. The number of participants is limited to 12.
The same event will be repeated on Saturday, 25.4.2026 at 10.00-13.00. In case all places are taken, you can register for that one.
If you are unable to attend, please remember to cancel your participation.
The event is organized in person at the address: Kalliolan setlementtitalo, Sturenkatu 11, 00510 Helsinki.
We will be in the room called "Alli Trygg" that is located on the second floor.
We ask you to come in advance, so that we can start the event at 14.00 sharp.
The space is accessible also for wheelchairs or for people with restricted mobility.
If you need any support to find or access the venue, you can contact Lubica.
The event is organized within the "Agency – services that promote equity, antidiscrimination and participation" project supported by the ESF+.
Lubica Vysna
lubica.vysna@moniheli.fi
050 530 0720
