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SonarMD’s partnership with Movement Genius offers IBD patients access to wellness classes that reduce stress and boost mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This integration empowers patients to better manage their condition and improve quality of life.
Grounding is a stress relief technique and tool for anxiety that involves using your senses and environment to help you become present and more relaxed.
The 5-4-3-2-1 technique is especially useful for managing stress on the go—no special equipment needed, just a few mindful moments to reset and reconnect. Simply engage the senses that are available to you.
Demonstrator: Monique Coleman
Use 10 minutes of gentle stretches and stress relief techniques to help you reset, reconnect, and refresh all from your chair.
This routine focuses on opening your torso and hips. Follow along at a pace that feels good and helpful for you today.
Voice-Over Instructor: Alyson Stoner
Demonstrator: Ciara Hurst
Try this simple check-in with Dr. Damon as a daily reset for your mind and wellbeing.
This video focuses on a calming breathing technique called “box breathing” that you can use to help release stress and anxiety.
Instructor: Dr. Damon Silas
Learn to tune into your breath and the sensations that show up in your body. This self-awareness practice uses breathing and a calming symbol as a positive resource in moments of stress or difficulty. As you practice self-awareness, you can increase your ability to know what your body is needing and how best to respond to its needs.
This is a simple 4-minute check-in with Dr. Damon as a daily reset for your mind and wellbeing.
Instructor: Dr. Damon Silas
Managing mental and emotional wellbeing is closely linked to managing chronic symptoms and discomfort. When individuals cultivate resilience and stress management skills, it can significantly ease the physical and emotional burden of chronic conditions. Stress, anxiety, and negative emotions often exacerbate pain and discomfort, making symptoms feel more intense. By adopting regular stress management practices—such as mindfulness, breathing exercises, and gentle movement routines—individuals can disrupt this cycle, fostering a positive mindset that supports their treatment process.
Research shows that consistent stress management routines can improve health outcomes by lowering cortisol levels, enhancing immune response, and improving sleep quality, all of which can lessen the intensity of chronic symptoms. Additionally, practicing these routines enhances self-efficacy, which empowers individuals to feel more in control of their health journey. Over time, the combination of mindset shifts and physiological benefits helps those with chronic conditions not only cope more effectively but also experience an improved quality of life.
SonarMD partnered with Movement Genius to provide access to tools for mental health, emotional resilience, and physical movement for patients living with IBD. Movement Genius is the leading designer of therapist-led mental health tools advancing HealthTech and Wellness Programs across the country. It provides Hospitals, Apps, Events, and CPG brands with trauma-informed stress tools that improve health outcomes by 25% and decrease acute stress by an average of 40% per session. The diverse expert network and accessible programs help organizations reduce stress, manage anxiety, improve morale and performance, and restore a sense of safety and stability to their environment.
