Ms. Hurd is a recognized professional counselor who advocates the feeding and watering of our "inner garden". With over 21 years experience, Kendra points the way to the path of maturity, healing and peace of mind, serving Springfield, IL and surrounding counties. Services include: Self Care Tools Divorce Recovery Stress Hardiness Spirtuality Intuition God's GuidanceStress triggers the release of stress hormones, which cause many symptoms. While the stress response is bio-chemical, it triggers responses on all levels; physical, emotional, behavioral, cognitive and spiritual.Determine your stress warning signals here: http://stresshardiness.com/stresstest.htmResearch from Harvard Medical School, Mind/Body Medicine, states that the Relaxation Response can lower our blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and perspiration rate. It quiets our "negative chatterbox" in our heads, and gives us the ability to chose our responses to situations instead of doing "knee jerk" responses to situations. The Relaxation Response turns off our negative stress chemicals and turns on our natural antidepressants.Please call today to schedule an appointment.