Getting to the bottom of burn-out
View(s):Burn-out – a less talked about topic among the corporate community came into the spotlight at a recent discussion organised by health and fitness platform www.workout.lk together with hatch.
(From L-R) Dr.Tyrol Ferdinands, Master Mahesh Pathirana, Rekha Krishnamoorthy, Mei Flynn
A panel discussion conducted at Hatch featured four experienced mental and health professionals comprising Dr.Tyrol Ferdinands, the keynote speaker, and practitioner of functional and integrative medicine, Master Mahesh Pathirana – a Qigong and Tai Chi instructor with more than twenty five years of experience in practising and teaching Wushu, Kung Fu and Tai Chi, Rekha Krishnamoorthy a certified Isha Yoga Instructor, Mei Flynn, originally from Wales, but now a digital nomad living in Sri Lanka has 25 years experience in the health and wellness industry. She trained as a registered nurse and then later moved on to helping people using a more holistic approach.
The four panellists provided insights into burn-out related issues, productive practices, its effects and modulating the stress response and activating the parasympathetic system and much more. “I use food as medicine, ” Dr. Ferdinands tells the crowd adding how important it is to understand how important nutrients are and how a healthy diet is key in solving issues surrounding burnout.
He also advised the audience to check the colours of the food they eat that depicts the different minerals it contains.
Further he adds that staying close to nature and maintaining the human body in it’s ideal form helps in stress relief and prevents burnout.
“I use to be a strategic consultant. I did it for more than 10 years, when I almost reached ‘burn-out’. I did not have a life of my own . I was constantly at the office. With time, it affected my physical health, in terms of digestion, sleep quality and so on,” Ms Krishnammoorthy shares with the audience. She is now a full time professional yogi as she believes keeping mentally and physically healthy is important. This is another key factor which was brought out, to always keep your mental and physical health balanced.
Pix by Indika Handuwala
Mahesh Pathirana, as a martial arts professional and instructor, he speacialises in ‘Qigong and Tai Chi’. Master Mahesh was a senior manager he resigned from the industry to nurture himself in Wushu, Kung Fu and Tai Chi, and went into instructing youngsters in the art. He believes that maintaining physical strength is very important to thrive in stress free environment.
The event concluded with a Q&A session, Master Pathirana exhibited a few simple techniques in how to release stress during office.
Along with Mei Flynn giving out thirty minutes consultations for free and insights from nutritive medicine, traditional chinese medicine, yogic science, psychology plus much more.
To learn more log onto www.workout.lk
(Meleeza Rathnayake)