Building Strength for the Difficult Days (A Digital Experience)
Immerse yourself in an engaging and transformative experience with the world's leading expert on stress management, resilience, and mindfulnes
Remove the dirt
from a lump of mud,
all you are left with is
pure water.
No diagnosis, no adversity,
no blame, no life situation,
can stain or spoil,
your true essence.
Anchor your identity
in the faultless you,
to welcome
hope and healing,
as they decorate your path,
to your true state -
Pure.
Amit Sood, MD
Dear friend,
Thank you for the gift of your time and attention.
I feel privileged to offer you Resilient Living, a self-paced program to help you change the course of your life challenge or chronic health condition.
Resilient Living is anchored in cutting-edge neuroscience - particularly the brain mechanisms that generate and multiply stress.
Through authentic presence, self-compassion, gratitude, empowered acceptance, purposeful living, and forgiveness, the skills will help you find calm, even on the most taxing days.
I have personally implemented, and continue to apply, every single practice I share with you here. We have tested the approach in over 30 clinical trials with highly promising results.
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Several of the most reputed hospitals offer this program to patients and staff. Until recently, people traveled long distances at great expense to meet our staff for learning the science and skills I share here. Through this digital program, I hope to remove all those barriers.
I look forward to walking with you for a small part of our life's journey together.
My warmest wishes to you.
Amit Sood,
MD Executive Director, Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing
Professor of Medicine (Retd.), Mayo Clinic
Resilient Living is based on the Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) program developed by Dr. Sood at Mayo Clinic.
The program is designed for patients with chronic health conditions, caregivers, and for people experiencing significant adversities.
Each module of this four-module program offers science, stories, and skills that will help you understand how the brain depletes resilience and generates unneeded stress, and how you can pull energy and positivity out of thin air by taking charge of your brain.
Please reach out to us if we can help in any way with your progress through the program.
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In addition, Dr. Sood has spoken at several prestigious forums such as TEDx, Lake Nona, Forbes Under 30 Forum, Conference Board, Beckers, YPO, NPR, NAMI, keynotes for Fortune 500 companies, universities, and foundations, and others.
"Taking the Transform Class with Dr. Sood and his staff changed my life. They helped give me the tools that I never had in my toolbox for anxiety and stress. Those coping mechanism of gratitude, compassion, meaning, acceptance and forgiveness gave me strategies that have helped me control my anxiety and stress.”
This may sound like a cliche but taking Dr. Sood’s course was life altering for me. It also had a profound positive effect on my family and the staff of my dental practice as they could well attest. Gone were the periodic bouts of clinical depression that I had suffered from for over 35 years. Since that time, I have continued to grow via reading and reviewing Dr. Sood’s books, attending his speaking engagements when possible and now with using the resources on his Resilient Options website.
I am a father, a husband, a son, a physician leader and a chef. Life has shown me that it does not discriminate when it comes to hardship. A few years ago I went through the most difficult time in my life when we lost our baby. This is “ugly” stress as Amit describes it. At the right time I started Amit’s course and through the daily practices and exercises I solidified my resilience and continue to do so. This has candidly helped me, my family, and I continue to teach the course to my staff and colleagues and I am seeing the fruits on a daily basis. Thank you Amit, my big brother
Dr. Sood’s program has been life-changing for me. While I already knew that I have little to no control over what happens to me in life, after this program I am more in control of how I react to what happens to me than ever before in my life. Focusing my attention on core principles during times of adversity has not only helped me overcome hardships in life, but has helped me remain centered and strong during difficult times. Anyone who is able to take this course will leave absolutely transformed.
In 2018 our family enrolled in the Transform Course instead of a summer vacation to learn a new approach to the ongoing barrage of complexities that we each face by choice and necessity. It was a bit unusual, but what better gift could we give ourselves and two adult children as one launched an international career in the arts and one went off to law school? It was so successful that we all opted to continue mentorship to imbed the practices, use our new language, and share work and personal experiences with Amit Sood and the cohort of new friends. Resilient mindset practices essentially enable us to adapt to life challenges alone and together. What a gift optimism is to believe we can handle whatever comes our way, even in this era of Covid-19. For that we are deeply, deeply grateful.
Dr. Amit Sood is a masterful teacher in the field of resilience and well-being. Witnessing the way he carries out his teaching in all aspects of his life is transformative. Dr. Sood makes the neuroscience of resilience easy to understand; teaching relevant concepts, tools and practices in such a way one is equipped to live and work with wise discernment and compassionate action.
I have been a big fan of Dr. Sood’s work, but I always felt that there was something missing in my journey for fulfillment and serenity until I attended Dr. Sood’s Transform workshop. I realized then that two critical components were missing from my journey: simplicity and others. Transform gave me a straightforward blueprint of how to become my best and true spiritual self. And I discovered that transforming required a tribe and a mentor, that becoming your best isn’t a DIY project, but a team sport. I give this course my highest recommendation, and not only will you transform, but others around you will as well.
I can honestly say this program saved my life. It gave me tools to train my attention, which allowed me to see and approach myself, the world, and those around me differently. It also taught me timeless principles, which anchored my thoughts in beauty and truth so I could find peace and meaning. This program not only gave me practical ways to grow by creating a wellspring of insight to draw from, but it put me on a new path by giving me the ability to turn my suffering into transformation. For that I will always be deeply grateful.
Amit has been a mentor, colleague and friend for over 10 years, and in this time I have been privileged to witness his work evolve from an early concept into an international program. He is an innovator and visionary leader in the field, integrating spirituality and human values into healthcare; providing practical tools for building individual and workforce resilience and wellbeing. I can attest to the transformational impact of this program on the lives of countless patients and employees.
I came to Dr. Sood and his teachings several years ago to find happiness. The many facets of my career as a physician anesthesiologist were demanding too much of my time. In addition, a series of illnesses and injuries had depleted my physical reserves. While my time with patients was still enjoyable, I was impatient with nurses and colleagues and distant from my family at home. I was physically and emotionally exhausted and recognized that I needed help. I enrolled in Dr. Sood’s weekend course for stress management and resiliency training (Transform). In fact, my whole family took the course because I knew my life couldn’t change without their help. Together we learned about Amit’s simple but deep philosophies for resilient living. With my family’s assistance, I changed the way I interpreted the world and the way I interacted with everyone around me. My wife, Patti, and my two children, Sam and Jackie, inevitably changed as well and together we have continued to incorporate the SMART principles into our daily lives. Through our work with Dr. Sood, we now live with more gratitude, compassion and a deeper connection to our external world. Dr. Sood’s teachings were put to the test a year and a half ago when I was diagnosed with early stage pancreatic cancer. After my diagnosis, I reached out to Amit who encouraged me not to fight the cancer myself but to allow my doctors to battle it for me. He suggested that I focus my energy only on what was in my control. He helped my family and I gain perspective and acceptance. Throughout many rounds of chemotherapy and my recovery from surgery, he helped me learn to zoom in and zoom out to make the treatments more tolerable. Most importantly, he taught me not to chase happiness, but rather to chase meaning; to live a life of purpose and exist for humanity.
As an HR leader, I come across a lot of learning programs and offerings. Dr. Amit Sood and his team offer something different: an ongoing exploration that combines practical knowledge and unique experience.
I use the word “exploration,” because while Dr. Sood is a world class expert on resilience and the human brain, he invites you into a conversation. He does not “teach” you neuroscience or overwhelm you with studies and facts. Rather, he guides and inspires – to find insights and make your own connections. I say “practical knowledge,” because everything in this program is grounded in the human experience – not a theory about humans, but what we each know and experience every day. Topics like gratitude and compassion take on a new, but surprisingly simple meaning based on Dr. Sood’s framing and practices. Finally, I describe this as a “unique experience,” because I look back fondly on my time in the program, a wonderful memory. Perhaps more important, however, I continue to explore and apply the insights from the Transform program.
In HR learning and development jargon, this program “sticks.” I mean that this with the highest possible praise. I strongly recommend this program to anyone who wants to go beyond words and explore meaning.
Dr. Sood’s teachings changed my life. He helped me start a journey of kindness, gratitude and compassion towards myself and others. I had struggled with forgiveness before taking his course and I now have been able to forgive a few people who hurt me in the past, and now I can let go. I wish them well.
Forgiveness freed me from emotional pain and sprung me to seek kinder, more meaningful relationships. It helped me become a better person too — by asking myself what type of friend I want to be to others. I found gratitude for the people who have wronged me - it inspired me to look within and find a way not to make those mistakes too.
I find mindful moments throughout the day. I take deep breaths. I stop and look at my loved ones in the eye. I try to be present and give them my full attention.
I have been able to achieve a lot of personal goals since taking Dr. Sood’s course. I am more physically fit and my golf game has improved. I now bring breath and mindfulness into my golf practice. I hear birds around me, I smell trees, I notice flowers and I breathe. I am present. I have a lot more joy and less fear. I am proud to say I consider myself a happy and resilient person.
Before taking Dr. Sood’s course I had forgotten how to say the prayers I had said my whole life growing up...I couldn’t remember the words. Towards the end of the course I suddenly remembered all the words to my nightly prayers. Thank you Dr. Sood!
Dr. Sood’s teachings changed my life. He helped me start a journey of kindness, gratitude and compassion towards myself and others. I had struggled with forgiveness before taking his course and I now have been able to forgive a few people who hurt me in the past, and now I can let go. I wish them well.
Forgiveness freed me from emotional pain and sprung me to seek kinder, more meaningful relationships. It helped me become a better person too — by asking myself what type of friend I want to be to others. I found gratitude for the people who have wronged me - it inspired me to look within and find a way not to make those mistakes too.
I find mindful moments throughout the day. I take deep breaths. I stop and look at my loved ones in the eye. I try to be present and give them my full attention.
I have been able to achieve a lot of personal goals since taking Dr. Sood’s course. I am more physically fit and my golf game has improved. I now bring breath and mindfulness into my golf practice. I hear birds around me, I smell trees, I notice flowers and I breathe. I am present. I have a lot more joy and less fear. I am proud to say I consider myself a happy and resilient person.
Before taking Dr. Sood’s course I had forgotten how to say the prayers I had said my whole life growing up...I couldn’t remember the words. Towards the end of the course I suddenly remembered all the words to my nightly prayers. Thank you Dr. Sood!
I have been using the work of Dr. Sood for many years and have been transformed by it. I use daily practices that have shifted my overall stress resilience and I have a deeper understanding of the neurobiological model and evidence base that underlies all of his work. I will forever be grateful for his teaching and mentorship.
Dr. Sood’s teachings changed my life. He helped me start a journey of kindness, gratitude and compassion towards myself and others. I had struggled with forgiveness before taking his course and I now have been able to forgive a few people who hurt me in the past, and now I can let go. I wish them well.
Forgiveness freed me from emotional pain and sprung me to seek kinder, more meaningful relationships. It helped me become a better person too — by asking myself what type of friend I want to be to others. I found gratitude for the people who have wronged me - it inspired me to look within and find a way not to make those mistakes too.
I find mindful moments throughout the day. I take deep breaths. I stop and look at my loved ones in the eye. I try to be present and give them my full attention.
I have been able to achieve a lot of personal goals since taking Dr. Sood’s course. I am more physically fit and my golf game has improved. I now bring breath and mindfulness into my golf practice. I hear birds around me, I smell trees, I notice flowers and I breathe. I am present. I have a lot more joy and less fear. I am proud to say I consider myself a happy and resilient person.
Before taking Dr. Sood’s course I had forgotten how to say the prayers I had said my whole life growing up...I couldn’t remember the words. Towards the end of the course I suddenly remembered all the words to my nightly prayers. Thank you Dr. Sood!
“I have high praise for Dr. Sood’s evidence based, easy to adopt program to improve resilience and build a positive work culture. To find a program that is adaptable to both a work force and to client care is very powerful. This training has increased our capacity to improve coping with stress and difficult situations, create new ways to face challenges together and raise compassion for each other as colleagues. Embedding the principle of this resiliency program organization wide has positively impacted our work environment and interpersonal relationships.”