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June 2020 Edition Fraternal Order of Police Wellness Services www fop net 2019 National Fraternal Order of Police
June 2020 Edition 701 Marriott Dr Nashville TN 37214 615 399 0900 or 800 451 2711 Fax 615 399 0400 Sherri Martin Director of Wellness Services SherriRowan hotmail com National Executive Board Patrick Yoes President Joe Gamaldi Vice President Jimmy Holderfield Secretary Tom Penoza Treasurer Les Neri 2nd Vice President Keith Turney Sgt at Arms Rob Pride Chairman of Trustees 701 Marriott Dr Wellness Committee Nashville TN Sherri37214 Martin Chair Bourret 615 Darrin 399 0900 or Michael Haley 800 451 2711 Sean Harper Fax 615 399 0400 Brian Nanavaty Corey Nooner Mike Violette A healthy body contributes to a healthy mind Get up get your heart pumping and your blood flowing Increased blood flow and oxygen to your brain often clarifies thinking Physical activity wards off depression Achievements even small ones increase wellbeing www fop net
June 2020 Edition Mind Body Partnership You wake up for your midnight shift after only five hours of sleep and just can t recall what your spouse said this morning about an important event you need to attend next week Not only can you not remember when the event is but you can t even remember what the event is Fast forward four hours later on shift and you hear a coworker calling for assistance over the radio Your heart pounds These two episodes both illustrate the very important relationship between our minds and our bodies The mind and body are often thought of as two separate entities that function independently However they are partners and they communicate with each other constantly More than likely if one isn t well the other isn t either How you feel can affect your thinking just as how you think can affect how you feel For example worry and stress over finances and other problems can lead to muscle tension headaches or more serious problems like high blood pressure Likewise an illness or nagging physical pain can affect your thoughts and emotions causing sadness irritability or even depression We know this from observations of our own experiences but science also backs it up In one study researchers found that stress diminishes white blood cell response to infected cells and cancer cells In addition when individuals are stressed they heal more slowly and vaccinations are less effective This is especially applicable information during this time of COVID 19 Continued www fop net
June 2020 Edition Partnership Continued However we have within us the power to manipulate this partnership in positive ways too Your brain produces endorphins which are natural painkillers and gamma globulin which strengthens your immune system and science shows that what your brain produces is partially driven by your thoughts and emotions If you re not well but you have hope and a positive attitude and you believe that you ll get better your brain is likely to produce chemicals that will boost your body s healing power Similarly positive thinking may help you better handle stress in the day to day of your law enforcement duties But it takes more than just positive thinking As police officers we are pushed to maintain levels of physical fitness We pay attention to our diets try to eat right and many of us are committed to a regular physical fitness routine However how many of us have a schedule and a regimen for regularly exercising our minds Mind body medicine is an emerging approach to increasing wellness which is patient centered healing oriented and involves a shift from focusing on only physical illness to focusing on the physical health and mental health Mind body medicine includes intervention strategies and therapeutic approaches that promote health including but not limited to yoga meditation Pilates tai chi relaxation therapy clinical and applied hypnosis guided and visual imagery biofeedback prayer qi gong metaphysical healing metaphysical counseling cognitive behavioral therapy spirituality spiritual counseling and autogenic training Continued www fop net
June 2020 Edition Partnership Continued Research on yoga and meditation has further explored the connection between mind body and spirit Studies show that the mindful movement and breathing done in yoga activates the relaxation response Consequently yoga moves the nervous system out of the fight flight or freeze response associated with stress and into the rest and digest response increasing emotional well being Specific to law enforcement studies have confirmed that yoga and meditation can effectively reduce the risk of chronic disease a consequence of persistent exposure to law enforcement officer work distress Although there are many varieties of yoga westerners are most familiar with Hatha yoga which is an excellent choice for an American police department wellness program You may be thinking that yoga and mindfulness are just not for you for a variety of reasons But why not give it a try It may provide the relaxation your body needs to reconnect with your mind and fine tune your inner machine SOURCE Rasmussen HN et al 2009 Optimism and physical health A meta analytic review Annals of Behavioral Medicine 37 3 239 256 Streeter CC Gerbarg PL Saper RB Ciraulo DA Brown RP Effects of yoga on the autonomic nervous system gamma aminobutyric acid and allostasis in epilepsy depression and post traumatic stress disorder Med Hypotheses 2012 78 5 571 579 doi 10 1016 j mehy 2012 01 021 Garcia R A 2019 Yoga and meditation integrating mind body medicine into a workplace wellness program Police agency organizational and implementary considerations International Journal of Complementary Alternative Medicine 12 2 92 95 DOI 10 15406 ijcam 2019 12 00455 www fop net
June 2020 Edition Save the date Dr Tom Coghlan retired NYPD Detective and FOP member will provide a free educational webinar June 9 2020 More details coming soon In partnership with the National Organization for Victim Assistance NOVA the FOP recently hosted a webinar titled COVID 19 s Impact on Grief Loss and Death Notification https trynova adobeconnect com pykzm7ruzhe w www fop net
