The American Institute of Stress

Applying for AIS membership is now easier than ever with online sign-up for members and online applications for Diplomates and Fellows! We also offer student and military (active Service Members) discounts. Become a member today at stress.org/memberships/

Learn the latest scientifically proven stress management information and techniques. We have established 4 key focus areas to drive our mission forward:

1. Military Programs-
We produce and disperse printed materials, DVD’s and CD’s as well as podcasts and webcasts hosted through our website (and will soon provide live, in-person training classes and workshops as well) all targeted at serving the needs of veterans, service members and their families as they try desperately to live a “normal” life coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Families with military members face unique challenges. The deployment and return of a spouse, parent, son, daughter or other relative causes tremendous stress,emotional turmoil and financial pressures on families. Your funds support our efforts to produce highly effective non-pharmaceutical therapies, learning retreats and resources to empower our military families with tools, techniques and knowledge to help ease their suffering.

2. Daily Life-Workplace Stress Programs-
Numerous studies show that job stress is far and away the major source of stress for American adults and that it has escalated progressively over the past few decades. Increased levels of job stress as assessed by the perception of having little control but lots of demands have been demonstrated to be associated with increased rates of heart attack, hypertension and other disorders. We work with corporations and organizations both large and small to help them create "Stress-less" workplace environments. We also bestow the AIS Seal of Certification to Corporations or organizations that are commitment to making truly significant strides toward providing individuals with stress reduction tools, training and techniques and a reduced stress environment in the workplace.

3. Daily Life-Stress-Less Schools Programs-
We provide student/educator Empowerment Training through a variety of services and programs. Our schools have become “pressure cookers” with rising stress levels that endanger the health and lives of students and educators. Bullying has become the number one source of stress for students, followed by academic pressure to perform, pressures of over scheduling/ lack of free time and absorbing financial worries from home. Educators are overworked and underpaid as they struggle to engage their stressed out students and help them rise to meet standardized academic standards. Your funds support programs that teach stress management techniques in ways that students can relate to and incorporate into their daily activities.

4. Horizon Program-
We support scientists and researchers working to unlock the secrets of expanding human potential. We are dedicated to exploring who we are and discussing various concepts of dimensionality, intentionality and concepts of reality. We support and encourage cutting edge theories and experiments from the world’s leading experts on life, the universe and everything in between! Through our Horizons Program we seek to dive deeper into who we really are and what we are learning about the effect of our lives beyond our physical bodies and what part of the puzzle of the universe we fit into. We have opened a Horizons section in our Learning Center where we house videos and lectures presented on various theories that sparked our interest. It is in this section, that we will post lectures and reports from our Horizons track at our Annual Stress Congress. Your funds support the research conducted by the world’s brightest minds allowing us all to expand our Horizons!