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If the benefits of mindfulness, building strength, reducing anxiety, and boosting your immune system sound compelling, consider taking a yoga class here on campus!

I am currently taking this class with instructor Lara Ohlinger. With her experience and passion for the practice it’s not a surprise she’s taught this class for years! This course focuses on three important concepts, Mind, Body, and Soul. It is scientifically proven to reduce stress, improve strength, flexibility, and mental health. In class, we focus a lot on our breathing. Big deep breaths, and long exhalations. We also use props such as rollers to help with stretches, blocks to help our posture, and straps for a deep stretch in the legs when we aren’t as flexible.

At the beginning of this class, I definitely was not as mindful as I am now. I tend to focus more on my breathing, especially in times of stress or anxiety. I remind myself to breathe and know that it will be okay no matter the situation. I take this course in the morning, which makes me feel ready to start my day and feel good about it. You can even try yoga at home! Poses such as the child’s pose, and the downward facing dog, are some of my favorites for a good stretch.

Overall, I would recommend this class or any yoga class to anyone who is looking for a little more peace in their lives, and something to make you feel good and happy about yourself!

The pristine untouched frontier in a human life is within the human being itself!

It has been said

“We know what we know”

“We know what we don’t know”

And

“We don’t know what we don’t know.”

How are you, how will you, discover what you don’t know about yourself?

One begins, one’s own quest, and continues one’s quest by entertaining, by holding open the possibility that we can discover what we don’t know about ourselves, that we may well not know, what we need to know, about ourselves.

In other words, our individual willingness, and commitment is necessary, in being present and aware of our desire to find out what we need to know about ourselves within ourselves as we go about our outwardly life. Until we discover what we need to know, part of which is certainly about our best of self, which we need to meet whatever challenges we face.

We are each invited to this opportunity.

According to the NIMH, 1 in 4 Americans suffer from a mental health illness. Young adults between the age of 18-25, have the highest mental health rate of 30.6%

How Do you Know if you are not Mentally Well?

• Excessive paranoia, worry, or anxiety.
• Long-lasting sadness or irritability.
• Extreme changes in moods.
• Social withdrawal.
• Dramatic changes in eating and sleeping pattern.

What Causes Mental Health Disorders?

• Genes and family history
• Life experiences, stress, history of abuse, especially during childhood
• Biological factors and chemical imbalances
• A mother’s exposure to viruses or toxic chemicals while pregnant
• Traumatic brain injury

What Could Happen if Mental Health Goes Untreated?

• Unnecessary disability Unemployment
• Substance abuse
• Homelessness
• Incarceration
• Suicide
• Poor quality of life

Welcome to Episode 2 of “VC On The Go” – podcast edition. With the rise of gas prices skyrocketing, I wanted to look into a way to commute that would not break the bank. Gold Coast Transit is a perfect way to get around that will not leave you penniless. Yes, I know there are many ways to get around that don’t involve gas but for this podcast I’m comparing prices between personal and ride sharing. If you’d like more information on GCT, go to http://www.gctd.org.

VC On The Go Ep 2 "Gas Prices taking the gas out of life?" – VC Social

On this episode I discuss the pros about using Gold Coast Transit to rid yourself of the gas prices woes. I'll be taking a tour around the http://www.gctd.org website and talking about the various benefits. Hope you enjoy.  

Secret study hacks buried under long hours of semesters, All-Nighters, and Ramen soup. Watch this video to reveal these hidden gems.

Definition; Study- “The act of texting, eating and watching TV with an open textbook nearby. “

Procrastination

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• 25 minute study hack, than take a 5 minute break 

The best study habit I’ve learned after so many hours of sweat, coffee, and a bright computer screen is time. For the 25 minute study hack you will need a timer, and a homework assignment. (Yes I said, “homework,” I know we are tired of hearing that word.) To start this hack you will set your timer to 25 minutes, and begin working on the assignment of your choice. Once the 25 minutes are over, get up and set the timer to 5 minutes. When the timer starts ticking, you are now free to do whatever you want for those precisou 5 minutes. Third, repeat the cycle till you complete your work. 

• Start your most difficult assignments first. 

I like to wake up in the morning to start tackling the biggest assignments first. This will allow you to put 100% on your work. College has taught us to work the equivalent of superhero. We can all relate to times we had to bust all nighters, or complete an assignment with 2 hours of sleep. Lets face it, the first two through four hours is our most productive work. After a certain amount of time invested doing homework, we start to lose brain power.  

• Build a schedule you like

Human nature craves routine. Start a routine for your homework, studying, and for every college activity. Your college routine is like a vehicle, so learn how to drive it. Most of us end up with procrastination driving our routine off the path to success. To begin, organize your homework assignments to specific days and times. For example, if you have three science assignments due this week, then schedule oen assignment for monday, another for tuesday, and one for thursday.  At the beginning this will feel like a magician trying to juggle social life, work, family, hobbies, etc. You can organize your assignments on a calendar, Iphone reminders, or on a piece of printing paper. (This is my favorite, because you can cross out a finished assignment like a crossword puzzle.) 

• Balance/Don’t bite more than you can chew. 

The number one study hack that is a hidden gem behind sleepless nights studying, and ramen noodles, is balance. College work can get overwhelming. Balance is the cryptonight of procrastination. Start by dedicating a few hours of homework, then putting it away for good. Go out with friends, family, or sit down and binge watch your favorite Netflix Show. You can do anything you want. Try jumping in the air and yelling, “I’m done with homework!” Balance, balance, Balance. 

This episode I answer some frequently asked questions by freshman’s, based on my own experiences. I really get into depth on certain choices I’ve made during my freshman year that really were for the better for myself and career.

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Dear Freshmen – VC Social