Spiritual Wellness Week to help de-stress students
Sean Leviashvili
Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: Campus Life
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The Sacred Space, Northeastern's spiritual center located in Ell Hall, is hosting NU Spiritual Wellness Week, an annual series of events to help students deal with stress. Between today and Nov. 5, the center will offer various workshops daily, all of which are free.
The week kicks off with a workshop that used to be held annually but has not been presented in the past four years, entitled "Manifesting Your Dreams & Goals Through Vision Boards," at 4:30 p.m. The interactive workshop allows students to map out their ambitions through art.
Tomorrow, participants will have an opportunity to "Walk the Labyrinth," a traditional maze that requires focus and energy, known to have a calming effect. Described as a "peaceful experience," the workshop offers different approaches to the meditative process. Guided workshops are offered at 6 pm.
Other activities include yoga and meditation sessions. Each activity provides a spiritual perspective on relaxation and mindfulness.
The events will vary since students have their own ways of relaxing.
Matt Sauvo, a senior criminal justice major, said his roommates go to the gym to "blow off steam" acquired from the stresses of everyday life. Others said putting faith in the Red Sox takes stress off their shoulders.
"The Red Sox games are a good diversion," said Beth Meyer, a sophomore economics major.
Meyer said the added pressure of midterms creates a more stressful environment than usual and is happy it falls at the same time as the World Series.
The added pressure from midterm tests, papers and projects is the reason the Sacred Space chose this week for Spiritual Wellness Week, said Shelli Jankowski-Smith, director of the Spiritual Life Center.
"Traditionally, [our event] falls at this time," Jankowski-Smith said. "It seems like people get stressed and really start to freak out [at this time of the year]."
The series of events offered at the Sacred Space give students a chance to test out methods of relaxation they may not have tried before.
"It's about the mind, body and spirit connection," Jankowski-Smith said. "[Our activities] are all about the integration of the three."
Activities like free yoga sessions and an introduction to Reiki course have proven themselves successful in the past, and continue to attract newcomers, Jankowski-Smith said.
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