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Everyone is stressed during the end of the semester. We at JMU Libraries are hosting some activities to support you, including coloring tables, puzzle tables, free snacks, meditation, a book swap, and some surprises! Anyone in the JMU community - students, staff, faculty - is welcome to join in these free activities.

A schedule of events is on the Libraries' Facebook page and this Events Calendar. More info about the activities:

  • Coloring tables: Creative expression can have many benefits: improving problem-solving abilities, reducing stress, processing difficult emotions. Thanks to the JMU Counseling Center for partnering with us to offer coloring tables in the lobby of both Rose and Carrier, and in ETMC and the Music Library, from December 5 through 15.
  • Puzzle tables: Does working on a jigsaw puzzle help soothe you? If so, try the puzzle tables in the lobby of both Rose and Carrier, as well as in ETMC, from December 5 through 15.
  • Book swap: Reading for fun can help relax your body and mind. Stop by the lobbies of Carrier & Rose for our “Take a Book/Leave a Book” Book Swap to browse for a new (used) book, which you can keep! Then if you’d like, bring in any books you no longer have the space for, to donate to your fellow Dukes. The Book Swap will be live from December 5 through 15.
  • Meditation: Take a moment to connect with your body and calm your mind amid the stress of finals. Thanks to the JMU Initiative for Contemplative Studies and Practices for guiding these sessions, which include:
    • De-stress sweetly: Enjoy the sweetness of the present moment by exploring meditation and chocolate truffles. (Chocolate will be provided!)  Date: Wed, December 14, 2-3pm. Location: Rose 5211. Size limit: 20 participants. Guided by rYn Stevens. Using contemplative, experiential teaching methods, rYn teaches Spirituality and the Visual Arts of Asia for Art History and the Honors College at JMU.  She is the faculty advisor for the student meditation group, Turning In.  A certified meditation instructor, rYn also teaches stress management techniques.
    • What's breath got to do with it: Stressed? Try yogic breathing for balance, centering and energy. Dates: Mon, December 12, 3-4pm AND Wed, December 14, 3-4pm.  Location: Carrier 109. Guided by Shari Scofield. She is the coordinator and creator of Madison 4U, an office of Student Activities and Involvement charged with programming in student union spaces to energize them and create community. Ms. Scofield has extensive experience facilitating contemplative practices as well as a decade of personal meditation practice.
       
  • Free food: On December 12, enjoy some free snacks in the Music Library, Rose Library, ETMC, and Carrier Library. Many thanks to JMU Dining Services for donating the snacks! 
     
  • Surprises: There will be some fun De-Stress for Success surprises as well! Keep your eye on our FacebookTwitter, or Instagram account for surprise announcements.

We hope some of these activities help you relax, re-charge, de-stress, and do well at the end of the semester!

Questions? Please contact Kristen Shuyler (shuyleks@jmu.edu) at JMU Libraries.

Date:
Monday, December 12, 2016 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event

Event Organizer

Kristen Shuyler