Stay stress-free during finals

If you need to experience a calm before the storm known as “dead week,” you can attend the new single credit course “Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction” beginning it’s 8 week session on Tuesday, May 4th from 4:40-6:30pm.

This is the first time the course has been offered at Boise State, but not the first in academic history.

Carol Pangburn, one of the organizers of the course, said mindfulness classes first began by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts over 25 years ago.

The organizers, Carol Pangburn and Christina Berg, are taking their own approach to the idea of mindfulness.

“Anxiety and stress are the number one issue with students. This class is eighty percent experiential. It brings students into the present moment to respond rather than react. We also do meditation and light yoga during class,” said Pangburn.

Students are encouraged to bring cushions, blankets and props to make themselves more comfortable. Pangburn and Berg will hopefully be offering the class to BSU faculty in summer or fall, there may be a nominal fee.

They will also offer “The Art and Practice of Mindfulness” in the summer, and “Meditation 101″ during the fall. A meditation group affiliated with mindfulness meets in the SUB every Tuesday at noon.

For more information, contact Carol Pangburn at 426-3089, or Christina Berg at 426-2752.

Megan Barsness
Special to The Arbiter

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