LCCC Mindfulness Course Helps Students Handle Stress

Understanding that students taking college classes or being on a college campus for the first time can be stressful, Lehigh Carbon Community College is offering a special one-credit class entitled Mindfulness for Academic Success (IDS 297H). The course will be taught by Wendy Barron, professor of media communications and certified mindfulness instructor.

The class will meet once a week, from 2:20 to 3:41 p.m., on Wednesdays for the first 10 weeks of the semester.

The course is designed to address the specific stress that college students feel and will help them gain the tools to monitor their reactions to stressful situations; reduce worry about school, work and family; focus more effectively when taking a test; and learn to live in the present. Specific topics include recognizing worry and what to do about it, learning to respond rather react, reflective writing, and putting it all together to be the best you can be.

The course starts Wednesday, August 29, and is open to new or current LCCC students. Registration is ongoing and payment is due at the time of registration. For more information on the course, contact Wendy Barron at WBarron@LCCC.edu.