Monday, January 9, 2017

Reducing Stress at the Nock

We have been lucky to have NHS senior John Sokol interning with us this semester. He has been hard at work exploring the hallways of the Nock and gathering stories for our blog. Below is his first post on our Stress Reduction Class...

Over their three-year period here at the Nock, every student has the opportunity to partake in a 6-session stress-reduction-strategies class facilitated by our counselors. The class introduces our students to a variety of techniques and strategies they can employ when feeling anxious or stressed. The strategies & gizmos pictured below include: a Buddha board, coloring, mind jars (made by mixing glitter, glitter glue, and hot water in a mason jar), stress balls & toys, relaxing seating, fidget rings, and yoga taught by our Chorus teacher Mrs. Sokolowski.

Buddha Board
Stress reduction fidgets and toys
Materials for Mindful Coloring
Mind Jars
Acupressure Rings
Relaxing and fidget-reducing seating

Yoga Mats