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SEE hosts yoga session for students, goats

By Jack Wynn Goats joined University of Maryland students and community members during yoga sessions on McKeldin Mall Tuesday afternoon. Participants could register for one of two sessions led by a professional yoga instructor. Each session lasted around an hour with about 30 minutes afterwards to play with the goats still roaming the area.  The goats were of all different breeds, sizes and colors. There … Continue reading SEE hosts yoga session for students, goats

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Weekly Bhagavad Gita Meeting Offers Meditation, Food and Spiritual Conversations

By Anastasia Merkulova The University of Maryland’s Bhagavad Gita Club held its weekly Bhakti Yoga (BYC) meeting in Stamp Student Union on Tuesday evening. A location change and unfavorable weather affected attendance at the meeting, according to the club’s president, Pragya Goel, a junior criminal justice and criminology major. BYC has held official meetings for at least 25 years. According to its website, the club’s … Continue reading Weekly Bhagavad Gita Meeting Offers Meditation, Food and Spiritual Conversations

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Yoga classes create community for Veteran Terps

by Valeria González Montero Each week Veteran Terps at the University of Maryland have the opportunity to focus on themselves in a yoga class strictly for veterans. Marine Corps Veteran Hannah Boss instructs the veterans. “Whenever you get out of the military, veterans have troubles getting out and doing things that are strictly just for themselves,” said Boss, a sophomore neuroscience and kinesiology double major. … Continue reading Yoga classes create community for Veteran Terps

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Mental Health Awareness Week works to inform students

One in every 12 U.S. college students makes a suicide plan according to National Data on Campus Suicide and Depression. Another 50 percent reported feeling hopeless in the past year according to USA Today.  Monday began national Mental Health Awareness week, and as stated by Counseling Center outreach coordinator Rashanta Bledman, the focus is on building awareness about campus counseling and de-stigmatizing mental illness. “We were … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week works to inform students

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