Spoon River College students got a break from the books recently in their Personal and Physical Mental Health class, taught by Elaine Lucas, health science educator. Meditation, aromatherapy and coloring inside or outside of the lines were the assignments for the day.

Spoon River College students got a break from the books recently in their Personal and Physical Mental Health class, taught by Elaine Lucas, health science educator. Meditation, aromatherapy and coloring inside or outside of the lines were the assignments for the day.

Taking even ten minutes a day to quiet the mind can have a significant impact at lowering stress and staying mentally healthy, and I wanted students to experience that, not just listen to me tell them that, said Lucas.

Students working towards an associate degree are required to take a health science class, regardless of their intended major. Lucas says that occasionally students grumble about it, thinking it wont be relevant to their course of study.

I tell them, no matter what your major, youll get something out of this class. We talk about everything nutrition, physical fitness, STDs, sex, drugs, alcohol, addiction, death and dying, and more, Lucas said. Its life.

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SRC students learn meditation - Canton Daily Ledger