Lunch N' Learn Series

Manage Stress through Relaxation, Stretching and Massage
Friday, October 28th

Stress is often carried in the shoulders. A relaxing stretch to release the tension in that area.
Andrea shows a "steam roller" technique in massaging your own forearms.
JSC Part-Time Faculty member, Andrea Altman gave a hands-on workshop on various techniques to manage stress at work. She taught breathing techniques through meditation, some fantasic stretches that can be done from your office chair and a couple massage techniques that can be used to help combat stress. This was a high energy, entertaining workshop that left all participants relaxed to finish out their days.

Lunch and Learn: Generations at Work

Tuesday, October 25th

Stearn's Stage Space

12:00-1:00p.m.

UVM Professor Barbara McIntosh presented information about how to be open minded when working with people of various generations. The discussion provided insight on how to best work with and manage people of different generations.

90 Minute Spinning Ride

Can You Take the Heat?

Friday, October 28th

Several JSC employees, Vermont Electric Coop employees and community members filled the JSC Spinning Studio to challenge themselves to a 90 minute Spinning class. JSC employee Ellen Hill and Wendy Velander along with retired Athletic Director, Barb Lougee lead the 15 participants through a challenging ride.

Wellness Works @ JSC Book Read

Fall 2011

Copies will be distributed to offices to share.SELF AWARENESS-KNOWING YOUR NATURE, YOUR ABILITIES, and how to react to people and situations-may well be the greatest life management skill you can have. The Acorn Principle, written by Jim Cathcart is a guide to doing a complete "life-checkup" that will help you pinpoint your talents and strengths.

This Weeks Tip:

Don't drag your worries around with you or allow them to carry over into the next year. Whatever it is, either deal with it or discard it. Say your apologies, face your fears, pay your debts, express your gratitude and get on living. The old saying, "When God closes a door, he opens a window", has a counterpart. "In order for the window of opportunity to open for you, you must close some doors". The extra "load" carried around by unfinished business, weighs so much that you compromise your ability to even see, and then open, those windows of opportunity. "Guilt is the gift that keeps on giving". Saying your apologies, facing your fears, paying your debts, and expressing your gratitude will lift any guilt and allow you to move forward.

Wellness Works @ JSC, Lunch and Learn

A Cooking Demonstration with ARAMARK Chef, James Consentino

Thursday, September 29th Several employees shared their lunch break with James to learn how "Easy" it is to make homemade pasta. Eggs, flour, oil and some water!!
Carolyn D'Luz from Academic Support helped assist James with the separating of the egg whites.

James boils up the fresh pasta to share with participants and tosses it with some fresh tomato sauces. Very tasty especially the pasta that had the basil wrapped in it. Now to try this some time at home and see if it's as "Easy" as he made it look.

Thank you James for sharing your time with us!!