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Emotional Wellbeing and Coping during the Pandemic: 7 th June 2021 - IQAC and Faculty Enrichment Committee
The orientation session on “Emotional Wellbeing and Coping during the Pandemic” was conducted
on 7 th June 2021 for both teaching and non-teaching faculty by - IQAC and Faculty Enrichment
Committee Prof. Mamatha, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Psychology-PG, St. Francis De Sales College was
the resource person. Prof. Mamatha has specialized in Clinical Psychology and actively involves
herself in counselling and also mentoring research students. She engages herself in research works
and has presented papers at national and international Conferences.
The resource person started the session explaining about various emotions one can feel and moved
on to the topic - being mindful. She then explained how mindful living can lead to reduce stress and
involve in each and every moment of every one’s life and how to maintain a moment-by-moment
awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and surrounding environment through
mindfulness. Investing one’s energy in being mindful is the best one can do for oneself, she quoted.
The program was helpful to the faculty in understanding mindful living and reducing stress through
living a calm and purposeful life amidst the pandemic.c
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