Starting Sunday, July 24 @ 11:59 PM, until Sunday, July 31 11:59 PM  your challenge is to ...

Meditate for 21 Minutes Everyday

In the previous weeks, we've challenged you with fitness and nutrition challenges to start a healthier lifestyle. This weeks challenge focuses on another signficant factor in wellness - mental health.

Did you know high levels of stress actually increases blood pressure?
diseases. Relieving stress is a great way to help decrease the risk and it's as simple as meditating.

According to Jain principles, a Samayik can be done to obtain tranquility, serenity, and mental equanimity. So this week, we challenge you to meditate for 21 minutes every day (or do a Samayik)

Suggested Reading:
JAINA - Learn more about Samayik, why to do it, and how to do it.




This challenge was closed on 7/31/2016

The Weekly Health Challenge is a self-audited program designed to motivate the JCSC Wellness participants in reducing BMI on a weekly basis.

How it works:

1. Each week there will be a new health challenge. You can accept the challenge by accepting the pledge for each challenge. You can only accept a challenge from midnight on Sunday to midnight on Tuesday.

2. At the end of the week, you can declare if you have completed the challenge. You can only mark a challenge as completed from midnight on Sunday to midnight on Tuesday.

3. Every week, the participants that complete the challenge will be recognized on this page.