Page 3 - Bulletin of July 2020

CMS CONSELLORS SPEAK JULY 2020 (3)

Kill the Corona with your unbounded enthusiasm Cleanliness is next to Godliness
and unflinching faith in the Divine Ms Bhavya Sharma, cough and difficulty in breathing, seek
The CMS Child Well- counselling. Former Principal, Mrs Aruna Counsellor, CMS medical attention.
Being Department has Gupta, Coordinator of this Department, Kanpur Road & RDSO Take care of your body. Stretch, exercise,
effectively guided us with and her dedicated team of Counsellors practice yoga, meditation and keep taking
ways and means to fight deputed at every CMS Campus, have a Ms Bhavya Sharma Try these simple steps for deep breaths.
Counsellor
the deadly virus, Corona, solid and positive piece of advice for us CMS Kanpur Road & RDSO your health and safety: Try to eat healthy, well balanced meals
Mrs Aruna Gupta with our continuous in this hour of stress, especially when the Clean your hands often. and take plenty of sound sleep. Take time
Co-ordinator
Child Wellbeing effort, commitment and whole world is battling with Corona. Maintain a safe distance from anyone to unwind and do activities that you enjoy
who is coughing or sneezing and follow like music or painting.
Darkest before the dawn, be resilient social distancing. Avoid touching your Try to keep up with regular routines.
eyes, nose or mouth. Cover your nose
Ms Kritika Pathak, and 30 minutes of daily exercise. and mouth with your bent elbow or a Remember that you may not be able to
Counsellor, CMS Connect with others - Connect with tissue when you cough or sneeze. change these realities, you can definitely
Mahanagar Campus family and friends. Participate in family If you or any family member has fever, a change how you respond to them. 'This
activities like cooking together, playing, too shall pass'.
Mrs Kritika Pathak Be calm and follow a
Counsellor clicking pictures and exercising together.
CMS Mahanagar Campus routine - Think and act Ensure Emotional health
rationally. Take a shower, Take a break from the news.
wear fresh clothes and make a list of Concentrate on the positives - Share Ms Rebekah Dubey, ourselves from these unhealthy
emotions, we need to understand and
things you want to get done each day. stories of good news. Practice gratitude. CMS Kanpur Road
Don’t focus too much on tomorrow. Campus accept that “We are not dependent on
Learn something new - As Albert Einstein the situation. The current situation is not
Remember, it’s always darkest before Since the entire world is
once said, “In the midst of every crisis Ms Rebekah Dubey the way we wanted but our thoughts are
Counsellor
lies great opportunity”. Deem this dawn. CMS Kanpur Road Campus fighting a pandemic, our choice.”
lockdown as an opportunity to learn When things are bad, remember; it won’t people are experiencing a Affirmations like “I am emotionally
something. Make it a point that you always be this way. Take one day at a certain amount of fear and anxiety and independent. I am happy, perfect and
they talk about these emotions all the
follow a healthy diet, get adequate sleep, time. Always stay strong and resilient. healthy. I am safe” can be made our
time. Hence, the air is vibrating with fear personalized mantra to keep ourselves
and anxiety. Besides taking care of not away from fear and anxiety. Physical
Let us reinvent ourselves catching the infection or virus, we also exercise of at least 30 minutes along with
need to take care that we do not catch
Ms Tulika Chatterjee, ways to cope with the current scenario is fear and anxiety. In order to prevent meditation is helpful in maintaining our
Counsellor, CMS, to listen to our loved ones, hear their energies of body and mind.
stories and share our own. To exercise
Gomti Nagar Create Hobbies
not to just get in shape but for
Mrs Tulika Chatterjee Extension is the time to lend our support to the
Counsellor enjoyment; to play not just for fun but to Mrs Triguna Singh,
CMS Gomti Nagar Extension It’s time that we use this relive our childhood days; to binge read Counsellor, Rajendra people who are in need.
opportunity to reflect, to all the novels that have been locked until Engage yourself in hobbies like reading,
contemplate, to live, to be happy and now due to time constraints and to cook Nagar I, II, III cooking, craft activities and other
most important ‘to stop running’. To sit and bake our favourite dishes and savour Mrs Triguna Singh Spending time amidst hobbies. If you are feeling anxious
Counsellor
down, do nothing, to hear the music of CMS Rajendra Nagar I, II, III nature is a boon to both regarding the present situation try to
them with our families. Thus we should mental and physical
our own breathing in and out. To feel the take this time to think, reinvent and find health. When you are at home, you can keep yourself away from negative
rhythm of our heart and the warmth of our true selves. engage yourselves in gardening and information and false news.
our bodies. As we stay at home the best This is a time to lean inwards and
watering the plants. Take the opportunity
of the extra time to clean or organize rejuvenate ourselves from within through
Embrace the Journey your home, your cupboard and de- meditation so that we come out of this
clutter. situation as better human beings and
Ms Swapnil This is a good time to engage in more resilient. Remember we are all
Srivastava, introspection and accept yourself the Being of service is one of the best things together in this.
way you are. Put your worries into we can do for society and for ourselves. It
Counsellor, CMS, perspective and try to let them go.
Ms Swapnil Srivastava Aliganj Campus I Remember that all feelings and situations Stay healthy and protected
Counsellor
CMS Aliganj Campus I Hard times don’t create pass in time. There are things which you Mrs Saliha Shoeb, Promote your child’s well-being. (Listen,
heroes. It is during the can keep in mind like follow a proper Counsellor, CMS Indira comprehend and deal with their queries
hard times when the ‘Hero’ within us is routine, start your day with yoga, help Nagar & Gomti Nagar I patiently. In simpler terms, clear the
revealed. For all my students, here are your family members in household work, clouds of doubt of your children regarding
some positive ways to ‘Embrace the learn something new and creative, give Mrs Saliha Shoeb Take breaks from
Journey’ during this period of lockdown. time to physical activity, respond Counsellor, CMS Indira watching, reading, or COVID-19 and try to develop a positive
Nagar & Gomti Nagar I
I know the time is tough but so are you positively to everyone you interact with listening to news approach for it among them.)
as this is the time when you can mould and restrict screen time. Stay safe, happy (including social media). Set goals for yourself and take them
yourself into the best version of yourself. and healthy. Take care of your mental, emotional and seriously (One of the biggest antidotes to
physical health (exercise regularly, do anxiety is taking action and moving
meditation or yoga). Jog around the towards your goal)
Reduce Stress house. Eat a healthy diet (green vegetables,
Ms Diksha Singh, in this together. Connect with your family members and seasonal fruits and less carbohydrates or
Counsellor, CMS Get back to the basics... and enjoy it. develop new habits which can help you sugar).
Chowk Campus The pace of daily life has temporarily come closer to your version of an ideal
slowed down. No better time to embrace and successful life.
Ms Diksha Singh Re-frame the present
Counsellor the comforts of home.
CMS Chowk Campus situation. The first rule of Know it’s not forever. While we’re Story of a Covid-19 fighter: Dr Mohd Rafeeque Farooqui
the thumb is referring to
the “crisis” in less scary terms to unsure how long this will last, it certainly "The virus may be an has been screening migrants traveling on
encourage a sense of control and calm. will have an end. Eventually, you"ll get invisible enemy. But our the Lucknow-Prayagraj-Pratapgarh-
back to living your best life.
Set a routine. Do things around the warriors, medical workers Jaunpur route towards Varanasi.
house, like spring cleaning, attending Use technology as a lifeline, not a are invincible. In the battle During Ramzan period, for Muslims on
crutch. It’s nice to communicate with
classes etc. of invisible Vs invincible, the frontlines of the Covid war, Iftaar
Be patient- The best anybody can do is others, especially those in similar our medical workers are (evening meal to end daily fast) was
circumstances. Turn off your TV, when
take it a day at a time. It may feel lonely Dr Mohd Rafeeque sure to win" usually in hospitals and there were no
the news becomes overwhelming. Farooqui
on occasion, but you’re not alone. We’re —PM Mr Narendra Modi ritual meetings with families and friends.
The Covid 19 phase For my father, Iftaar at hospitals or at the
Drive out negative thoughts epitomizes selfless service beyond the screening centre was fine as it was his
call of duty. That is the quality that has chance to serve humanity. There is no
Mrs Deepti Mehrotra, them to engage in activities they enjoy, been displayed by the "Corona Warriors" stopping for him, he is performing his
Counsellor, CMS this is the time to strengthen family in India, during the country’s battle duty with full dedication and selfless
Gomti Nagar bonds. Listen to them, make them feel against SARS-CoV-2 and I can proudly say attitude by treating and screening Covid
Campus I loved and most important, share their that my father Dr Mohd Rafeeque patients.
Mrs Deepti Mehrotra dream plans, monitor their studies, teach
Counsellor Farooqui is one of them. I feel proud of my father, he is a real
CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I We need to talk with our your child. Let them know it is ok if they
child or teen about the feel upset. Share with them how you deal My father, who is a dialectologist and Corona Warrior, fighting invisible viruses
COVID-19 outbreak to release their with your own stress so that they can posted as Senior Medical Officer, worked and protecting mankind. For me, my
anxiety, their fears, and provide them a learn how to cope, from you. Be a role not only for long duty hours till late night father is a hero as not all super heroes
platform to share their worries and model, take breaks, get plenty of sleep, but he was committed to the need to wear capes because some have
reassure your child or teen that they are exercise, and eat fresh food. Connect ensure migrant labourers (forced to walk stethoscope around their necks and wear
safe. Need of the hour is to use this well with your friends, relatives and home), get timely health checkups. Over white coats.
situation in a way where we can help our family members. 4,000 people have been screened for — Hashir Sheikh, VIII H
children in finding their identities. Ask Covid-19 at the hospital by my father. He CMS Gomti Nagar Extension

“Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.” — C. JoyBell C.