Problem: Article: Make sure to attend every class, lab or discussion, even if it is not required. If you skip a class, you may miss out on important information, which is something you cannot afford if you do not plan on studying much. For example, during class, your teacher may give hints about what material will be on the test. Attending optional labs or class discussions will allow you to get some one-on-one time with your teacher. Use this time to ask questions about class materials, tests and extra-credit opportunities. Compare your notes with one or two other students in the class who also pay attention, take good notes and ask questions. Discuss discrepancies in your notes and abstract topics to deepen your understanding of the course material. Discussing things out loud will help you create associations between your personal experiences and the course material. This will help you remember important ideas on exam day better. Whenever your teacher puts you and your classmates into groups to discuss topics, make sure to take advantage of this time to work out complex ideas. Additionally, when your teacher asks the class questions, try to answer them even if you are unsure of the answer. This way, you can test your knowledge to see what you think you know and what you actually know. Don't be afraid to ask questions that may seem "stupid" to you. More often than not, they are not stupid at all, and other people are wondering the same thing. Don't feel embarrassed by answering a question incorrectly. After all, this is how you learn, and your teacher will still appreciate the effort. Don't forget to introduce yourself to your teacher. Let your teacher know what you hope to learn from the class. Also ask your teacher about their teaching style. This will help you prepare for class and take better notes during class. Go to your teacher's office hours or speak with them after class. Use this time to clarify concepts and to ask for feedback on your notes, essays, or exams. Alternatively, meet and talk with the teaching assistant (TA) if you are uncomfortable with or intimidated by talking to your teacher.
Summary: Go to every class. Discuss topics with your classmates. Participate in class discussions. Talk to your teacher.

Problem: Article: When you're ready to be happy again, it's a good idea to spend a little time focusing on yourself. Spoil yourself, take care of yourself, and focus on making the changes that you want to make in your life. This will help give you time and opportunity to learn something about yourself and become a better person. You'll always feel bitter if you are left thinking that your suffering had no purpose or that those once happy memories are now spoiled because of how things turned out. Help yourself to future happiness by finding meaning in the things that happened. Look for a lesson to be learned or a knowledge gained. See that your bad experiences are there to make your life better and embrace them for that. A great first step to living your new life is to try something new. This will help you feel the tangible difference between who you were then and who you are now. It will help you see your new strength. Do something you've always wanted to do. Do something adventurous. You can travel, take a new job, or anything else that you feel gives you new experiences. Eventually, you'll want to find yourself a new community. A new place to belong, a new group of friends, maybe even someone new to love if that is what you lost. These new people will also help you do new things and have new experiences to build happy memories of. You can meet new people by taking a class, joining a club, or even joining an online community. You might feel, even if you don't realize it, that if you enjoy yourself "too soon" or you find happiness "too soon", that it diminishes the worth of the thing you lost. But that isn't true. And it keeps you from being happy. Let yourself have a good time and don't feel bad about it. You do deserve to be happy. If you find that you're having trouble getting back to business as usual on your own, and that maybe your sadness might be out of control or unusual: seek help! Don't think that getting professional help means you're weak or broken. Just the same as how you'd see a doctor and take medicine when you have the flu, you should get professional help when your brain doesn't quite act right.
Summary: Focus on yourself for awhile. Find meaning in your experiences. Try new things. Meet new people. Let yourself have fun and be happy. Get help.

Problem: Article: Sahaja yoga provides the conscious awareness of subtle energy found in the body through true meditation. It is a natural awakening that has measurable beneficial effects on the body's well-being without side effects, special exercises, chanting, or mantras. As Sahaja yoga has become more popular around the world, it has proven to be effective in people's lives everywhere, regardless of age, , sexual orientation, occupation, race, color, or creed. Find a comfortable place to sit down with little distraction. During the experience, your left hand will remain on your left lap with your palm facing up. Your right palm will be used to touch certain parts of your body on the left side. As you make the motions, keep your eyes closed during the entire experience so that you can keep your attention "inside." It is recommended that you take your shoes off since Mother Earth drains all negative energy through the feet. The divine power is easily awaken inside all of us during the performing of Sahaja yoga. During the experience, one can feel the divine vibration in their hands. You will also be able to feel a cool breeze on the top of your hands and head. These "vibrations" are believed to be divine energy so real that it can be captured on film. Put your right hand on your heart and then ask the Kundalini inside of you three times: "Mother, am I the spirit?" Place your right hand under the ribs on the left-hand side of your body and ask the Kundalini three times: "Mother, am I my own master?" After that, place your right hand on your left side just below the belt , gently press and ask the Kundalini inside your body six times: "Mother, please give me the pure knowledge." Then, put your right hand under your left ribs and say ten times: "Mother, I am my own master." Place you right hand over your heart and repeat to the Kundalini twelve times: "Mother, I am the pure spirit." Next, put your right hand between your neck and left shoulder while turning your head towards the right. Repeat sixteen times to the Kundalini: "Mother, I am not guilty at all." While placing your right hand on your forehead, bend your head down and say a few times: "Mother, I forgive everyone including myself." Then, put your right hand on the back of your head, push your head back and say, "Oh, Divine Power, if I have committed any mistakes, please forgive me." Finally, open your hand fully and press on the fontanelle bone area on top your head. Move it slowly clockwise seven times, moving your scalp in unison with your hand. Each time repeat: Mother, please give me my Self-Realization." After you completed the meditation, take a moment to absorb your environment and to experience your feelings. By the time you finish, your feelings should be relaxed and your thoughts should have disappeared. This is considered the first step of meditation, or "thoughtless awareness," when you were completely cognizant without thought, in a pure state of peaceful consciousness. Now that you have reached this stage, you should feel the sensation of the cool breeze on the top of your hands and head. This is the Kundalini energy purifying the chakras in your body. If you fail to experience the breeze, the most likely cause is you did not forgive everybody. Therefore, say "Mother, I forgive everyone" a few times and check for the cool breeze once again.
Summary:
Prepare for self-realization. Perform self-realization mediation. Conclude the self-realization mediation.