60 Seconds of Relaxation by Connie Shieh

Connie Shieh set up a "relaxation booth" in the middle of campus as a free service for those who needed a break from their frantic schedules and stressful lives. Inside, her clients were were encouraged to take a moment to relax in a private chamber marked by illuminated, white, sheets. The clients were invited to sit and put on noise-deafening headphones that played the sounds of the ocean. After several seconds, however, a narrator reminded the clients that there were 30 seconds left, then 15, then 10, then 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. At that time, the narrator said that the 60 seconds of relaxation had expired. Shieh's intentions were to bring awareneess to the fact that many of us are victims to agendas that don't allow us to take care of ourselves.