At a glance ...
10 years of Let's Meditate:
Read news coverage about Let's Meditate's 10-year anniversary:
- Let’s Meditate celebrates 10 years of campus mindfulness (Cornell Chronicle, February 19, 2024)
- Scaling Up: Decade-old initiative at Cornell University empowers students to destress and reflect through meditation sessions (Inside Higher Ed, March 5, 2024)
Online guided meditation
Check out our guided meditation recordings from our Skorton Center for Health Initiatives.
Give us feedback:
Let us know what you like about Let's Meditate, and what we can do to improve! Complete the Let's Meditate survey.
Let’s Meditate is a free, guided, mindfulness meditation series sponsored by Cornell Health, in collaboration with numerous campus partners.
- Everyone is welcome! Let’s Meditate is open to all members of the Cornell community, including students, faculty, and staff of all ages, genders, sizes, shapes, and abilities.
- Participation is FREE. You are welcome to come to as many sessions as you wish.
What to expect
During each half-hour Let’s Meditate session, a trained facilitator will lead participants through meditation exercises designed to focus on the breath and quiet the mind. Participants typically sit quietly with their eyes closed throughout the session.
Meditation has been shown to reduce stress and foster increased well-being – mentally, physically, cognitively, and emotionally. Learn more about the many benefits of meditation.
Let's Meditate summer schedule
Our Fall semester schedule will begin on August 25th, and will be posted soon.
Please share your feedback about Let's Meditate: complete this short survey.
Tuesdays
- 12:15 – 12:45 pm
Join this virtual meditation
Led by Maranda Miller from Central Career Services
Occurring weekly, beginning June 17th*
*No meditation session on August 5
Thursdays
- 9:00 – 9:30 am
Join this virtual meditation (passcode: meditation)
Led by Shinong Ji, MHC-LP from Cornell Health
Occurring weekly, beginning June 26th*
*No meditation session on July 31
Fridays
- 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Cornell Botanic Gardens, Summer House
Led by Travis F. Winter, LCSW from Cornell Health
Beginning July 18th
Let's Meditate PLUS programs
One-time meditation programs for student & staff groups
Are you a department, club, or program interested in partnering with Let’s Meditate? We can provide:
- A one-hour "Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation" program with didactic and experiential components
- A 30-minute guided mindfulness meditation practice specifically for your group
- A 30- to 60-minute meditative activity that engages the senses and invites present moment awareness through coloring, nature, music, or somatic techniques
Email Emily Dunuwila at ed545@cornell.edu to discuss the best option for your group.
Want to be a Let's Meditate guide?
Love Let's Meditate? Complete a 90 minute training and learn facilitate 30-minute "Let's Meditate" guided mindfulness meditation sessions. Register and learn more by emailing Emily Dunuwila in the Skorton Center for Health Initiatives at ed545@cornell.edu.
Contact
For more information about Let's Meditate, please contact Emily Dunuwila at ed545@cornell.edu.