Let's Meditate

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.

Let's Meditate summer schedule 

Additional offerings will be added soon; please check back for updates. 

Tuesdays

• 2:30 – 3:00 pm
  Cornell Law School, outdoors under the archway
  Led by Simone Christian, MA from Environment, Health & Safety
  Occurring weekly, beginning June 9th (Note: no meditations on 7/28 or 8/4)
  *Sessions are an immersive sound bath. Simone will begin with guided intentional breathing, then proceed with sound healing using singing bowls, chimes and percussion. Yoga mats provided.

Thursdays

• 12:15 – 12:45 pm
  Join this virtual meditation
  Led by Maranda Miller from Central Career Services
  Occurring weekly, beginning June 4th

Fridays

• 3:30 – 4:00 pm
  Cornell Botanic Gardens, Summer House
  Led by Kevin Moss from Cornell Botanical Gardens and Travis F. Winter, LCSW from Cornell Health
  Occurring weekly, beginning July 12th (Note: no meditations on 6/19 or 7/3)
   

Self-paced online workshop (available any time)

Meditation 101: Beginning the Practice of Awareness

Created by Lex Enrico Santí, MFA, LCSW, CAPS counselor

• Enroll in Meditation 101
• Canvas course (CU NetID required)
• 9 short modules (video, written, and/or audio-based)

Meditation 101 is for anyone who has ever thought, “I tried meditating once ... and immediately ended up doing more homework.” This self-paced workshop is an honest, science-informed, story-forward introduction to meditation, designed for people who are brand new to the practice—or who have tried it before and thought, “I can’t do this. My brain’s too loud.”

By the end of the course, you’ll have not just a meditation routine, but an understanding of what awareness actually is—and how it becomes the foundation for calm, presence, and self-trust.

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?

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.