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.

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 Fall 2024 schedule 

Please share your feedback about Let's Meditate: complete this short survey. 

Want to be a Let's Meditate guide? Attend our guides training on September 6.

Mondays

• 3:00 – 3:30 pm
  Sage Hall, room 127 ( in-person meditation)
  Led by Sophia Scholl, PsyD or Taylor Bouraad, MA
  weekly, beginning September 9 
   
• 3:30 – 4:00 pm 
  Sage Hall, room 127 (in-person mindful coloring)
  Led by Taylor Bouraad, MA
  weekly, beginning September 9 
   
• 4:00 – 4:30 pm
  Big Red Barn (you may join in-person or attend this meditation virtually)
  Led by Cory Myler, PhD
  weekly, beginning September 9

Tuesdays

• 9:00 – 9:30 am
  Join this virtual meditation
  Led by Kimerly Cornish
  weekly, beginning August 27
   
• 9:30 – 10:00 am
  Join this virtual meditation
  Led by Lex Enrico Santí, LCSW
  weekly, beginning August 27 
   
• 12:30 – 1:00 pm
  Join this virtual Vamos a Meditar (meditation in Spanish)
  Led by Mar Perez
  biweekly: 9/10, 9/24, 10/8,11/5, 11/19, 12/3 and 12/17

Wednesdays

• 12:15 – 12:45 pm
  Upson Hall, room 106 ( in-person meditation)
  Led by Rajesh Bhaskaran, PhD
  weekly, beginning September 18
  *NO Let's Meditate on Wednesday, 10/30*

Thursdays

• 3:45 – 4:15 pm
  Latinx Community Room, Rockefeller 129 (in-person Vamos a Meditar/meditation in Spanish)
  Led by Tanya Kingsley, MSW
  weekly, beginning October 31st through December 5th
  *NO Let's Meditate on Friday, 11/29*

Fridays

• 12:45 – 1:15 pm
  Please register in advance for this virtual meditation
  Led by Michelle Keyser-Speth
  weekly, beginning August 30
  *NO Let's Meditate on Friday 11/1 or Friday, 11/29*
   
• 4:00 – 4:30 pm
  Please register in advance for this virtual meditation 
  Led by Joy Mushabac, LCSW-R and Linda Stout, MSEd, CASAC
  weekly, beginning August 30
  *NO Let's Meditate on Friday, 11/29*
   
• 4:00 – 4:40 pm
  Cornell Botanical Gardens, Nevin Welcome Center, Ten Eyck room (in-person meditation)*
  Led by Travis F. Winter, LCSW
  weekly, October 4 through December 5
  * Join us for a free, guided, mindfulness meditation focusing on nature and a chance for reflection and renewal at the end of the week. Open to all members of the Cornell community (students, faculty, staff of all ages, gender, sizes, shapes and abilities). Meditations may include walking around the Cornell Botanical Gardens and/or take place in the Nevin Welcome Center’s Ten Eyck room where we can observe nature in all seasons and weather. 
  *NO Let's Meditate on Friday, 11/29*

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?

Let's Meditate guides training: 

• Friday, September 6, 8:30am – 10:30am
• Tang Conference Room, Cornell Health Room 127C & D

Love Let's Meditate? Complete a two-hour 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.