We are happy to announce that our annual commencement mindfulness session will take place in William and June Warren Hall, room 416, and will be led by Yael Shy. Doors will open at 12:15 PM. For those who will join via Zoom, the live-stream is accessible at this link.
This session is a chance for the full community to come together in celebration of the graduates -- as well as for graduates to have some support in showing up for the present moment of this exciting occasion. Graduates who have family and friends in town are also invited to welcome them to this session as well.
We will also be announcing this year's recipient of the CLS Mindfulness and Racial/Social Justice Award at this session.
If you plan to attend this session, please RSVP here by Thursday, May 15th. It is very important to include any guests that you are planning to bring on the RSVP so that they can be given access to campus. There is a limited but not guaranteed number of lunches, and lunches will be prioritized for people who RSVP. We welcome you to bring your own beverages.
Yael Shy is the Founder and CEO of Mindfulness Consulting, LLC, where she supports individuals and collectives uncover their inherent worth and capacity for deep joy. She is the author of the award-winning book, What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond (Parallax, 2017), and the founder of Mindful NYU. Yael is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. She has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox 5 News, and CBS and in Time Magazine and the Harvard Business Review. She can be found online at yaelshy.com and yaelshy1 on Instagram.
If you have questions about this event or upcoming events, or if any disability accommodations would help you to participate fully in these events, please contact Nicole Lavacchia ([email protected]). Columbia University makes every effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities, so please let us know if any changes, for instance to the format of the sound system, would be helpful.
