{"title": "Meditations on Earth", "start": "2026-10-28T17:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Elmer Holmes Bobst Library", "address": "Washington Square South 70, 10012 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/environment", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Meditations on Earth is an in-person session of guided meditations that weave mindfulness with reflections on our environment, open to first-timers and longtime practitioners alike. It is led by Bart van Melik as part of an ongoing community meditation series hosted by the Office of Sustainability and NYU Libraries on Wednesdays throughout the academic year. Themes include the connectedness of all things, how we live in relationship with ourselves, others and the world around us, and the nature of change, from the expansion of the universe and the climate to the nature of thought itself. 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Organized by Roxane Pickens and Laurie Murphy of NYU Libraries, the semester's sessions center on using objects such as plants, tea, and rocks as a point of focus and contemplation. 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It is led by instructor Valerie Striar at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The practice cultivates peace, awareness, and inner strength that support one's own well-being and that of the earth. 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It is hosted by MindfulNYU and NYU Libraries and is designed to quiet mental noise and reset focus. Each session lasts 20 minutes, and participants are welcome to stay for a longer sound bath. 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It is offered by The Noguchi Museum as a series meant to give a pause that brings participants back to themselves. Each session includes guided meditation, reflection, and conversation inspired by Isamu Noguchi's artwork. 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It is led by Nick Shopa, a mindfulness meditation teacher and composer in New York certified through Dharma Moon and Tibet House, who leads lunchtime meditations on staff at Tibet House US and works privately with students. Drawing from contemplative wisdom and accessible science, the session, the first of the course, covers defining the worldview of mindfulness and meditation, right view, mindful breathing, cultivating equanimity, and Metta (loving-kindness) practice. 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