Loneliness: Everyone feels it, nobody talks about it. Loneliness can feel overwhelming in a world of social distancing and quarantining, but loneliness can also be a gift, pointing us in the direction of what we need and long for. How do we understand loneliness and get to its roots? How can we find practices to connect to ourselves and others when we feel so cut off? The conversation between Imam Khalid and Yael will explore this topic as well as provide participants some concrete meditation practices to understand and work with loneliness in Covid times and beyond.
Yael Shy is the CEO of Mindfulness Consulting and the former Senior Director of NYU's Global Spiritual Life, where she was awarded the Distinguished Administrator Award in 2019. She is the Founder of MindfulNYU, the largest campus-based mindfulness initiative in the country, and the author of the award-winning book, What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond (Parallax, 2017). Yael is an Adjunct Professor at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service, where she co-teaches the popular undergraduate course with Imam Latif, What Really Matters? Leadership with No Regrets. Follow her at Yaelshy1 on Instagram and learn more about working with Yael at www.yaelshy.com