Connie Yuan is a professor in the Department of Communication and the Department of Global Development at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Professor Yuan teaches and conducts research in the areas of organizational communication and intercultural communication. She is particularly interested in studying knowledge management through the development of social capital and the adoption and usage of information and communication technology. Professor Yuan’s recent research has focused on examining cultural differences in cognition and decision making; for instance, the different ways in which American and Chinese people react to climate change initiatives and obtain health information. She has also explored how differences in communication styles between the East and the West influence the effectiveness of intercultural collaboration and expertise sharing. Trained in both Taoist and Buddhist meditation tradition, Professor Yuan has been meditating almost daily since 2012.
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Mindfulness Meditation
Becoming Self-Aware and More Inclusive
Thursday, April 25, 2024, 1pm EDT
Event Overview
Would you like to be more patient, exhibit more kindness, and demonstrate more compassion?
Meditation can be a powerful tool for fostering self-awareness. Through regular practice, people can develop a deeper understanding of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This allows us to become more attuned to our own biases, prejudices, and assumptions.
As people become more self-aware through meditation, they also become more conscious of their interactions with others. When people have an increased realization of the connectedness of humanity, their interactions can lead to greater empathy and understanding toward people from diverse backgrounds.
During this Keynote, Y. Connie Yuan, a professor in the Department of Communication and the Department of Global Development at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will help us understand some common Westernized misconceptions when it comes to meditation. She will also demonstrate some proper meditation techniques and further explain the value of mindfulness.
Meditation can be a powerful tool for fostering self-awareness. Through regular practice, people can develop a deeper understanding of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. This allows us to become more attuned to our own biases, prejudices, and assumptions.
As people become more self-aware through meditation, they also become more conscious of their interactions with others. When people have an increased realization of the connectedness of humanity, their interactions can lead to greater empathy and understanding toward people from diverse backgrounds.
During this Keynote, Y. Connie Yuan, a professor in the Department of Communication and the Department of Global Development at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will help us understand some common Westernized misconceptions when it comes to meditation. She will also demonstrate some proper meditation techniques and further explain the value of mindfulness.
What You'll Learn
- How meditation can help people become more self-aware
- How a meditation routine can be implemented daily
- How to cultivate mindfulness through meditation
- Several meditation techniques
Speaker
Y. Connie Yuan
Professor
Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Professor, Department of Communication and Department of Global Development, Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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