Art + Mindfulness

This series of guided meditations is inspired by art in the Harn collections and led by expert facilitators with years of experience. Take a break from your regular schedule to slow down, experience stillness, and re-charge. Forty-five minutes of guided meditation is followed by an art spotlight tour.   You may bring your own yoga mat or use a Harn yoga matt and/or cushion to engage in practice.  No registration required. Limited space.

In this session, we will start with gentle body movements and then dive into practice of mindfulness meditation and compassion with passionate zest. ComPassion is like a boundless, abundant, and timeless ocean that empowers and dissolves our resistance to perceived obstacles and stresses.  You may bring a yoga mat and/or cushion or use one we provide to engage in practice.  

Facilitator: Sabine Grunwald is Professor in Pedometrics & GeoAI in the Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Department, IFAS, UF. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology. Dr. Grunwald was the Director of the UF Mindfulness Program and served as mindfulness teacher and advocate from 2015 to 2025. She has been a long-term practitioner of mindfulness meditation, somatic meditation, compassion practices, gentle body practices such as tai chi and lujong, and Vajrayana Buddhism.  She holds a graduate certificate in Mindful Authentic Leadership from Naropa University and a graduate certificate in Integral Studies from Fielding Graduate University. She has completed 4-year Coaching and Leadership training with Integral Leadership & Coaching LLC and offers embodied life coaching to clients interested in personal mind-body transformation.