Mindful Connections Online

Mindful Connections Online is a free monthly program that offers engagement between adults living with dementia and works of art. Join Rubin Museum staff and teaching artists for an hour of close looking, discussion, and interpretation of traditional and contemporary Himalayan art.

On July 13, we will explore transformative practices through ritual, art, and writing. Our guest speaker, Tracy Cochran, is a meditation teacher, author, and guide who will lead participants in an engaging mindful writing exercise. Participants are encouraged to have a writing utensil and a piece of paper available to record their reflections. Selections of Himalayan art from the Rubin’s collection will include a bone apron, used for tantric rituals and dance, and a statue of the Buddhist deity Vajradaka. We hope you will join us!

About the teacher

Tracy Cochran has been a student and teacher of meditation and spiritual practice for decades. She is the founder of the Hudson River Sangha, which is now virtual and is open to all. The link for her weekly meditations can be found on her website: tracycochran.org. In addition, Tracy has taught mindfulness meditation and mindful writing at the Rubin Museum of Art and the New York Insight Meditation Center, as well as in schools, corporations, and other venues worldwide. She is also a writer and the editorial director of Parabola, an acclaimed quarterly magazine that seeks to bring timeless spiritual wisdom to the burning questions of the day. Her writings, podcasts, and other details can be found on her website and on parabola.org.

Major support for Mindful Connections is provided by the Mellon Foundation with additional support from The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism.