The Henry J. Leir Institute invites you to the final conversation in our four-part series dedicated to exploring the intersection of Human Security and Contemplation. In this third conversation, we welcome Yuria Celidwen, PhD (Indigenous Nahua and Maya), who works at the intersection of Indigenous studies, cultural psychology, and contemplative science. Her interdisciplinary work investigates the embodied experience of self-transcendence in world contemplative and Indigenous traditions in the way it enhances prosocial behavior. Grounded in her study of Indigenous contemplative practices across the world, she developed her thesis of the Ethics of Belonging, proposing an earth-based ecology that engenders wellness and purpose through relational ecological awareness. She emphasizes the reclamation, revitalization, and transmission of Indigenous wisdom and the advancement of Indigenous and planetary rights.
Participants are invited to listen and engage in questions about how one determines one's inner course of action before proposing and leading action into the world. This program is open to all who share a sincere interest in self-reflection.
