All you need is five minutes, a guided meditation YouTube video, and one of these spots!

Benches:

• The benches outside Hartley. 
• The bench outside Earl Hall.
• The Barnard Jenny Holzer bench (aka eugenics bench).
• The benches outside of Butler.

Other Seats:

• The stacks’ desk.
• The little ledge thingy that wraps around Butler that you can use as a bench and is hidden behind the hedge.
• The tree planter thing in front of Uris.
  • AKA one of the ledges by the “the curl” statue in front of Uris.
• Those raised areas on the lower part of college walk.
• On the stairs inside your building. 
  • Just sitting while people walk past is strange, but nice.
  • Like stairwell A or B in the Barnard quad.
• Sitting in front of alma.
• The weird table in your suite hallway.
• One of the couches in Hewitt dining hall. 
• One of the chairs by the elevators in Hewitt residence hall.
• The ledge thing on Low steps where you can dangle your feet over.
  • What is it even called? 

The Outside World:

• Riverside Park.
  • Hanging out with the Riverside raccoons.
• The little courtyard in between Avery and Fayerweather.
•  The Barnard Greenhouse.
• Peace garden.
• In front of Joan Didion’s grave.
• That little area between Math and Havemeyer.
• A stray patch of sun. channel your inner dog/cat.
• Just taking your headphones out and walking in silence is always meditative.

Your room:

• Your floor.
• Your carpet.
• Under your bed.
• Inside your closet.
• Stick your head out of your window at night for as long as it’s comfortable.

The Inside World:

• Hungarian provided it’s not packed.
• St. Luke’s :/.
• The elevator. 
• Barnard quad computer labs. 
  • AKA liminal spaces…
• Music practice rooms. 
• Any library cubicle.
• Waiting room of primary care.
• The shower.
• Escape to the stacks.
• Any laundry room.
  • Furnald laundry room late at night/early in the morning.
• The queen portrait in Butler.
• Lerner 510.
  • <3 Bwog moment.

Meditation via Bwarchives