Present-moment awareness is a powerful tool for fully experiencing and appreciating art, yet it often feels out of reach. Through training and practice of mindfulness meditation, we can cultivate this awareness—not just to engage with art, but to bring greater calm and clarity to all aspects of life, finding stillness amid the everyday chaos of our lives. These guided sessions invite gathering in community, to foster a deeper connection with ourselves, each other, and the present moment as we simply sit, breathe, and exist together.

The Frye offers free, thirty-minute drop-in sessions of Mindfulness Meditation on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Sessions on the first Wednesday of the month are guided by Kristoffer Rhoads, PhD. Registration is not required.

Prefer not to practice in person? Previous recorded sessions are available on the Frye YouTube channel.

About the Facilitator

Kristoffer Rhoads, PhD is a psychologist at Harborview and a UW associate professor of Neurology. Dr. Rhoads specializes in evaluating and treating dementia and neurodegenerative disorders. His clinical interests include neuropsychological evaluation of neurodegenerative disorders, non-pharmacological treatment of memory and neurological disorders, cognitive rehabilitation, and cross-cultural evaluations and treatment. His research interests include screening and early detection of cognitive impairment, non-medication interventions for memory loss, and cross-cultural dementia care.