Nadiah Wong
Nadiah is a lead researcher of The Big Sit. She recently graduated from The University of Chicago with a B.A rooted in interdisciplinary social sciences, particularly Psychology and Sociology. During her time in the Windy City, she was also a research assistant at a behavioural science laboratory where she explored how people make decisions and the nature of prosocial relationships. Her classes and observations of campus culture highlgihted to her the importance of mental health.
These experiences led her to join The Big Sit Team since its conception, developing the research aspect of the initative. She is inspired by how The Big Sit expands her understanding of how the intersection of the place, people and teacher cultivates a nuturing environment for mindfulness within urban life. She is currently on a scholarship where she is finishing her first year of her MBA degree at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Call for instructors
An instructor for The Big Sit:
- possesses good knowledge of the foundational skills of mindfulness,
- has completed a recognized mindfulness-based programme such as MBSR or MBCT, or at least one week-long silent mindfulness meditation retreat,
- sustains their own regular mindfulness meditation practice,
- advocates mindfulness as a way of life,
- is committed to propagating the practice of mindfulness as a preventative approach to improving mental health,
- aligns with The Big Sit's intention of inspiring people and communities to make use of public and social spaces to practice mindfulness,
- and is committed to further developing themselves as mindfulness practice teachers and facilitators.
If you are keen to become a part of The Big Sit community as an Instructor, please reach out to us by expressing your interest.