A collection of Yael's interviews, talks, and media appearances on meditation, anxiety, and the desire underneath it.
In Conversation
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FOX 5 News — Meditation tips with Yael Shy of MindfulNYU
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Good Morning America — Yael Shy on how meditation helped her through anxiety and loneliness
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CBS News — Yael Shy on meditation, stress, and the rise of campus mindfulness
Featured in
Watch & Listen
Yoto Daily — "Dispatch from Yasmeen: Mindfulness" — Sep 24, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/71HpxUoWK3UEiSmvcdXhR8
Thank You For Listening — "Listening, Anxiety and Mindfulness" — Mar 1, 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rg91BTaA4caRTRdiOioVi
Once Upon A Conversation — "Unblending From the Inner Voice" — Jul 28, 2024 https://onceuponaconversation.podbean.com/e/yael-shy-unblending-from-the-inner-voice/
Patrick Garlinger (YouTube) — "Do We Need to Get Rid of Our Desires to Be Enlightened?" — May 31, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCwK2gq4hIQ
What Really Makes A Difference — "Meditation, Mindfulness, and Powerful Emotions: Less Suffering Required" — Feb 13, 2024 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/meditation-mindfulness-and-powerful-emotions-less/id1721837288?i=1000645160072
Care Work — "Caring for Yourself As Caring for the World" — Feb 1, 2023 https://alidamirandawolff.com/podcast/episode-3-yael-shy/
Childproof — "When Becoming a Parent Changes Everything (Especially You)" — Dec 16, 2021 https://www.meditatehappier.com/meditationblog/childproof
The Why Behind the What — "Meditation with Yael Shy" — Aug 3, 2020 https://thewhybehindthewhat.podbean.com/e/meditation-with-yael-shy/
New Books Network — "Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness with Yael Shy" — Mar 26, 2020 https://newbooksnetwork.com/yael-shy-what-now-meditation-for-your-twenties-and-beyond-parellax-press-2017
Spirit in Practice (Reconstructionist Rabbinical College) — "Yael Shy, NYU" — Nov 7, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/rrc.edu/videos/486834962041852/
The Thought Experiment — "The Jewish Education Project" — Nov 20, 2019 https://open.spotify.com/episode/24HRMoGGkmWwoFDJtH7f9H
The Peaceful Parenting Podcast — "Coaching Call with Yael: Power Struggles with Sleep and Getting Dressed" — Apr 17, 2019 https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/episode3/
The Courageous Life — "Using Mindfulness to Navigate Life's Transitions" — Oct 12, 2018 https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/the-courageous-life/id1336144086
Ten Percent Happier — "Yael Shy: Helping College Students Fight Stress and FOMO" — Jan 24, 2018 https://open.spotify.com/episode/25ySRKgAllMPVzsV38GEIe
Deep Sit — "Listen to Yourself" — Mar 22, 2018 https://www.deepsitpodcast.com/yael-shy Secular Buddhism — "Mindful Relationships and Social Justice" — Dec 14, 2017 https://secularbuddhism.com/podcast/yael-shy/
The Newish Jewish — "Meditation and this Generation with Yael Shy" — Nov 19, 2017 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-5-meditation-and-this-generation-with-yael-shy/id1286416507?i=1000395024031
College Student Success — "Meditation for College Students: Interview with Yael Shy" — Nov 30, 2017 https://podtail.se/podcast/college-student-success-podcast/episode-87-meditation-for-college-students-intervi/
Press & articles
Well + Good — "How Applying Makeup Can Serve as a Built-In Form of Daily Meditation" — Sep 25, 2023 https://www.wellandgood.com/beauty/makeup-meditation
The Ethel from AARP — "The Benefits of Meditation, and the Easiest Way to Get Started" — Feb 28, 2022 https://www.aarpethel.com/health/the-benefits-of-meditation-and-the-easiest-way-to-get-started [Builder note: the source URL for this one has a long tracking string — use the clean URL above, not the full tracked link.]
Romper — "Back To Work When You Work From Home" — Feb 23, 2022 https://www.romper.com/life/back-to-work-when-you-work-from-home
Apartment Therapy — "Here's Why Everyone Got So Into Organizing All of a Sudden" — Oct 11, 2020 https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/home-organization-pandemic-trend-home-edit-36827645
Yahoo Life — "What is Stress Eating? Experts, Studies Explain" — Nov 3, 2020 https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/stess-eating-explained-163954867.html
Deutschlandfunk — "What is a JewBu?" — May 8, 2020 https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/juedische-buddhisten-in-den-usa-was-ist-ein-jewbu.886.de.html
A Sweat Life — "How Yael Shy Started a Campus-Wide Mindfulness Movement" — Jan 2018 https://asweatlife.com/2018/01/wegotgoals-yael-shy/