Dongguk University hosted its first annual Seoul International Meditation Festival to overcome the COVID-19 crisis. Sponsored by the Seoul metropolitan government, the event’s theme was “Meditation, Seoul On.” The event focused on introducing various meditation techniques to overcome COVID-19 for those working tirelessly, such as medical staff, and those who are suffering from the disease, and it was accessible on websites such as YouTube.

In the first part, a meditation talk concert on the theme “Us in the Coronavirus era” was held. In the second part, which began at 7 pm, a meditation music concert titled “The Coronavirus era, the time of warm melodies” was held.

At the talk concert, Joan Halifax Roshi, head of the US-based Upaya Zen Center, Dr. Lee Dong-hwan, head of the Job Stress Institute, and Registered Nurses Park Wan-im and Lee Jung-hwa from Dongguk University’s Ilsan Hospital introduced the practice of meditation for those who are committed to overcoming COVID-19. Dr. Alan Wallace of Crestone Mountain Zen Center in Colorado, Professor Kim Hyun-soo, head of Seoul’s COVID-19 Psychology Support Group, and Son Eun-ju, Konkuk Middle School in Busan, delivered lectures on the topic “How to greet the new normal and meditate in the post-Corona era.”