Yuria Celidwen

Yuria Celidwen, Ph.D., is of Indigenous Nahua and Maya descent from the highlands of Chiapas. Her research examines self-transcendence in Indigenous contemplative traditions wide-reaching and how its embodiment enhances prosocial behavior (ethics, compassion, kindness, and a sense of awe, love, and sacredness).‎ Her transdisciplinary ‎approach involves Indigeneity, cultural psychology, and contemplative sciences, bridging Indigenous and Western methodologies for epistemological equity. Her thesis on the Earth-based ethics of belonging encourages awareness, intention, and relational well-being and actions toward planetary flourishing. She is a senior fellow at the Other & Belonging Institute of the University of California, Berkeley, where she works toward bridging and belonging of Indigenous wisdom, and the ‎advancement of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the rights of Nature. She co-chairs the Indigenous Religious Traditions Unit, and she is a member of the Contemplative ‎Studies Unit steering committee of the American Academy of Religion.