Sadly, finding the time and motivation to engage in regular contemplative practices is hard to come by in our society. We are constantly plugged in to media and technology that on one hand is a great ...

In a review of everything currently known about the topic, researchers recently developed a scientific model of how contemplative practices of various kinds may encourage better physical and ...

Doctors, professors and monks from around the world shared ways that contemplative practices, such as behaviors like looking inward and taking pauses in one’s day, could help combat the climate crisis ...

Through a lifelong contemplative and mindful practice, Anne Archambault (part-time faculty in Applied Human Sciences) has witnessed how these practices generate moments of calm or at least a pause ...

Meditation is an ancient human practice. Our ability to artfully cultivate attentive, imaginal, and embodied modes of consciousness, and more so, intentionally design and apply techniques to transcend ...

Christian, Jewish and other religious congregations across America have been incorporating meditation practices — including ...

Joseph Siddiqi, Part-time instructor in Studio Arts incorporates mindful practices in the classroom to enhance student’s artistic and creative process, develop lifelong skills, and deepen their ...

Contemplative practices are becoming more common in educational environments for attending to whole-student learning, fostering empathy, and promoting social justice and socially just pedagogues. This ...

Training in contemplative practices such as mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation has become very popular in Western societies over the past several decades, and this widespread ...