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 ...

Meditation has been a common feature for eons in religious traditions from Buddhism to yoga, which originated as an ancient ...

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 ...

The first time University of Virginia alumnus Jeff Walker meditated, it was on Grounds. More than four decades later, the site of his first meditation is home to the Contemplative Sciences Center, ...

North of Pembroke campus sits a house that looks — from the outside — much like neighboring houses. But inside is a different story. The house has a laboratory in the basement and a prayer hall on the ...

We live in cultures of anger and blame, of sloganeering and comparisons with others. The result? Highly habituated reactive mental habits leading to fragmented identities and the sense that union with ...

The burgeoning field of contemplative studies is beginning to gain a foothold at the University. Twenty-five students are taking UC 54: "Introduction to Contemplative Studies" this semester, and the ...

The inaugural “What Brings you here? Mindfulness & Contemplative Practice in Student Affairs” will be held on Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn Campus on Sunday, March 8th and Monday, March 9th, 2020. This ...

The American Council of Learned Societies is accepting applications for fellowships to support research on contemplative practices, which are part of most religious and spiritual traditions. The ...

This course focuses on creativity and creative practice in the arts through the lens of contemplative inquiry, including embodied perception, mindfulness, meditation, visualization, beholding, deep ...