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Recent Blog Activity
- Thoughts
about Teaching and Mindfulness
Post from Carol Day
I think that I approach teaching and mindfulness with the loving kindness practice. I have always felt that the most relevant things happen when people are closely connected to one another. At the beginning of my shift from being a student to a faculty member, I was focused on the work of Carl Rogers and his concept of "unconditional regard." This seems similar to loving kindness. ... more
- Questions
to Consider
Post from Maureen Hall
Mindfulness, or the cultivation of mindfulness, means paying attention to the "now" or the present moment. I utilize reflective writing (both personally and in my teaching practices) to cultivate attention and for embracing the present moment. I believe that reflective writing represents one way to improve both student learning and the quality of teaching and learning spaces. ... more
News & Events
Fetzer Institute research
The Fetzer Institute is sponsoring a research program with high school teachers
called Compassion
in the Classroom: Cultivating Emotional Balance." The program "integrates Eastern Buddhist
meditation practices with Western psychological and emotional awareness work."
Fellowship opportunity announced
The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society has announced its 2009 Contemplative
Practice Fellowships Competition. According to the website, "fellowships for the 2009-10
academic year are offered for the development of courses that employ contemplative practices
to address issues of social conflict and injustice, the amelioration of suffering, and
the promotion of peace."
Visit the site for more information
Featured Resources
- Toward the Integration of Meditation into
Higher Education: A Review of Research
Prepared for the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society by
Shauna L. Shapiro, Santa Clara University
Kirk Warren Brown, Virginia Commonwealth University
John A. Astin, California Pacific Medical Center
- Meditation
as Contemplative Inquiry, "Overview of the Path"
Arthur Zajonc, Professor of Physics, Amherst College; Academic Program Director, Center for Contemplative Mind in Society