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 ...

Set among a tranquil landscape, the hybrid steel and mass-timber Contemplative Commons aims to foster organic exploration of new ways of experiencing the world.

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 ...

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, ...

Christian, Jewish and other religious congregations across America have in recent years been introducing meditation practices ...

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 ...

In recognition of the transformation we are all undergoing, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is leading a contemplative pedagogy initiative in support of the teaching and learning community.