Contemplation
January 27-29: Krishna Das: Heart of Devotion Retreat
January 27 and 28: Kirtans with Krishna Das, 8-10pm
March 1-4: Compassion and Presence: Skills training in Contemplative Care for Healthcare Professionals and Trained Volunteers
March 16-24: David Frenette: Deeper Center, Living Prayer
April 6-8: Tsoknyi Rinpoche: Living Dharma in a Speedy World
Action
Climate
The Climate Mind and Behavior (CMB) program connects new insights from social and behavioral sciences about the drivers of human behavior with new thinking on solutions to climate change and other environmental issues. Its annual symposia brings leading neuro-, climate, behavioral and social scientists together with public, nonprofit, and business leaders to advance behavior-based climate and biodiversity solutions. Two of these symposia are coming in the spring of 2012 -- Climate, Mind and Behavior (CMB) and Climate, Buildings and Behavior (CBB). See videos from the 2011 symposia.
Education
Contemplative Teaching and Learning promotes awareness of self, others and the world by infusing classroom life and teaching with experiential practices such as mindfulness, yoga, tai chi and reflective journaling. On April 26th, 2012, the Garrison Institute's program Contemplative Teaching and Learning: Strengthening Evidence Based Practice, co-sponsored by the Mind and Life Institute, will convene researchers and contemplative education practitioners in Denver, CO, in advance of the International Symposia for Contemplative Studies.
Trauma
The Initiative on Transforming Trauma has shown the potential of contemplative practices to enhance the well-being of patients, trauma survivors and caregivers alike. On November 8-11, 2012, the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and the Garrison Institute's Wellness Project will present the Buddhist Contemplative Care Symposium, at which leading experts in palliative, hospice and contemplative care join together to explore how contemplative care techniques can improve healing and reducing suffering, while sharing best practices and developing common standards of care.
Transformation
The Initiative on Contemplation and Education's Marketplace of Ideas, a showcase of 18 promising contemplative education programs
"The Missing Dimension of the Education Debate" Huffington Post, November 2011, by Garrison Institute’s Tish Jennings
"The Joy of Living Green" Shambhala Sun, November 2011, features discussion with Garrison Institute's Jonathan Rose
New book Contemplation Nation features chapter on contemplative teaching by Garrison Institute’s Tish Jennings and David Rome
"Can meditation create a better meeting experience? Yes" New results demonstrate it in Convene magazine, June 2011
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