On September 14-16, the Kirlin Foundation and the Initiative on Contemplation and Education co-sponsor the forum Mindful Parenting: Conceptualization and Measurement, convening a by-invitation group of research, practice and policy experts to develop a research agenda to advance the developing field of mindful parenting. The Initiative on Contemplation and Education was recognized with a major US Department of Education grant in 2009 to expand piloting in school districts in Pennsylvania.

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Contemplative practices show promise for enhancing healing and well-being for trauma survivors and trauma caregivers alike. In 2009 the Initiative on Transforming Trauma held a groundbreaking Leaders’ Forum on “Integrating Contemplative Practices, Neuroscience and Cross Cultural Perspectives,” attracting top clinicians, researchers and contemplatives in an unprecedented dialogue, while the Wellness Project completed a successful five-year pilot for front-line workers and administrators in domestic violence shelters.

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The Initiative on Transformational Ecology's Climate, Mind and Behavior Project recently convened leading thinkers to apply an evolving body of thought about what drives human behavior to climate change policy, proposing new approaches, tools and solutions. In May, the Catalyzing the Clean Energy Economy symposium evaluates opportunities in energy efficiency incentives, and the Climate, Buildings and Behavior symposium cultivates the unique capacity of real estate professionals to have a positive effect on the climate change crisis. 

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