The Garrison Institute | An emerging field of contemplative-based change

An emerging field of contemplative-based change

The Garrison Institute is part of an emerging field of changemaking organizations working to apply contemplative practices and contemplative wisdom to new action strategies for transformative social and environmental change.

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Healing-Centered Futures Summit

July 18-20 • In-Person Retreat • Dr. Angel Acosta & Guests

Educators, entrepreneurs, technologists, and changemakers, join us for an exciting exploration of the future of education, business and technology through a healing-centered lens.

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Father Thomas Keating Symposium Videos

Explore our video archive of the 2025 Symposium featuring a distinguished gathering of international spiritual teachers celebrating the spiritual legacy of Father Thomas Keating.

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Hudson Valley Bioregional Leadership

Discover how we’re fostering a long-term cultural shift toward sustainable, resilient, nature-centric community life in the Mid-Hudson Valley by building mission-aligned partnerships.

Leading the Way

Spirituality & Social Change

The purpose of the Garrison Institute’s Spirituality & Social Change program is to make visible and help catalyze a generative field at the intersection of contemplative practice, spirituality, and social change.

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Online Communities

We host free, donation-supported online meditation sessions with experienced teachers and supportive peers. These online communities of practice include a weekly BIPOC meditation gathering, a monthly LGBTQIA+ meditation circle, and an open-to-all mindfulness meditation every Wednesday.

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Contemplative-Based Resilience

Developing and delivering evidence-based tools for helping professionals to strengthen resilience and foster connection, so they can "be well to serve well."

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Pathways to Planetary Health

Advancing our understanding of planetary health and how the wellbeing of humans and the Earth interconnect, centering both scientific inquiry and contemplative wisdom.

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New initiatives:

Meta-Economics

Spirituality &
Social Change

Retreats

We offer a rich array of programs from in-person multidays to online communities with leaders from diverse wisdom traditions, contemporary disciplines, and change fields.

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An emerging field of contemplative-based change

Learn more about the Garrison Institute

Healing-Centered Futures: Education, Business, and Technology Summit

July 18-20 • In-Person Retreat • Dr. Angel Acosta & Guests

Educators, entrepreneurs, technologists, and changemakers, join us for an exciting exploration of the future of education, business and technology through a healing-centered lens.

Learn More & Register

Father Thomas Keating Symposium Videos

Explore our video archive of the 2025 Symposium featuring a distinguished gathering of international spiritual teachers celebrating the spiritual legacy of Father Thomas Keating.

Watch Videos

Hudson Valley Bioregional Leadership

Discover how we’re fostering a long-term cultural shift toward sustainable, resilient, nature-centric community life in the Mid-Hudson Valley by building mission-aligned partnerships.

Leading the Way