Engaging Our Living Earth Community
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Accompanying Suffering: The Science Behind Contemplative Care
Not every challenge in medicine has a clinical solution. Illness, grief, uncertainty, and loss all ask something of clinicians that extends beyond their ability to diagnose and treat: the capacity to be present in the face of suffering.
Emotional Intelligence and the Science of Wellbeing
Daniel Goleman joins Jonathan F.P. Rose for a conversation on emotional intelligence, contemplative practice, leadership, and the inner capacities that support collective wellbeing.
Advancing the Science of Human Flourishing
Few academic gatherings bring together the rigor of scientific inquiry and the depth of contemplative practice as successfully as the Mind & Life Summer Research Institute (SRI), which took place June 7-12 at the Garrison Institute. Since its founding in 2004, SRI has been a driving force in the development of the field of contemplative science. Now in its third decade, SRI continues to convene leading researchers and contemplatives to explore some of the most pressing questions at the intersection of mind, human flourishing, and social transformation.
Roots of Renewal: Ecological Civilization in China and the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity
A Garrison Institute Webinar Series on Culture,...
Grounding and Depolarizing
Creatively exploring the scientific meaning of grounding with diverse ways of knowing this concept can lead to insights for mindful action and collaboration.
Watch now—Pathways to Planetary Health: Joanna Macy
On January 14, 2021, Garrison Institute...
Webinar: “The Unshakable Core: Growing Calm Strength for Turbulent Times” with Rick Hanson
The deepest roots of the highest happiness are...
Mindful Design & Remembering that Women are Half of Humanity
Design is often an invisible force in our lives,...
How to Make Cities Greener for All
Think about your local walk to the park. You...
Climate Change for Aliens
Adam Frank is an oddsmaker on the grandest...
The Wheel of Awareness
The Wheel of Awareness is a useful tool I’ve...