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In the sixth episode of The Garrison Institute Presents: The Common Good podcast, host Jonathan F.P. Rose spoke with biologist, author, and Biomimicry Institute co-founder Janine Benyus about nature’s universal patterns of connection and growth.
We spend much of our lives trying to become happy: pursuing achievement, security, recognition, and pleasurable experiences, while hoping to avoid pain, uncertainty, and loss. Yet even when circumstances go our way, sustained contentment can prove surprisingly elusive. Why? And is there a deeper form of well-being that does not depend so heavily on the external events that happen to us?
If there were a way for me to designate the spruce at Garrison as a sacred tree, in order to invite other humans to take more time, care, and attention when sharing in its presence, it might look something like the tradition of adorning sacred rocks and trees in shimenawa.
The Garrison Institute and the Yale Forum on...
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.
Daniel Goleman joins Jonathan F.P. Rose for a conversation on emotional intelligence, contemplative practice, leadership, and the inner capacities that support collective wellbeing.
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.
A Garrison Institute Webinar Series on Culture,...
Creatively exploring the scientific meaning of grounding with diverse ways of knowing this concept can lead to insights for mindful action and collaboration.
On January 14, 2021, Garrison Institute...
The deepest roots of the highest happiness are...
Design is often an invisible force in our lives,...