Photo © World Economic Forum 2013, Urs Jaudas A growing body of research suggests that contemplative practices reduce workplace stress. Being confined to a desk for hours at a time and coping with the competitive, fast-paced environments common in corporate culture can fill an office with burnt-out people consumed with dread, anger and anxiety. We’ve heard as many as…
Larry Yang interviewed at the Garrison Institute In this wide-ranging video interview, meditation teacher and psychotherapist Larry Yang discusses his experience as a gay man of color, his discovery of how Buddhist practice gave him “freedom from suffering around the cultural experience of difference,” his time as a monastic in Thailand, and how Insight Meditation, which derives from Southeast…
The Garrison Institute is pleased to announce that Denise Clegg has joined our staff as Deputy Executive Director of Development and External Relations. Denise has worked in development and communications for more than twenty years, and brings a wide range of experience working with contemplative science, practice and positive social change. Before joining the Garrison Institute, Denise was Managing Director…
During times of conflict, humanitarian aid workers aim to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity. Aid work is compassionate in nature, but can take an emotional toll on the providers. Working in difficult circumstances and constantly witnessing the suffering of others places humanitarians in environments of chronic stress. Programs that pro-actively address the stress of this work on…
We are pleased to announce that the Garrison Institute Board of Trustees has elected Peter J. Miscovich as its Chair. Peter Miscovich has served on the Board of the Garrison Institute since 2011 and he has been involved with the Garrison Institute since 2005 as a contemplative practitioner. As a Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle, Peter leads the strategic…
Our dependence on burning fossil fuels is a seemingly intractable social problem. It’s hard to even fathom the vast timescales of impacts the greenhouse gasses we emit today will have far into the future, let alone act now to alter them later. Yet in far-flung communities across the country and around the world, people are acting. Neither the actions nor…
It’s long been known that teachers are stressed, and that in the US, half of all new teachers burn out within the first five years. But there’s new evidence the problem may be getting worse amid stepped up battles over teacher testing, budget cuts and implementation of Common Core standards for reading, writing and math. Recent surveys reveal that teacher…
Join us in celebration of our 10th anniversary with a community picnic open to all, including delicious food and fun activities for the whole family, on Sunday, July 28 from 4 – 7 pm, rain or shine. Bring a blanket and enjoy our gorgeous grounds with views of the Hudson River and food available from Fresh Company including slow-cooked pork…