The New York Times reports from our recent Buddhist Contemplative Care Symposium: in the Personal Health blog, Jane Brody describes how doctors who care for the terminally ill may find themselves sharing their patients’ pain and facing burnout from the stresses of their jobs – and what can be done about it. Dr. Diane E. Meier, keynote speaker at the…
“The arts are an integral part of many contemplative traditions,” says Pamela Seigle, Executive Director of Courage and Renewal Northeast and Garrison Institute Education Leadership Council member. “For children, engaging in singing, drawing and moving are natural times of mindfulness and attention. The arts allow us to feel, express and understand emotions that sometimes can’t be named. They also allow…
Mindful, a new magazine published by leaders in the mindfulness movement across North America, through the Foundation for a Mindful Society, is “dedicated to helping you live a more satisfying life through the practice of mindfulness,” a likeminded goal that we share. Mindful has extended this special offer to the Garrison Institute community: Subscribe ($19.95 for a year of the magazine) and Mindful will…
What wisdom are we developing over our lifetimes? What practices are we developing to help us to be reflective and discerning about our lives – at every step on our journey? These are the questions that Garrison Institute board member Rabbi Rachel Cowan will address when she leads an upcoming interactive workshop and discussion about the later stages of life…
{youtube}zrMNqIsZmQE{/youtube} This post is copied from the Contemplative Teaching and Learning blog – we felt it deserved to be shared widely… The topics we’ll be exploring during November’s Contemplative Teaching and Learning Symposium were framed in the keynote of last year’s symposium given by Mark Greenberg, Chair of the Contemplative Teaching and Learning Leadership Council. Greenberg spoke about the need…
As part of Community Free Day at Dia:Beacon on Saturday, October 13, Dia Art Foundation and the Garrison Institute will present a joint program. Taking its title from sculptor Richard Serra, who said that “The art of seeing takes an effort,” the program invites participants to explore different ways of connecting with art on view at Dia:Beacon while considering spiritual…
Contemplative palliative and end-of-life care is the focus of an groundbreaking symposium that Garrison Institute is presenting in partnership with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care in November. The Buddhist Contemplative Care Symposium, November 8-11, 2012, brings leading experts in palliative, hospice and contemplative care together to explore how contemplative care techniques can improve healing and reduce suffering.…
Creativity, flexibility, self-control… What qualities do people need in order to succeed, and how might children best gain these abilities in the classroom? We’d like to draw your attention to a very informative presentation video we recorded recently, in which Dr. Adele Diamond explores the science underlying the emerging fields of Contemplative Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Social and Emotional…