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Priscilla Warner, author of Learning To Breathe, a book about her dealing with panic/anxiety, discussed her journey in a recent Today Show interview. She describes, among other things, what she learned while on retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche and the effectiveness of meditation and breath practices for overcoming anxiety. We enjoyed seeing the photo of her with Mingyur Rinpoche at the…
With your help, ecoartspace is hoping to bring the evanescent land art of Roy Staab to the grounds of the Garrison Institute this fall. Roy Staab is a leading environmental artist who creates site-specific sculpture and land art in natural settings. For over 30 years he has created ephemeral installations on four continents using materials he finds on site such…
The Garrison Institute is proud to co-sponsor Cognitive Neuroscience of Learning: Implications for Education, a conference taking place on September 22-24, 2011 in Aspen, CO. The conference is presented by the New York Academy of Sciences and the Aspen Brain Forum Foundation, and it’s going to be well worth attending. New discoveries in the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience hold…
If you’re looking for a quick introduction to the Garrison Institute’s recent activities, our Summer 2011 E-Newsletter is a great place to start. You’ll find there a roundup of our efforts to animate a movement for positive social and environmental change with contemplative and scientific insights into the human mind and behavior. You’ll learn how our evidence-based contemplative tools and…
The Garrison Institute will mark the ten-year anniversary of September 11, 2001 with a showing of the documentary Rebirth, and a discussion and book-signing by Dr. Robin Stern, co-author of the companion book Project Rebirth: Survival and the Strength of the Human Spirit from 9/11 Survivors. The film and book follow the lives of nine people coping with 9/11 over…
Garrison Institute’s Tish Jennings and David Rome co-authored a chapter entitled “Envisioning the Future of K-12 Contemplative Education” in the new book, Contemplation Nation: How Ancient Practices Are Changing the Way We Live, edited by Mirabai Bush. In this anthology, religious and spiritual teachers as well as thought leaders from various secular arenas, including law, business and health, reflect on…
Advancing our understanding of the human mind: the Garrison Institute is a co-sponsor of the International Symposia for Contemplative Studies, a collaborative effort among centers and laboratories around the world to explore the correlates and consequences of contemplative practice. Facilitated by the Mind & Life Institute, the Symposia brings together world-renowned researchers, scholars, teachers, and students to consider how training…
The Associated Press has published an interesting piece about the Buddhist Teachers Council held here in June, At a crossroads: Buddhism in America is facing a generation shift, which might be expected to spur varied opinions: “The [Garrison Institute’s] meditation hall is where the luminaries of Buddhism in the West recently gathered to debate… The best-known Buddhist leaders… are nearing…