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We’ve posted a number of insightful interview videos recently, generally focused on personal and social transformation and contemplative methods and wisdom from the various traditions that teachers at Garrison Institute represent. Gelek Rimpoche, Lama Surya Das, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Kabir Helminski and Jean Houston are all recent additions. Check them out!
The June 2011 issue of Convene magazine (published by PCMA, the Professional Convention Management Association) contains a fascinating article by Barbara Palmer about a new recognition of the benefits of even brief mindfulness/attention exercises for attaining better results from meetings and conferences: “It was the silence heard ’round the meetings world. In April, the Kyoto Convention Bureau (KCB) reported that…
We would like to let you know about the upcoming “Compassion Festival” in Telluride, Colorado, July 8-10, 2011, hosted by our friends at the Telluride Institute. The conference brings together the wisdom traditions of the Navajo, Tibetan Buddhism, and Neuroscience to explore the themes of compassion, suffering, and mental life. The three-day event will bring representatives of these three perspectives…
Buddhism’s growth in the West has spurred a rich cross-fertilization among the great traditions. In this spirit, Buddhist teachers have met in support of one another on past occasions in the US, Dharamsala and Europe. During the 2011 Buddhist Teachers Council held at the Garrison Institute in June, 2011, Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Wetzel and Norman Fischer sat down to discuss…
We’re pleased to announce that Initiative on Contemplation and Education director Tish Jennings is now a regular blog contributor on Mindful. We recommend you check out her latest post: “The fight, flight, freeze response [helps] us respond to physical danger such as a sabertoothed tiger—it’s not appropriate for a class of rowdy kids…”
We are pleased to announce that Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, Ph.D., a nationally recognized expert on the behavioral and social dimensions of energy and climate change, will join the Garrison Institute as the new director of its Climate, Mind and Behavior (CMB) program, effective July 1, 2011. CMB draws on new insights from cognitive, behavioral and social sciences about the drivers of…
Did you know that all of the Garrison Institute’s initiatives and retreats are subsidized by contributions? If you’ve had a transformative experience at the Institute, or support our work applying contemplation to today’s pressing social and environmental concerns, please consider making a donation during our annual appeal that’s happening now. It’s easy and fast, just follow this secure donation link.…
Well worth a listen: In January 2011 we held a unique retreat entitled “People Who Care for People: Tools for Resiliency” at the Institute. A group of 100 helping professionals and caregivers attended this retreat which offered training of contemplative-based tools to reduce stress, build resilience and enhance the effectiveness of their work. The retreat was led by three distinguished…