by Ali Shuster | Aug 12, 2024 | Practices, Programs
“Effortless mindfulness is the letting go of attention, thought and present moments in order to open to an already awake awareness that is naturally focused, compassionate and non-conceptually intelligent in the Now.” -Loch Kelly In his book Rainbow Painting, one of...
by Garrison Institute | Feb 10, 2021 | Contemplative-Based Resilience, Meditation, Resources & Reflections
By Sharon Salzberg and Diana Calthorpe Rose This article originally appeared in Newsweek. It’s been a long plague year. COVID-19 hospitalization rates are declining, but the stress level of health care workers remains sky-high. We’re in the...
by Garrison Institute | May 5, 2020 | Webinars
During this interactive webinar, Jessica guided us through a variety of earth-based contemplative practices to connect us with our belonging to and love and grief for our world and all the beings with whom we share it. She invites us to reflect on what we might learn...
by Garrison Institute | Dec 11, 2019 | Custom Programs, Insights, Leadership, Meditation
Much of contemporary mindfulness is based on the newly emerged field of “contemplative neuroscience,” which looks at the effects in the brain and overall health of contemplative practices such as different forms of meditation and mindfulness. In the contemporary...
by Garrison Institute | Jul 2, 2019 | Meditation, Retreat
This past weekend I was at a wedding in Vermont. The groom has been a friend for over two decades. And like all the rest of his friends, I was so happy that he had found love, especially after the pain and loss of his first wife’s illness and passing. It was...
