Education

2021 Summer Research Institute Session

Don’t Look Down: How to Build Bridges with Unlikely Allies

Dekila Chungyalpa

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Environment | Social Change

2020 Contemplative Research Conference Session

Keynote and Q&A: “Educating the Hearts and Minds of Children in School: Emerging Research, New Discoveries, and Current Challenges in Contemplative Approaches in Education “

Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education

2020 Summer Research Institute Session

School-Based Promotion of Children’s Empathy, Kindness, and Altruism: Emerging Research, Lingering Questions, and Future Directions

Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

2020 Summer Research Institute Session

Developmental Contemplative Science: Framework for the Study of Prosocial Development

Phil Zelazo

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Education

2019 Summer Research Institute Session

Dismantling Oppression from the Inside Out

Doris F. Chang

Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change

2019 Summer Research Institute Session

Interdisciplinary Panel: Translating Neuroscience

Moderators: Andrew Dreitcer, Elissa Epel
Panel: Anil Seth, Clifford Saron, Daniel Siegel, Lawrence Barsalou, Yoona Kang, Norman Farb, Elissa Epel, Andrew Dreitcer

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education

2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session

Keynote “Toward A Transformed Vision of Contemplative Education Centering Social Justice”

Laura Rendón

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Social Change

2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session

Master Lectures: Contemplative Studies Panel: Contemplating the Future of “Contemplative Studies”

Moderators: Erin McCarthy
Panel: Amishi Jha, Harold Roth, Ed Sarath, Erin McCarthy

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Self & Other

2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session

The Ceremony of Art: Mindfulness In Indigenous Art and Vision

Gregory Cajete

Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other

2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session

Keynote: To Be of Benefit: The Promise of Contemplative Research and Practice

Sona Dimidjian

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Mental Health | Self & Other | Social Change

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2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session

Master Lectures: Integrating First–person Inquiry in the Higher Education Classroom

Judith Simmer-Brown

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other

2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session

Catherine Kerr Award Ceremony and Lectures: “Education for Peace: Transforming our Schools with Mindfulness and Compassion”

Patricia (Tish) Jennings

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session

Closing Keynote “Where Is This All Going, and What’s Love—and Insight, Embodied Wisdom, and Community—Got to Do With It?”

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness

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2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session

Keynote Panel “Contemplative Practice Enters the Digital Age”

Moderators: Zindel Segal
Panel: Acacia Parks, Jack Kornfield, Darnell Lamont Walker, Zindel Segal

Topics: Body-based Practices | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness | Social Change

2018 International Research Institute Session

Emerging Scholars Panel: Interdisciplinary Panel

Moderators: Yuki Imoto
Panel: Hiroe Hu, Yuuta Kawasaki, Masahiro Fujino, Yuki Imoto

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education

2018 International Research Institute Session

The Feature and Significance of the Philosophy of Kyoto School

Masakatsu Fujita

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education

2018 International Research Institute Session

The Whole Person Sits: Social Imaginaries of Practitioners and Researchers in the Scientific Study of Meditation

Clifford Saron

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education

2018 International Research Institute Session

The Zen Roots of Contemplative Studies

Harold Roth

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Self & Other

2018 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXIII Session

Meta-Awareness and Attention Training in Education Research

Amishi Jha, Sona Dimidjian, Thupten Jinpa, Richard J. Davidson

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

2018 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXIII Session

Social and Emotional Learning and Education in the Classroom

Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Sophie Langri, Tara Wilkie, Jennifer Knox, Anthony Phillips

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Self & Other

2018 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXIII Session

Early Childhood Development and Social Emotional Learning

Richard J. Davidson, Michel Boivin, Daniel Goleman, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Stress & Resilience

2018 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXIII Session

Evaluation and Implementation: Challenges and Opportunities for Human Flourishing

Sonia Lupien, Patricia (Tish) Jennings, Aaron Stern

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

2018 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXIII Session

Ethics and Compassion in Education Research

Daniel Goleman, Robert Roeser, Matthieu Ricard, Sona Dimidjian

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness | Self & Other

2017 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXII Session

Session V – Reparative Humanism: Exploring the Meaning of Ubuntu

Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Lily Mafela, Theo Sowa

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Social Change | Stress & Resilience

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2017 Summer Research Institute Session

Part II – Transdisciplinary Research

Michael Lifshitz, Wendy Weber, Clifford Saron, Elizaveta Solomonova

Topics: Education | Interconnection

2017 Summer Research Institute Session

Part I – Transdisciplinary Research

Evan Thompson, Michael Lifshitz, Elizaveta Solomonova, Lis Nielsen

Topics: Education | Interconnection

2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lectures: Mindfulness-Informed Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety

Lizabeth Roemer

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness

2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Moving Together From Colorblindness to ColorInsight: Contemplative Inquiry, Research and Practice in the Work of Transformative Justice

Rhonda Magee

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change

2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lectures: The Transdisciplinary Study of Contemplative Practices: Challenges and Opportunities

John Dunne

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection

2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lectures: What’s ‘Critical’ About ‘Critical First-Person’ Perspectives?

Harold Roth

Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Education

2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lectures: School Systems, Educational Reform and Mindfulness Training

Robert Roeser

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness | Social Change

2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lectures: The Missing Link of Leadership Development: Cultivating Awareness in Action

Jeremy Hunter

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Stress & Resilience

2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lectures: Embodying Change: Buddhism, Feminism, and Contemplative Education

Erin McCarthy

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Social Change

2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Evening Conversation – The Promises and Perils of Mainstreaming Mindfulness (Ticketed Event)

Susan Bauer-Wu, Jeremy Hunter, Carolyn Jacobs, Amishi Jha, Sharon Salzberg

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness

2016 Summer Research Institute Session

What is the Role of Contemplative Practice When Social-Identity-Based Suffering and Structural Violence Has Happened?

Rhonda Magee

Topics: Education | Social Change

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-Conference Workshop – Mind the Gap: Understanding the Distance Between Contemplative and Transformative Education

June Rimmer, Pamela Seigel

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 2 – Stress Mitigation with Mindful Embodied Techniques in a Basic Science Class

Carol Worthman

Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 3 – Looking Back to Move Forward: Exploring Shortand Long-Term (20-year) Impacts of Early Exposure (Elementary School) to Mindful-Based Learning (MBL)

Julianne Cheek, Jon Kabat-Zinn, David Lipschitz, Yoshio Nakamura, David Vago

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 3 – Innovations in Mindfulness for Educators: Complementary Approaches and Outcomes

Mark Greenberg, Alexis Harris, Patricia (Tish) Jennings, Robert Roeser, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lecture – Secular Ethics

Brooke D. Lavelle, Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi

Topics: Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness

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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lecture – Successes and Challenges of Mindfulness Training in Applied Settings

Sona Dimidjian, Amishi Jha

Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness

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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lecture – Fostering Resilience through Mindfulness in Childhood

Phil Zelazo

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 2 – Contemplative Education: From Neoliberal to Transformational?

David Forbes

Topics: Education | Social Change

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 2 – The Tears of a Scholar: Bringing Mindfulness into Higher Education

Laurie Cozad, Susan Gere, Catherine Koverola, Nancy Waring

Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-Conference Workshop – Teaching for Radical Transformation

Rhonda Magee, Maria Pacheco

Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 2 – Mindfulness in Education for Teachers and Students

Lisa Flook, Simon Goldberg

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 1 – Philosophical Foundations for Contemplative Pedagogy in Higher Education: New Research in the Field

Susan Burggraf, Barry Kroll, Erin McCarthy, Harold Roth, Judith Simmer-Brown

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 1 – Dancing Compassion: Using Dance to Cultivate Personal and Social Awareness in the Classroom

Judy Austin

Topics: Body-based Practices | Compassion & Empathy | Education

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 1 – Contemplation as Organizational Transformation in a Research I University: The University of Virginia as a Case Study

Dorothe Bach, Susan Bauer-Wu, David Germano, Patricia (Tish) Jennings, David Mick, Kurtis Schaeffer

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Master Lecture – Contemplative Science Goes to School

Patricia (Tish) Jennings, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 3 – Being Mindful About Teaching Mindfulness: Evaluating the Consequences of Peer Instruction

Philip Leger, Ishan Walpola

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 3 – Integration and Engagement: Personal and Professional Practice in the Lab, the Clinic, and Education

Lone Fjorback, Andreas Roepstorff, Martijn van Beek

Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 4 – Contemplative Technologies and Liberal Arts and Sciences

Morgan Harris, Sarah Helms, Grace McGee

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 4 – Yoga and Mindfulness: Engaging the Undergraduate Learner

Debra Alvis

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-Conference Workshop – Environmental Education

Jaimie Cloud, Patricia St. Onge

Topics: Education | Environment | Interconnection

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-Conference Workshop – To Be or Not to Be…That is the Answer: Empowering Underserved Parents to Be Present for Their Children at Home, School, and as a Community Change Agent

Zakiyah Ansari, Doug Coatsworth

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-Conference Workshop – From Grassroots Community Building to Generating a Movement

Leslie Booker, Kristen Zimmerman

Topics: Education | Social Change

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-Conference Workshop – The Awakened Educator: On Contemplative Practice, Applied Research, and Social Transformation in Education

Yvette Jackson, Robert Roeser

Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-Conference Workshop – Getting from Here to There: Perspectives on System Change in Education

Janice Jackson, Jerome Murphy

Topics: Education | Social Change

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-conference Introduction and Opening Keynote

john a. powell

Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change

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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 4 – Leaning into Difference Through Contemplative Education: A Mindful Exploration of Power, Privilege, and Oppression

Deb Bopsie, Ugur Kocataskin, Regina Smith

Topics: Education | Self & Other | Social Change

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 5 – LifeWorks at Stanford

Anthony Antonio, Jonah Willihnganz

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 5 – The Cultivation of Emotional Intelligence in Multiple Disciplines: Relevance of Contemplative Pedagogy to University Education

Peter Grossenbacher, Judith Simmer-Brown, Phillip Stanley

Topics: Education | Mindfulness

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 5 – Yoga in the Public School Setting: Rationale and Research

Mark Greenberg, Sat Bir Khalsa, Laura White

Topics: Body-based Practices | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Pre-Conference Workshop – Re-imagining the Vision of Education: Preparing Contemplative and Transformative Teachers and Administrators

Christopher Knaus, Laura Rendón

Topics: Education | Interconnection

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 5 – Increasing Emotional and Cognitive Regulation Among Highly Vulnerable Youth: Advancing the Science of Mindfulness Training

Michelle Evans-Chase, Patricia (Tish) Jennings, Noelle Leonard, Erica Sibinga

Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session

Concurrent Session 4 – Challenges in Teaching Secular Compassion Cultivation

Dent Gitchel

Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education