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Blog
Combining Mindfulness Training with Climate Education: One Researcher’s Journey
Sheila Kinkade • April 10, 2023
Topics: Education | Environment | Mindfulness

Blog
Happiness Education in India: Two Researchers Set out to Ask What Students and Teachers Think
Sheila Kinkade • February 8, 2023
Topics: Education | Stress & Resilience

Blog
New Global Majority Leadership and Mentorship Program Heralds an Era of Anti-Racist, Inclusive Contemplative Scholarship and Science
Kamilah Majied, PhD • January 10, 2023
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education | Social Change

Varela Grant
Mindfulness and the reduction of racial disparities and disproportionality in school discipline
Lindsay Romano
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change


PEACE Grant
Happiness Curriculum and social emotional development; the role of curricula, pedagogy, reflection and teacher student relations
Jwalin Patel, Seema Nath
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education

PEACE Grant
Widening the circles of compassionate action: A social justice, school-based mindfulness intervention for youth
Sharon Lambert
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change

Blog
Transformative Social and Emotional Learning as a Catalyst for Climate Action
Meena Srinivasan • September 28, 2021
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Environment | Social Change


Think Tanks
Embodying DEI: Trauma-informed and Mindfulness-based Approaches to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education
Anita Chari, Michelle Chatman, Jennifer Cannon, Monika Son, Angelica Singh
Topics: Education | Social Change | Stress & Resilience


Think Tanks
Contemplative Practices for Well-being of Low-income Children and Teachers in India
Nirmal Govindaraju, Ananya Tiwari, Jyothi Ravichandran, Prachi Khandeparkar, Sai Sudha Ramakrishnan
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Stress & Resilience


Think Tanks
Contemplative Environmental Mentoring Communities
Paul Wapner, Julie Tato, Matias Franchini, Matthew Hoffmann, Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue
Topics: Education | Environment | Stress & Resilience

Documentary
Evolution of the Heart
Mind and Life Institute • June 6, 2021
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change

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

Blog
Mind & Life Honors Robert W. Roeser with Annual Service Award
Mind and Life Institute • June 4, 2021
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education

Blog
From Teacher Burnout to Teacher-led Reform
Sheila Kinkade • March 1, 2021
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

Blog
From Argentina to South Africa: Contemplative Scientists Find Connection and a Home
Mind and Life Institute • February 3, 2021
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness

Varela Grant
Assessing the Implementation of Integrated Mindfulness Programs in Schools: Case Study Evaluation of the Mindfulness Director Initiative
Rebecca Acabchuk
Topics: Education | Mindfulness

Varela Grant
A Whole Trait Theory Account of Mindfulness in Adolescence
Michael Warren
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness | Self & Other


PEACE Grant
Creation of a performance-based measure of compassion for use with children
Tyralynn Frazier, Brendan Ozawa-de Silva
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education

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


Think Tanks
International Society for Contemplative Research
Linda Carlson, Amishi Jha, Erin McCarthy, Harold Roth, Zindel Segal, David Vago, Fadel Zeidan
Topics: Body-based Practices | Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Environment | Interconnection | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change | Stress & Resilience

Blog
Student Flourishing Initiative: Building Resiliency Among College Students
Sheila Kinkade • August 31, 2020
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness

Blog
Cultivating Compassion in Healthcare: One Researcher’s Journey
Sheila Kinkade • July 22, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness

Blog
Cultivating Pro-Sociality at a Time of Unprecedented Change
Mind and Life Institute • July 12, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change

Digital Dialogue
Education of the Heart Digital Dialogue
Mind and Life Institute • June 28, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education

2020 Summer Research Institute
Cultivating Prosocial Development Across the Lifespan: Context Relationships, and Contemplative Practices
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change

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

Blog
“It’s Helped Me Manage My Life Better:” How University Students Benefit from Mindfulness During the Pandemic
Sheila Kinkade • May 18, 2020
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

Blog
Could COVID-19 be the Catalyst Whole Student Education Needs?
Sheila Kinkade • May 4, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education

Blog
Mind & Life Impact Story: Bringing Mindfulness to Utah Public Schools
Brynn Pedrick • April 5, 2020
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness

Blog
“Education of the Heart”: New Mind & Life Digital Dialogue Spotlights Role of Education in Human Flourishing
Mind and Life Institute • March 24, 2020
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection

Varela Grant
Cultivating mindful schools to promote an equitable climate of learning
Vitaliya Droutman
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change | Stress & Resilience


Think Tanks
Critical Neuroscience and the Politics of Mindfulness Interventions for Youth: A Proposal for an Interdisciplinary Working Group
Suparna Choudhury, William Wannynn, Elena Hailwood, Steven Stanley, Jennifer Thomson
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change

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
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education


PEACE Grant
Using a contemplative conflict resolution intervention to promote teachers’ and youth’s beneficial engagement in controversial discussions and intergroup encounters
Nava Levit-Binnun, Michal Reifen Tagar
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change

Varela Grant
Mindfulness for well-being and enhanced teaching in academia: A mindfulness-based program in South African higher education
Nuño Aguirre de Cárcer
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life Videos
Patricia Jennings – Education for Peace: Transforming our Schools with Mindfulness and Compassion
Mind and Life Institute • November 11, 2018
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education

Mind & Life Videos
Laura Rendon – Contemplative Education Centering Social Justice
Mind and Life Institute • November 9, 2018
Topics: Education | Social Change

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
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 Symposium for Contemplative Research
International Symposium for Contemplative Research 2018
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | 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
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
Audio AvailableVideo Available

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
Video Available

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
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 Zen Roots of Contemplative Studies
Harold Roth
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Self & Other

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
Contemplative Practice in Context: Culture, History, and Science
Topics: Body-based Practices | Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness

Blog
Six Positive Steps Toward Educational Renewal
Susan Bauer-Wu • July 12, 2018
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
Blog
To Change the World, Start with How We Educate Children
Mind and Life Institute • April 2, 2018
Topics: Education | Self & Other | Social Change

Blog
Preventing Racial Bias in the Classroom: What One Researcher Hopes to Learn
Sheila Kinkade • March 23, 2018
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change


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
Reimagining Human Flourishing
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education


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
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
Ethics and Compassion in Education Research
Daniel Goleman, Robert Roeser, Matthieu Ricard, Sona Dimidjian
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness | Self & Other

Varela Grant
The role of Contemplative Art Education in social, emotional, and cognitive development of children with low SES
Darya Zabelina
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change

Mind & Life Videos
MLI XXXII Session 5
Mind and Life Institute • August 19, 2017
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Social Change | Stress & Resilience


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
Audio AvailableVideo Available


Blog
Utilizing Mindfulness Practice to Facilitate the Transition to College
Alec Paget, Mariane Pereira, Aïta Seck • July 1, 2017
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience


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


Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Developing and testing the effectiveness of a self-compassion intervention for beginning teachers
Rebecca Nyquist Baelen, Brian Galla
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Teaching mindfulness in schools: A mixed method study of teachers’ mindfulness practice, professional knowledge, perspectives and experiences
Polina Mischenko
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Tracking the longitudinal real-world socioemotional benefits of mindfulness meditation training in youth
Emily Shih
Topics: Education | Mindfulness

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
The effect of mindfulness training on executive function and social cognition in the developing brain: An EEG study in preschoolers practicing mindfulness
Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education | Mindfulness


Think Tanks
Establishing Contemplative Studies Programs: Practices, Priorities and Problems
Harold Roth, Anne Klein, Carolyn Jacobs, Mirabai Bush, John Dunne, Judith Simmer-Brown, David Germano
Topics: Education

Think Tanks
Educating the Heart: Cultivating Compassionate Global Citizens
Caroline Murphy
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Keynote – Rhonda Magee
Mind and Life Institute • November 12, 2016
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Evening Conversation
Mind and Life Institute • November 12, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Robert Roeser
Mind and Life Institute • November 12, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness | Social Change

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Erin McCarthy
Mind and Life Institute • November 12, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Social Change

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Jeremy Hunter
Mind and Life Institute • November 12, 2016
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Lizabeth Roemer
Mind and Life Institute • November 11, 2016
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Harold Roth
Mind and Life Institute • November 11, 2016
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Education

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – John Dunne
Mind and Life Institute • November 11, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | 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
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 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

Blog
A Call for More Compassionate, Equitable Education
Brooke D. Lavelle • November 2, 2016
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change

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

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Heartfulness in education: The effects of mindful self-compassion training on teachers’ wellbeing, student-teacher relationships, and school climate
Kamila Dvorakova
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
(Epi)genetic biomarkers of a school-based mindfulness program
Eric Thibodeau
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Self-compassion in adolescence: Validation and neural correlates
Michael Crowley
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Self & Other

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Evaluation of school-based mindfulness curriculum “Learning to BREATHE”
Joshua Felver
Topics: Education | Mindfulness

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
The impact of mindfulness meditation training on social integration and well-being in first-semester college students
Aminda O'Hare
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Mental Health | Mindfulness

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Impacts of yoga on self-regulation and emotion regulation in preschool education
Roxanne Rashedi
Topics: Body-based Practices | Education | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Mind/body awareness workshop for teachers living in post-conflict Northern Uganda
Kyle Matsuba
Topics: Body-based Practices | Education | Mental Health

Blog
Developing Measures of Compassion, Empathy, Care, and Kindness
Wendy Hasenkamp • November 18, 2015
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness

Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Overview
Mind and Life Institute • November 9, 2015
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness

Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care in Practice: A Day in the Life of PS 112
Mind and Life Institute • November 4, 2015
Topics: Education

Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Extending Care
Mind and Life Institute • November 4, 2015
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Self & Other

Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Self-Care
Mind and Life Institute • November 4, 2015
Topics: Education | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Receiving Care
Mind and Life Institute • November 4, 2015
Topics: Education | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life Videos
Angel Acosta, ACEL Participant: Contemplative Inquiry in Education
Mind and Life Institute • October 15, 2015
Topics: Education | Social Change

Mind & Life Videos
Diana Chapman Walsh, ACEL Core Faculty
Mind and Life Institute • March 12, 2015
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change

Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Vietnam
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change

Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Israel
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Education | Social Change | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Bhutan
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change

Mind & Life Videos
Sharon Daloz Parks, ACEL Core Faculty
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change

Varela Grant
Mindfulness for pre-service teachers
Matthew Hirshberg
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life Institute: ISCS 2014 highlights
Mind and Life Institute • November 2, 2014
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mental Health

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2014 – Master Lecture – Sona Dimidjian, Amishi Jha
Mind and Life Institute • November 1, 2014
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2014 – Master Lecture – Brooke Dodson-Lavelle, Ven. Tenzin Priyadarshi
Mind and Life Institute • November 1, 2014
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2014 – Master Lecture – Philip Zelazo
Mind and Life Institute • November 1, 2014
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2014 – Master Lecture – Patricia Jennings, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl
Mind and Life Institute • October 31, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2014 Pre-Conference – Opening Keynote – john a. powell
Mind and Life Institute • October 30, 2014
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change


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 – 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
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
Master Lecture – Secular Ethics
Brooke D. Lavelle, Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness
Audio AvailableVideo Available


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
Audio AvailableVideo Available

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
Master Lecture – Fostering Resilience through Mindfulness in Childhood
Phil Zelazo
Topics: Education | Mindfulness
Audio AvailableVideo Available


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 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
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 – 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
Audio AvailableVideo Available


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 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
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 – 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
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
Pre-conference Introduction and Opening Keynote
john a. powell
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change
Audio AvailableVideo Available


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
Concurrent Session 4 – Challenges in Teaching Secular Compassion Cultivation
Dent Gitchel
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | 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
Pre-Conference Workshop – Environmental Education
Jaimie Cloud, Patricia St. Onge
Topics: Education | Environment | Interconnection


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 – 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 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
Concurrent Session 5 – LifeWorks at Stanford
Anthony Antonio, Jonah Willihnganz
Topics: Education | Mindfulness


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
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

Pilot Program: Vietnam
Call to Care: Vietnam
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness

Blog
Embodying Care
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Interconnection
Blog
Church, State, and the Mindfulness Movement
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Social Change

Pilot Program: Israel
Call to Care: Israel
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness


Blog
The Care Proposition
Lynn Tryba • July 2, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness

2014 Mind & Life Dialogue XXVIII
Ethics, Education, and Human Development
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Interconnection

Pilot Program: Bhutan
Call to Care: Bhutan
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness

Mind & Life Contemplative Studies Fellowship
Fieldwork on Contemplative Practices with High Risk Preschoolers: Children’s Empathic, Compassionate, and Self-Regulatory Behaviors
Julie Poehlmann
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness

Varela Grant
An investigation of the impact of mindfulness training on the development of attention and working memory in children
Julia Ann Keller
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education | Mindfulness

Varela Grant
The effects of mindfulness meditation training in early childhood
Kristen Lyons
Topics: Education | Mindfulness

Varela Grant
Relational processes in learning mindfulness: An action-theoretical perspective
Brenda Dyer
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Mindfulness

Varela Grant
Mindfulness-based kindness curriculum for preschool children: A replication and extension
Lisa Flook
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness


Varela Grant
School-based mindfulness training in middle school and college students
Ellen Darling, Nathaniel Lepp
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness
Mind & Life Educational Research Network
Mind & Life Educational Research Network
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Education | Interconnection

Varela Grant
Effectiveness of the Mindfulness Education Program on children’s social-emotional competence, psychological well-being, and stress reactivity
Molly Stewart Lawlor
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience

Varela Grant
Cultivating Emotional Balance Classroom Project
Patricia (Tish) Jennings
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness