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Social Change Offerings
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Blog
Teaching Yoga in Africa: The Silent Revolution
Daniela Camargo Rodríguez, Víctor Restrepo Rivera • April 25, 2024
Topics: Body-based Practices | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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What We’re Learning from Contemplative Science on the Mind & Life Podcast
Wendy Hasenkamp • April 16, 2024
Topics: Interconnection | Mental Health | Social Change
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The Mind & Life Institute Names Suzanne Bond as Its New President
Mind and Life Institute • March 18, 2024
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Mindful Movement with kelley nicole palmer
Mind and Life Institute • March 5, 2024
Topics: Body-based Practices | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Grant Jones Honored with 2023 Mind & Life Service Award
Mind and Life Institute • March 5, 2024
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change
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Nurturing Equity in Academia: It Involves Mindfulness, Mentorship, and Community
Felipe Mercado • January 26, 2024
Topics: Education | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Mind & Life Videos
Rainn Wilson—Joy, Humor, Spirituality and Purpose
Mind and Life Institute • November 29, 2023
Topics: Mental Health | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Mind & Life Videos
sujatha baliga—What We Are Capable of Becoming
Mind and Life Institute • November 8, 2023
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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The Global Refugee Crisis: How Can Mindfulness & Compassion Training Help?
Sheila Kinkade • September 5, 2023
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Mental Health | Social Change
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Blog
The Coming of a New Season at Mind & Life
Mind and Life Institute • July 12, 2023
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Social Change
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Inaugural Cohort of Contemplative Changemakers Pursues Diverse Approaches to Support Healing and Transformation
Mind and Life Institute • July 5, 2023
Topics: Body-based Practices | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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A Future We Can Love Livestream
Book Launch at the Rubin Museum
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Mind & Life Connect – Session 2
Our Emotional Lives: Exploring the Complex Relationship between Stress, Trauma, and the Body
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Ed Taylor Honored with 2022 Mind & Life Service Award
Mind and Life Institute • April 5, 2023
Topics: Mental Health | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Finding Meaning in Challenging Times: New Mind & Life Strategy Aims to Engage and Support Young Adults
Brynn Pedrick • March 22, 2023
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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New Global Majority Leadership and Mentorship Program Heralds an Era of Anti-Racist, Inclusive Contemplative Scholarship and Science
Kamilah Majied • January 10, 2023
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Education | Social Change
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Could Cultivating Greater Joy Help Heal Our World? Lessons from the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and 30 Renowned Speakers
Mind and Life Institute • December 5, 2022
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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Building on a Rich Legacy: International Society for Contemplative Research to Host Inaugural Conference February 2-5, 2023
Erin McCarthy • September 9, 2022
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Social Change
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Connection and Creativity Inspire Jessie and Richard Benjamin to Support Mind & Life
Brynn Pedrick • July 15, 2022
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Social Change
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Blog
A Tribute to 2021 Service Award Recipients Bobbi Patterson and Elissa Epel
Mind and Life Institute • July 10, 2022
Topics: Social Change
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2022 Summer Research Institute
Othering, Belonging, and Becoming
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Self & Other | Social Change
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The Central Question of Our 2022 Summer Research Institute: What Can We Become?
Mind and Life Institute • March 22, 2022
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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Inspiring Minds – January 2022
From Climate Distress to Climate Action
Topics: Environment | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Varela Grant
Mindfulness and the reduction of racial disparities and disproportionality in school discipline
Lindsay Romano
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change
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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
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PEACE Grant
An intensive longitudinal study on a Centering Meditation: Exploring the temporal dynamics of nondual awareness and prosociality
Daniel Gutierrez, Stephanie Dorais
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Mental Health | Social Change
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Blog
Embracing Humility and Complexity: Our Journey to Engage in Anti-Racist Practices
Susan Bauer-Wu • October 20, 2021
Topics: Social Change
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Blog
Transformative Social and Emotional Learning as a Catalyst for Climate Action
Meena Srinivasan • September 28, 2021
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Environment | Social Change
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Inspiring Minds – September 2021
Sustaining Social Change Movements through Kinship and Contemplative Practice
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Think Tanks
Resistance through Resilience: A Compassionate Approach to Interrupting Privilege
Megan Kennedy, Ralina Joseph, Jas Moultrie, Bonnie Duran, LaNesha DeBardelaben
Topics: Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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Think Tanks
Master Plants and Mindful Medicine: Towards Reciprocation and Recontextualization of Indigenous Practices and Western Psychedelic Research
Yuria Celidwen, Dacher Keltner, Juan Nelson Rojas, Yuniur Vazquez Rosalio, Nicole Redvers
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Self & Other | Social Change
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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
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Blog
Grant Jones: Showing Up Fully Through Music and Mindfulness
Brynn Pedrick • August 16, 2021
Topics: Body-based Practices | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
A Conversation with Christiana Figueres: The Case for Stubborn Optimism
Mind and Life Institute • August 13, 2021
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Social Change
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6 Days, 28 Speakers, 1 Powerful Message: The Climate Crisis, It’s a Relationship Problem
Mind and Life Institute • July 12, 2021
Topics: Environment | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Documentary
Evolution of the Heart
Mind and Life Institute • June 6, 2021
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2021 Summer Research Institute Session
Panel Discussion: Science Forum: The Science of Social Change for Sustainability
Moderators: Elissa Epel
Panel: Christine Wamsler, Ed Maibach, Karen O' Brien, Elissa Epel
Topics: Environment | Interconnection | Mindfulness | Social Change
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2021 Online Speaker Series
The Mind, the Human-Earth Connection, and the Climate Crisis
Topics: Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
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2021 Summer Research Institute Session
How to Give the Future a Chance: Mind, Earth, and Climate Change
Elke Weber
Topics: Environment | Social Change
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2021 Summer Research Institute Session
A Conversation with Christiana Figueres: The Case for Stubborn Optimism
Christiana Figueres, Susan Bauer-Wu
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Social Change
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2021 Summer Research Institute Session
The Timing of Climate Change
Kyle Whyte
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Social Change
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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
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Blog
From Awareness to Action: Mind & Life’s Response to Anti-Asian Violence
Mind and Life Institute • March 31, 2021
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Self & Other | Social Change
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Blog
5 Reasons Not to Miss Mind & Life’s 2021 Summer Research Institute and Speaker Series
Mind and Life Institute • March 19, 2021
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Social Change
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Creating the Future We Want: The Role of Contemplative Practice and Climate Action
Frances Steele • March 17, 2021
Topics: Environment | Social Change
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Inspiring Minds – March 2021
Transformative Change: Where Research and Action in the World Meet
Topics: Interconnection | Mindfulness | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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New Framework Shows Why Mindfulness is a Foundational Capacity for Meeting the Challenges of Our Time
Jamie Bristow, Rosie Bell • February 15, 2021
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change
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2021 Mind & Life Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops
The Dalai Lama with Greta Thunberg and Leading Scientists: A Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops
Topics: Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
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Varela Grant
Community engagement in contemplative training and research with law enforcement
Dan Grupe
Topics: Self & Other | Social Change
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Varela Grant
Music-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Black Americans
Grant Jones
Topics: Mental Health | Mindfulness | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Inspiring Minds – November 2020
Yoga as a Tool for Social Change
Topics: Body-based Practices | Social Change
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PEACE Grant
Balancing hope and fear: Resourcing climate activists for sustainable environmental justice work
Brooke D. Lavelle, Kristina Eichel
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
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2020 Contemplative Research Conference Session
Meditation: “Taking a Stand by Taking Your Seat”
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2020 Contemplative Research Conference Session
Plenary Symposium: Clinical Panel “Effects of Contemplative Training in Vulnerable Populations”
Moderators: Doris F. Chang
Panel: Linda Carlson, David J. Creswell, Cheryl Woods Giscombe, Doris F. Chang
Topics: Interconnection | Mindfulness | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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2020 Contemplative Research Conference Session
Plenary Panel: “Pathways to Resilience in the Pandemic from a Contemplative, Moral and Public Health Perspective“
Moderators: David Vago
Panel: Richard J. Davidson, Vivek Murthy, Molly Crockett, David Vago
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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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
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Think Tanks
Silent Illumination: Compassionate End-of-Life Care for Transgender Elders
Cathy Campbell
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Mindfulness | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Blog
2020 Land and Peoples Acknowledgement
Mind and Life Institute • July 26, 2020
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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Blog
Our Commitment to Racial Equity and Inclusion
Mind and Life Institute • July 26, 2020
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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Blog
Can We Change Racial Bias?
Wendy Hasenkamp • July 17, 2020
Topics: Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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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
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2020 Summer Research Institute Session
Contemplating 400 Years of Inequality: A Mindfulness & Compassion Community Practice
Angel Acosta
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2020 Summer Research Institute Session
No Place Like Home: Decolonizing our American Dreams & the Necropolitics they Bury
Jasmine Syedullah
Topics: Body-based Practices | Self & Other | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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2020 Summer Research Institute Session
The Role of Contemplative Practice in Cultivating Cultural Humility and Inclusivity in Research and Education
Kamilah Majied
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Self & Other | Social Change
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2020 Summer Research Institute
Cultivating Prosocial Development Across the Lifespan: Context Relationships, and Contemplative Practices
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change
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Blog
Mind & Life Speaks Out Against Racism
Susan Bauer-Wu • June 2, 2020
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life 2020 President’s Call
Mind and Life Institute • May 20, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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Blog
Helen Weng: Using Science to Spread a Message of Compassion, Equity, and Inclusion
Sheila Kinkade • January 29, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Self & Other | Social Change
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Blog
Fellow Spotlight: Brooke D. Lavelle
Joshua Whitwell • January 21, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Social Change
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PEACE Grant
From violence and victims to voices and visions: Exploring the power of mindfulness to effect lasting positive change in post-conflict settings in Northern Uganda
Sarah Ssali, Evelyn Lutwama-Rukundo
Topics: Interconnection | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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Varela Grant
VOICES: Vocalizing Oppression and Interconnection in Contemplation and Embodiment Spaces
Richa Gawande
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Varela Grant
Cultivating mindful schools to promote an equitable climate of learning
Vitaliya Droutman
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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2019 Mind & Life Conversation
Mind & Life Conversation: Conversations on Compassion, Interconnection, and Transformation
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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Think Tanks
Wise Climate Actions & Sacred Activism
Vivian Valentin, Radhule Weininger, Michael Kearney, John Foran, Kevin M Gallagher
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
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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
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Blog
Seeding Peace in the Heart of Conflict: A Think Tank Project in Colombia
Juan Santoyo, Juliana M Santoyo • June 28, 2019
Topics: Interconnection | Mental Health | Self & Other | Social Change
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2019 Summer Research Institute Session
Dismantling Oppression from the Inside Out
Doris F. Chang
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change
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2019 Summer Research Institute Session
Othering and Belonging
john a. powell
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2019 Summer Research Institute Session
The Quest for Serenity Among the Disenfranchised
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Mental Health | Social Change
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2019 Summer Research Institute
Exploring Mental Habits: Contemplative Practices and Interventions for Individual and Social Flourishing
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Mental Health | Self & Other | Social Change
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PEACE Grant
Can emotional acceptance promote political action? Leveraging contemplative science to promote positive social action
Brett Ford, Allison Troy
Topics: Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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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
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Varela Grant
Exploring the uptake and potential efficacy of brief mindfulness meditation for underserved female tobacco smokers
Samantha Davis
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Mind & Life Videos
Sona Dimidjian – To Be of Benefit: The Promise of Contemplative Research and Practice
Mind and Life Institute • November 10, 2018
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Laura Rendon – Contemplative Education Centering Social Justice
Mind and Life Institute • November 9, 2018
Topics: Education | Social Change
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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
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2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session
Master Lectures: Social Justice Panel: “From Awareness to Embodied Change: A Conversation Toward Contemplative Justice”
Moderators: Dominique A. Malebranche
Panel: Helen Weng, Oliver Hill, Rhonda Magee, Dominique A. Malebranche
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Self & Other | Social Change
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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
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2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research Session
Social Justice Breakout Session
angel Kyodo williams
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Self & Other | Social Change
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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
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Think Tanks
African Contemplative Practices for Healing the Past, for Transforming the Present and for Future Flourishing
Lucy Draper-Clarke
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Social Change
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Blog
With Justice and Contemplation for All
Christine Phelan Kueter • October 15, 2018
Topics: Body-based Practices | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Blog
The Geopolitics of the Other
Mind and Life Institute • September 19, 2018
Topics: Self & Other | Social Change
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Blog
Engaging in a Socially Unjust World with Love, Compassion, and Resolve
Genesis Barrera • August 22, 2018
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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Blog
2018 SRI Reflections: “I judge less. I understand more.”
Sheila Kinkade • August 7, 2018
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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2018 Summer Research Institute
Engaging Cultural Difference and Human Diversity
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2018 Summer Research Institute Session
Neurological Identities: Challenging the Brain as the Locus of Difference
Suparna Choudhury
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Social Change
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2018 Summer Research Institute Session
Mindfulness Is Always a Multicultural Experience, Even When It Is Not
Larry Yang
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Mindfulness | Social Change
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2018 Summer Research Institute Session
Contemplative Neuroscience through the Lens of Diversity and Social Justice
Helen Weng
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Interconnection | Social Change
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2018 Summer Research Institute Session
Taking Care of Social Justice: Outside and In
Marisela Gomez
Topics: Body-based Practices | Social Change
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2018 Summer Research Institute Session
How Difference is Constructed and What We Can Do About It: Perspectives across Evolution, Culture, and Mindfulness Training
Bruce Knauft
Topics: Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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Blog
Why It’s Time: “Engaging Cultural Difference and Human Diversity”
Christine Phelan Kueter • May 30, 2018
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
Blog
To Change the World, Start with How We Educate Children
Mind and Life Institute • April 2, 2018
Topics: Education | Self & Other | Social Change
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Preventing Racial Bias in the Classroom: What One Researcher Hopes to Learn
Sheila Kinkade • March 23, 2018
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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How Do We Know What’s True?
Janna R. White, Wendy Hasenkamp • February 12, 2018
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Self & Other | Social Change
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A Golden String: Mind & Life 2018
Susan Bauer-Wu • January 17, 2018
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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Tania Singer’s Exploration into How Meditation Training Transforms the Brain, the Individual, and Society at Large
Mind and Life Institute • December 18, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness | Social Change
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PEACE Grant
From barriers to bridges: Investigating contemplative approaches to social justice
Annemarie Gockel, Peggy O’Neill
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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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
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Mind & Life Videos
A Conversation with Jim Austin and Susan Bauer-Wu
Mind and Life Institute • November 20, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness | Social Change
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A Conversation with Jim Austin and Susan Bauer-Wu
Cat McCue • November 20, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives at Mind & Life
Mind and Life Institute • October 25, 2017
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
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Ubuntu/Botho Leadership: An Ocean that Rejects No River
Peter Bonanno • October 25, 2017
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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The ever-evolving connection between culture and human biology
Michael K. Juberg • September 29, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Social Change
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Promoting Openness and Transparency in the Contemplative Sciences
Wendy Hasenkamp • August 25, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
MLI XXXII Session 5
Mind and Life Institute • August 19, 2017
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Mind & Life Videos
MLI XXXII Session 4
Mind and Life Institute • August 18, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
MLI XXXII Session 2
Mind and Life Institute • August 17, 2017
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Mind & Life Videos
MLI XXXII Session 1
Mind and Life Institute • August 17, 2017
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2017 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXII
Botho/Ubuntu, A Dialogue on Spirituality, Science, and Humanity
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2017 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXII Session
Session I – The History and Contemporary Frame of Botho/Ubuntu: Philosophical and Sociocultural Complexities
Michael Onyebuchi Eze, Lily Mafela
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2017 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXII Session
Session II – Traditional Healer as Medium for Addressing Afflictions and Restoration of Wholistic Order within Botho/Ubuntu Cosmology
Mandaza Kandemwa, Lily Mafela
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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2017 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXII Session
Session I – The Concept of Botho/Ubuntu: its Expression and Resilience in the Lived Experiences of Batswana and Other Indigenous Africans
Moderators: Lily Mafela
Panel: Ponatshego H.K. Kedikilwe, Lily Mafela
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2017 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXII Session
Session IV – The Biology of Care and Conflict in Groups
Carsten K.W. De Dreu, Theo Sowa
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2017 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXII Session
Session IV – The Role of Botho/Ubuntu in Modern Responses to Children’s and Women’s Rights Issues in Africa
Graça Machel, Theo Sowa
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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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 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXII Session
Welcome
Moderators: Lily Mafela
Panel: Rupert Hambira, Raphael Sikwane, Canon Mpho Tutu Van Furth, Susan Bauer-Wu, Seretse Khama Ian Khama, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Lily Mafela
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Message by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Mind & Life Botswana Dialogues
Mind and Life Institute • August 16, 2017
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
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2017 Summer Research Institute
Intersubjectivity and Social Connectivity
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Mental Health | Self & Other | Social Change
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2017 Summer Research Institute Session
Advancing Prosocial Interactions on Facebook Through Interdisciplinary Research
Pete Fleming
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2017 Summer Research Institute Session
Plenary Workshop What Roles Do Inclusivity and Social Justice Play in Contemplative Science?
Peter Grossenbacher, Rhonda Magee
Topics: Social Change
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2017 Summer Research Institute Session
STEMing the Tide: How Female Experts and Peers Foster Social Connections and Serve as “Social Vaccines” to Protect Young Women’s Self-Concept in STEM
Nilanjana (Buju) Dasgupta
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2017 Summer Research Institute Session
Intersubjectivity and Social Connectivity: Deepening the Work of Putting Contemplative Studies and Science In Context
Rhonda Magee
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
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Blog
How personal experience as a racial minority led to a career studying compassion meditation in diverse populations
Michael K. Juberg • March 27, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Social Change
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Think Tanks
Designing and implementing a contemplative practice-based program for ex-combatants in Colombia’s peacebuilding process
Juan Santoyo, Juliana M Santoyo, Alejandro Chaoul, Brooke D. Lavelle
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Social Change
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ISCS 2016 marks coming of age for Mind & Life
Mind and Life Institute • December 16, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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“Prayer is action”: Contemplative practice and social justice in Standing Rock, ND
Sarah Laborde • December 14, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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Think Tanks
Socially-Engaged Mindfulness Interventions (SEMI) and the Promise of Making Refuge
Ronald Purser, Edwin Ng, Zack Walsh
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Think Tanks
Embodiment, Contemplative Practice, and Equality: Developing a Programmatic and Research Agenda for Reducing Ingroup Bias through Embodied Inquiry and Contemplative Practice
Bo Forbes, Norman Farb, David Vago, Christine Wilson-Mendenhall
Topics: Body-based Practices | Self & Other | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2016 – Keynote – Rhonda Magee
Mind and Life Institute • November 12, 2016
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Robert Roeser
Mind and Life Institute • November 12, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness | Social Change
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ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Erin McCarthy
Mind and Life Institute • November 12, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Social Change
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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
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2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies
International Symposium for Contemplative Studies 2016
Topics: Body-based Practices | Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness | Social Change
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2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Liberation Through Memory and Storytelling
Sheila Peltz Weinberg
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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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
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2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Master Lectures: Embodying Change: Buddhism, Feminism, and Contemplative Education
Erin McCarthy
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Social Change
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2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Letter from the Future
Sheila Peltz Weinberg
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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Blog
A Call for More Compassionate, Equitable Education
Brooke D. Lavelle • November 2, 2016
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change
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2016 Mind & Life Dialogue XXXI
Power & Care
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection | Social Change
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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
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2016 Summer Research Institute Session
Community Engagement and Contemplative Neuroscience within a Diverse Contemplative Community
Helen Weng
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Social Change
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Mind & Life 1440 Grant
Engaged mindfulness in Vietnam
Thao Le
Topics: Interconnection | Mindfulness | Social Change
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President’s Message: New Vision and Priorities
Susan Bauer-Wu • March 19, 2016
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
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Blog
Mindfulness and Racial Bias: Resources For Deeper Understanding
Lauren Parent • January 13, 2016
Topics: Interconnection | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Mindfulness and Racial Bias: Straight Talk with Rhonda Magee JD
Mind and Life Institute • December 8, 2015
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
The Mind & Life Institute
Mind and Life Institute • November 25, 2015
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Angel Acosta, ACEL Participant: Contemplative Inquiry in Education
Mind and Life Institute • October 15, 2015
Topics: Education | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Diana Chapman Walsh, ACEL Core Faculty
Mind and Life Institute • March 12, 2015
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Otto Scharmer, ACEL Core Faculty
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Vietnam
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Israel
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Education | Social Change | Stress & Resilience
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Mind & Life Videos
Call to Care: Bhutan
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
Sharon Daloz Parks, ACEL Core Faculty
Mind and Life Institute • March 10, 2015
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change
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Varela Grant
The effects of mindfulness on gender stereotype threat
Jeff Yanli Lin
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Varela Grant
Is mindful meditation effective and culturally relevant for Native people?
Jeffrey Proulx
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2014 – Opening Keynote – Diana Chapman Walsh
Mind and Life Institute • October 30, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Environment | Social Change
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Mind & Life Videos
ISCS 2014 Pre-Conference – Opening Keynote – john a. powell
Mind and Life Institute • October 30, 2014
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change
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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
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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
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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Pre-conference Introduction and Opening Keynote
john a. powell
Topics: Education | Interconnection | Social Change
Audio AvailableVideo Available
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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
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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
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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Pre-Conference Workshop – Teaching for Radical Transformation
Rhonda Magee, Maria Pacheco
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Social Change
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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
ISCS Opening Keynote
Diana Chapman Walsh
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Environment | Social Change
Audio AvailableVideo Available
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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Concurrent Session 1 – The Role of Contemplative Practice in Developing Authentic Leaders
Susan Skjei
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change
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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
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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Concurrent Session 2 – A Profile Is Not a Self: A Buddhist Critique of Privilege and Power in the Construction of Social Media Platforms
Kevin Healey, Rich Potter
Topics: Self & Other | Social Change
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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Concurrent Session 3 – Ideals of Human Being in Contemplative Philosophy and in U.S. Law
Kris Weller
Topics: Social Change
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2014 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies Session
Concurrent Session 5 – Contemplative Initiatives for Business Education
Kevin Jackson
Topics: Mindfulness | Social Change
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Church, State, and the Mindfulness Movement
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 10
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 9
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 8
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 7
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 6
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 5
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 4
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 3
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 2
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
Mind & Life Videos
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 1
Mind and Life Institute • October 21, 2011
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
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2011 Mind & Life Dialogue XXIII
Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection | Social Change
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Varela Grant
Nonattachment, group identity, and memory of historical injustices
Baljinder Sahdra
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change