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GROWING UP IN A TIME OF CRISIS: COVID-19 AND THE NEED FOR AN “EDUCATION OF THE HEART”
New Mind & Life Institute Digital Dialogue Offers Insights, Tools for Whole Child Education from Conversations with Dalai Lama CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia—In the era of COVID-19, school administrators, teachers, parents, and students are faced with growing uncertainty and complex challenges. The...
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The Time is Now for Whole Student Education
A Critical Dialogue with The Dalai Lama and Leading Scientists and Education Experts Mind & Life Institute Dialogue to be Livestreamed from Dharamsala, India, March 12-16 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 6, 2018 — From March 12-16, His Holiness the 14th Dalai...
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Faculty Announced for 2018 Mind & Life Summer Research Institute
The 2018 Mind & Life Summer Research Institute, June 2-8 in Garrison, New York, brings together a diverse group of contemplatives, scholars, and scientists to explore the theme “Engaging Cultural Difference and Human Diversity.” The weeklong immersive program will examine...
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The biennial International Symposium for Contemplative Research (ISCR), convened by the Mind & Life Institute, will be held November 8-11, 2018 at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass outside Phoenix, Arizona. The Call for Abstracts is now open until...
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Open Access to Research on the Human Mind and Contemplative Practices
The Mind & Life Institute launches MindRxiv, a free preprint server sharing research in the contemplative sciences CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, August 29, 2017 — At a time when it seems like almost all information is available at the touch of a...
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In mid-March, Cindy Ripoll-Martinez, a second-year student at the University of Miami, was alerted that campus would be closing for the remainder of the semester in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hastily, she moved 20 minutes away to her brother’s...
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Could COVID-19 be the Catalyst Whole Student Education Needs?
No one quite knows where education is headed in the era of COVID-19. Students grapple with when, and if, they’ll return to school this year, while teachers struggle to master online instruction. Parents, too, stress over how to support kitchen...
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Cultivating a Compassionate and Connected Remote Work Culture
Amid this COVID-19 pandemic, we all find ourselves forced into physical isolation, necessitating what Time aptly called “the world’s largest work-from-home experiment.” As individuals and organizations, we are navigating this uncharted terrain without a roadmap, or clarity around how long...
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Mind & Life Impact Story: Bringing Mindfulness to Utah Public Schools
While attending Mind & Life’s 33rd Dialogue with the Dalai Lama in 2018, Kirk and Gael Benson were inspired. The Dialogue, now available online as the “Education of the Heart,” explored new frontiers in youth education rooted in science and...
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Today’s children are growing up at a time of unprecedented change and escalating challenges. How can we best equip them with the social-emotional skills and ethical dispositions needed to manage complex emotions, build positive relationships, and assume active roles within...
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