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The mission of the University of Virginia's Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) is to fuse contemplation, connection, and research to enhance flourishing. Situated within the new Contemplative Commons, CSC creates opportunities that center mind-body practices for well-being, insight, and compassion in all aspects of life—social, emotional, physical, and professional. An innovator in multidisciplinary collaboration, the center's CIRCL lab conducts research on initiatives that combine contemplative and experiential learning to generate novel solutions to a wide range of personal and global challenges. Learn More
Contemplative Commons
403 Emmet Street S.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
phone: 434-982-6057
email: csc@virginia.edu
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Hours (Summer 2025):
- M, Tu, Th, F: 9am-4pm
- Closed Wednesday
Contemplative Sciences Center at the Contemplative Commons
The Contemplative Commons
Featured Event
Mon, Wed, Fri July 14 - July 25, 9AM – 1PM
Sat July 26 - Sun July 27, 9AM – 4PM
CIRCL
CIRCL is a dynamic experimental space and a transdisciplinary research collaborative of faculty at UVA and beyond invested in humanistic, scientific, and creative understandings and applications of contemplation. Read about our studies. Learn More
Journal of Contemplative Studies
To support the dissemination of contemplative knowledge, CSC publishes the Journal of Contemplative Studies—a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research and scholarship on topics related to contemplative practices. Learn More
SALON
We convene monthly curated transdisciplinary public dialogues on topics related to contemplative research in the Contemplative Commons. Scholars, scientists, artists, and specialists from diverse perspectives are invited to share their work in the format of a facilitated dialogue to generate, leverage, and advance collective knowledge. Learn More