Contemplative pedagogy—the integration of reflective or meditative practices into higher education—has been shown to boost concentration and improve cognitive and academic performance. Studies also indicate that this integrative approach increases capacities such as self-awareness, creativity, empathy, compassion, and interpersonal skills.
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Read The Pulse article on mindfulness featuring CSC’s Tish Jennings.
On April 11, 2014, The Contemplative Science Center at U.Va. welcomed Congressman Tim Ryan to give a talk on Mindfulness.
We are soliciting submissions for a special issue of the Journal of Pain Management addressing mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of pain.
Jeremy Hunter, Assistant Professor of Practice at the Peter F. Drucker School of Management, gives a talk at U.Va. on February 20th.
Professor of law and author of "Educating Lawyers to Meditate," Rhonda Magee gives a talk on contemplative classrooms that work for all.
Professor of law and author of "Educating Lawyers to Meditate," Rhonda Magee talks about contemplative law at the U.Va. School of Law on Feb 6.
This story originally appeared in UVA TODAY on October, 2013
Patricia (Tish) Jennings, Associate Professor of Elementary Education, and an expert in mindfulness and teaching, has come to the School of Education and Human Development from Pennsylvania State University.
On Tuesday October 15, 2013 from 2:30-3:00pm, the University of Virginia will host Dr. Deepak Chopra and Ms. Arianna Huffington on Grounds for an Afternoon Meditation on The Lawn.
Summary of USA Today story on the launch of the Contemplative Sciences Center from April 2012.