The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society

Annual ACMHE Conference

Submit your presentation proposal by 5/13: “Radical Well-Being in Higher Education: Approaches for Renewal, Justice, and Sustainability,” the 11th annual ACMHE Conference, returning to UMass Amherst this November 7th-10th.

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Summer Session on Contemplative Learning

Your “annual tune-up”: an intensive week-long workshop on contemplative approaches in colleges and universities. Apply today to join us in Northampton this August 4-9.

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Contemplative Education Webinars

Join us on Wednesday, May 22nd at 3pm ET for “Bridging the Gap between Islam, Islamophobia and Contemplative Pedagogy” with Dr. Amer F. Ahmed.

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The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education

Join the ACMHE, a multidisciplinary academic association supporting the recovery and development of the contemplative dimensions of teaching, learning, and knowing.

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Contemplative Community Building Toolkit

A toolkit .pdf to support the development of contemplative communities in higher education.

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We envision higher education as an opportunity to cultivate deep personal and social awareness: an exploration of meaning, purpose, and values in service to our common future.

Our Mission

The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society (CMind) transforms higher education by supporting and encouraging the use of contemplative practices and perspectives to create active learning and research environments that look deeply into experience and meaning for all in service of a more just and compassionate society.

Our Programs

CMind organizes and hosts retreats, conferences, workshops, and webinars on contemplative methods in higher education; identifies and creates resources; and connects individuals and organizations through the ACMHE, a professional association for educators.

Contemplative Practices

Contemplative Practices cultivate a critical, first-person focus, sometimes with direct experience as the object, while at other times concentrating on complex ideas or situations. Incorporated into daily life, they act as a reminder to connect to what we find most meaningful.

Annual ACMHE Conference

Summer Session on Contemplative Learning

Contemplative Education Webinars

The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education

Contemplative Community Building Toolkit

We envision higher education as an opportunity to cultivate deep personal and social awareness: an exploration of meaning, purpose, and values in service to our common future.

Our Mission

Our Programs

Contemplative Practices

Recent Blog Posts

Our Next Webinar: Bridging the Gap between Islam, Islamophobia and Contemplative Pedagogy

Faith in a Seed: Strategies for Nurturing and Embedding Contemplative Approaches on our Campuses

The Tree of Contemplative Practices

Cultivating Hope in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous World

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