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 human future.

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.

Our Vision & Mission

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to transform higher education with contemplative practices and perspectives, creating 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

We organize and host retreats, conferences, curricular development workshops, lectures, and webinars; identify and create useful resources; and connect individuals and organizations through the ACMHE, a professional association for educators.

Recent Blog Posts

Improvisation, Meditation, and Integral Theory: New Horizons in Contemplative Education

Improvisation, Meditation, and Integral Theory: New Horizons in Contemplative Education

This webinar presents core ideas from Prof. Sarath's new book, Improvisation, Creativity, and Consciousness: Jazz as Integral Template for Music,...

Practice: The Core of Contemplative Education

Practice: The Core of Contemplative Education

Mirabai Bush introduces a range of practices that have been integrated into courses across the curriculum and addresses the relationship...

The Central Role of Student Services

The Central Role of Student Services

IUP's new Mindfulness Living Community shows how broad student services can connect curricular and extracurricular activities, creating a richer and...

The Blue Pearl: A Research Report on Teaching Mindfulness Practices to College Students

The Blue Pearl: A Research Report on Teaching Mindfulness Practices to College Students

This webinar describes the results of Prof. Deborah J. Haynes's research with undergraduate students on the efficacy of and their...

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