Events at the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society

Past Events

The Academic Program | The Social Justice Program | The Law Program

	The Academic Program 2010 Webinar: Contemplative Environmental Studies: Pedagogy for Self and Planet presented by Paul Wapner Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2009 Webinar: Visualizing Contemplation presented by Joel Upton Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Retreat for Academics Marconi Conference Center, Marshall, CA November 12 - 15, 2009 Webinar: Contemplative Practice in the Science Classroom presented by Michelle Francl Thursday, October 22, 2009 Webinar: Mindful Shopping: How Smart Consumption Can Benefit Beings presented by Daniel Goleman Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5th Annnual Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development Smith College, Northampton, MA August 9 - 14, 2009 Webinar: Developments in the Field of Contemplative Studies Presented by Hal Roth May 27th, 2009 The Contemplative Heart of Higher Education The First Annual Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education Conference Amherst College, Amherst MA April 24 – 26, 2009 Mindful Learner's Conference CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. NYC April 3, 2009 Webinar: The Science of Meditation Presented by Arthur Zajonc and Al Kaszniak March 11, 2009 Webinar: An Introduction to Contemplative Pedagogy Presented by Mirabai Bush and Arthur Zajonc February 18th, 2009 2008 Retreat for Academics Menla Mountain Retreat Center, Phoenicia, NY November 13-16, 2008 4th Annual Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development Smith College, Northampton, MA August 3-8, 2008 Retreat for Academics Menla Mountain Retreat Center, Phoenicia, NY March 6-9, 2008 Mindfulness as a Foundation for Teaching and Learning Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC February 9, 2008 2007 Retreat for Academics Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, CT November 1-4, 2007 Contemplative Practice Fellowship Meeting Seasons, The Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, MI October 5-7, 2007 3rd Annual Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development Smith College, Northampton, MA August 12-17, 2007 Uncovering the Heart of Higher Education: Integrative Learning for Compassionate Action in an Interconnected World Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA February 22-25, 2007 2006 Creativity, Consciousness, and the Academy University of Michigan School of Music September 30, 2006 2nd Annual Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development Smith College August 13-18, 2006 Mindful Learners: Uses of Contemplative Practice in the Classroom CUNY Graduate Center April 7, 2006 Contemplative Practice in Arts Education Boulder, CO February 9-12, 2006 Read a report (.pdf) on this meeting 2005 Conference on Contemplative Practices and Education Teachers College, Columbia University February 11-13, 2005 Jon Kabat-Zinn delivered the keynote address, Education as if It Really Mattered: The Unification of Knowing through Contemplative. Arthur Zajonc gave a talk on contemplative ways of knowing, An Epistemology of Love. Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development Smith College August 19-24, 2005 The summer session prepared participants to return to their classrooms with a deeper understanding of the practice of contemplative teaching. 32 professors from colleges and universities throughout the US and Canada attended the week-long session at Smith College. Contemplative Practice in Higher Education a one-day meeting at Mary Washington College December, 2005 2004 Executive Director Mirabai Bush moderated Contemplation and Community, a symposium for college and university chaplains at the Garrison Institute, February 2004. 2003 Regional Symposium on Contemplative Practice and Higher Education Amherst College, May 9-11, 2003 Over 120 people attend, including several of our Contemplative Practice Fellows.

	The Social Justice Program 2009 Accessing our Best Inner Resources for Service and Social Action: Meditations of Natural Wisdom and Compassion with Lama John Makransky, PhD Assisted by Julie Forsythe and Leah Weiss Ekstrom First Churches, Northampton, MA Saturday, November 14, 2009 2008 Deep Replenishment and Connection: Meditations of Loving Communion and Presence for Social Justice Activism and Service with Lama John Makransky Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY July 18-20, 2008 Shifting Metaphors: Activism as a Path to Awakening with Rev. Ryūmon Hilda Gutiérrez Baldoquín Smith College, Northampton, MA June 13-15, 2008 Awakening the Heart: A Winter Retreat for Activists and Organizers with Nghia Trung Tran 9 Mountain, Plainfield, MA January 16-19, 2008 2007 Consciousness-in-Action: Toward an Integral Approach to Liberation & Transformation An Introductory Workshop with Raúl Quiñones-Rosado, PhD, author and founder of ilé \| c-Integral Hampshire College, Amherst, MA October 20, 2007, 10 AM - 2 PM Awake to This Moment: A Zen Retreat for Activists and Organizers with Rev. Ryūmon Hilda Gutiérrez Baldoquín Smith College, Northampton, MA July 28-29, 2007 Transforming Organizing Culture: A Gathering for Emerging Leaders Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, CT April 17-20, 2007 Sitting in the Fire with Integrity The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, Northampton, MA March 3, 2007 2006 Transforming the Culture of Organizing through Contemplative Practice: A Gathering for Emerging Leaders Menla Mountain, Phoenicia, NY October 12-15, 2006 Opening to the World: Transforming Anger into Compassionate Action a one-day retreat with Rev. Ryūmon Hilda Gutiérrez Baldoquín Northampton, MA Saturday, August 19th, 2006 Nourising Deep Being: A day for Activists to Reflect, Renew and Regenerate a one-day retreat with Terri Nash Friday, July 14th, 2006 Transforming Organizing Culture through Contemplative Practice Menla Mountain Center, Phoenicia, NY May 31-June 2, 2006 Our Community Meets Raúl Quinoñes-Rosado: Toward an Integral Approach to Liberation and Transformation Northampton, MA April 2, 2006 Our Community Meets Faith Adiele Northampton, MA February 25, 2006 2005 Storytelling Workshop with John O'Neal Amherst, MA December 4, 2005 Transforming Organizing Culture through Contemplative Practice: A Gathering for Emerging Leaders Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY September 22-25, 2005

	The Law Program 2009 Meditation for Lawyers CLE Oakland, CA Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Effective Lawyering: The Meditative Perspective A Retreat for Legal Professionals and Students Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA April 2-5, 2009 2008 Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals and Students Menla Mountain Retreat Center, Phoenicia, NY September 11-14, 2008 Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals The Angela Center, Santa Rosa, CA April 2-6, 2008 2007 An Evening of Meditation & Instruction for Lawyers At the Law Offices of Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian Oakland, CA December 3, 2007 Law as a Healing Profession Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College Central Islip, New York November 4-5, 2007 Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA April 15, 2007 2006 Introduction to Meditation for Bay Area Legal Aid New College School of Law December 1, 2006 Boalt Hall Meditation Group Meeting for Lawyers Berkeley School of Law November 14, 2006 Meditation Workshop at the Joint Judicial and Management Conference Cumberland, MD May 10-12, 2006 A Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals and Students Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA April 20-23, 2006 2005 An Introduction to Meditation for Legal Professionals Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, Muir Beach, CA November 1, 2005 Lawyers' Retreat Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA April 14-17, 2005 Jon Kabat-Zinn visits the Boalt Hall Meditation Group March 8, 2005 2004 Lawyers' Retreat Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA November 18-21, 2004 Read the report from this retreat (.pdf file) 2003 Lawyers' Retreat Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA April 3-6, 2003 2002 Fall 2002 - present Boalt Hall Meditation Group Since the fall of 2002, Charlie Halpern, Chair of the Board of Contemplative Mind, has led regular weekly meetings of the Boalt Hall Meditation Group. The group brings together students, faculty, and staff each week at the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. Members practice sitting meditation and qi gong, a form of movement meditation. Each week also includes a conversation about bringing the practice to the study and practice of law. Now in its fourth year, the group is officially recognized as a student group at the law school. Charlie leads the group alongside Doug Chermak, a Boalt grad and the Law Program Coordinator. The group has also featured various guest leaders, including the well known mindfulness meditation teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn. Spirit in Action: The Heart and Soul of the Advocate November 16, 2002 A program at the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) Conference. Exploratory Law Gathering Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, MI May 10-12, 2002 Read the report from this retreat. Lawyer's Retreat Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, CT March 22-24, 2002 Read the report from this retreat. 2001 Lawyer's Retreat Race Brook Lodge October 18-22, 2001 Read the report from this retreat. 2000 Lawyer's Retreat Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, CT October 20-24, 2000 Lawyers' Retreat Whispering Pines Conference Center, RI March 11-15, 2000 1999 Retreat for Yale Law School students and faculty, and attorneys from Hale & Dorr Pocantico Conference Center, Pocantico, NY October 22-26, 1999 Retreat for Yale Law School students and faculty led by Joseph Goldstein Trinity Conference Center, West Cornwall, CT October 23-27, 1998 Read the report on this retreat