Newsletters, Announcements & Blog Posts

CMind's monthly newsletter
The Reservoir
Reflections, contemplative practices & announcements from CMind:
- September 1, 2022: Our Sun Has Set
- July 2022: What If?
- June 2022: Contemplation Amidst Chaos
- May 2022: S P A C I O U S N E S S
- April 2022: The Pain of Separation
- March 2022: Bowing to Bravehearts
- February 2022: Beauty in the World is Beauty Within
- January 2022: Risk, Resistance, & Regeneration
- December 2021: It Feels Like Freedom
Blog Posts
As a native Black Washingtonian, I grew up just blocks away from the Capitol building, our nation’s “seat of government.” It always held a veneer of historical distinction and what felt like an air of holy sacrament. …
Read MoreMadeleine Charney will explore the interdisciplinary role of labyrinths on college campuses and discuss the permanent labyrinth installation in the works at UMass Amherst.
Read MoreDr. Leonard Cruz explores storytelling through the creative arts and leads contemplative exercises that can have a positive impact as we navigate through challenges such as COVID-19, racial injustices, and gender and sexuality inequities.
Read MoreDr. Majied will assist the CMind commitment to increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in contemplative practice and education.
Read MoreWelcome Dr. Michelle Chatman and Dr. Lenwood Hayman as President and Vice-President of the CMind Board, and new board members Dr. Vaishali Mamgain and Dr. Rick Chess.
Read MoreThis webinar with Dr. Angel Acosta and Zishan Jiwani explores a study of a community breathwork series that aimed to provide people with a virtual space to heal from and wrestle with racial trauma.
Read MoreThe first retreat in a three-part series, focusing on various forms of meditation to help you connect with the goodness that is at the core of your being. Through silent meditation, reflection, listening, and journaling, we will be able to turn within and access inner truth and beauty, wisdom and strength.
Read MoreAn interactive workshop with Beth Berila, offering tools white people can use when talking with other white people about racism in a way that supports anti-racist transformation. We will address common defensive reactions of white fragility and offer specific strategies for successfully engaging those conversations.
Read MoreDavid Forbes will offer critique and discussion of mindfulness practices, particularly in K-12 contexts, that risk adjusting students to social inequities rather than working together to mindfully identify, resist, challenge, and transform them.
Read MoreJoin Anita Chari and Angelica Singh as we explore the fundamentals of embodied leadership to support you in a time of overwhelm and re-connect you to your sense of purpose as an academic leader.
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