By weaving together the wisdom
of contemplative practices with the insights of psychology and contemporary neuroscience, I work with families to help kids who experience anxiety and stress or who have endured traumatic circumstances learn ways to calm their nervous systems and develop emotion regulation skills so that they can thrive (rather than crumble, implode or explode) amidst daily stressors and triggers.
The mission of the Garrison Institute is to demonstrate and disseminate the importance
of contemplative practices and spiritually grounded values in building sustainable movements for a healthier, safer, and more compassionate world.
She later traveled the world studying the origins
of contemplative practices and learning a variety of meditation techniques.
«You are a teacher
of contemplative practice, so go sit down and follow your breath before you teach a class.
Reducing Stress and anxiety in gifted children: The role
of contemplative practice.
Publisher's description: Leaping Clear, an online magazine of the arts and literature, is dedicated to featuring accomplished artists and writers world - wide who work from a ground
of contemplative practice.
These four dimensions of fierce compassion turn us towards some of the potentials
of contemplative practice to revolutionize consciousness.
Stephanie West Allen's idealawg shows the Benefits
of Contemplative Practice for Lawyers with Talks from The Mindful Lawyer 2010.
Not exact matches
Whether it's the type
of mindful meditation he teaches or simply taking a half - hour to sit quietly, Scheinman says one
of the most powerful ways to ward off stress on a daily basis is to engage in some sort
of regular
contemplative practice.
And not go deeper in new ways
of praying, but actually return to old historic
practices that are rooted in our historic Christian
contemplative tradition and my sense here, in the
And not go deeper in new ways
of praying, but actually return to old historic
practices that are rooted in our historic Christian
contemplative tradition and my sense here, in the Sacred Enneagram is that as we come to terms with what our type is, that actually gives us a clue
of what it looks like to nurture a deep,
contemplative spirituality.
Rather, they are dispositions for public actions — perhaps
contemplative practices, perhaps discursive reasoning employing a publicly shared language, perhaps physical expressions
of emotions employing culturally conventional facial expressions or bodily movement, perhaps intentional bodily action (as we have noted, just which
of these public actions has not been specified).
Mindfulness has a rich history in the Christian tradition through the ancient
practice of contemplative prayer, which dates back to the Desert Fathers and Mothers during the fourth and fifth centuries.
This desire for union with God and the love
of others are the heart
of contemplative prayer; particular
practices are secondary.
Holy Communion's
contemplative and mystical
practices are loosely drawn from the Rule
of St. Benedict, and bits and pieces
of monastic
practice may be seen throughout the congregation.
Concretely physical, the ancient
practice of pilgrimage pushes beyond the usual crop
of spiritual disciplines that are only for the introverted,
contemplative or intuitive.
Their works have had a lasting influence on both Eastern Orthodox and Catholic spirituality, especially regarding the development
of contemplative and mystical
practices and theology.
How far the renewed interest
of some Christians in the mystical and
contemplative traditions is indebted to Hinduism it is hard to say, but Western Christians can still be helped to discover a deeper dimension to life by encounter with the authentic spiritual teaching and
practice of Hinduism.
I have come to the conclusion that, with the exception
of the
contemplative Religious Orders that have either remained or returned to vision
of their Founders, most American Christian Churches neither teach nor
practice anything like the faith
of the early NT Christian communities.
Hall finds support for his claim that theoria and technological
practice,
contemplative knowledge and action as the quest for greatness, should be sharply distinguished and separated, in Whitehead's distinction (in The Function
of Reason) between the speculative and practical uses
of reason, the reason
of Plato and the reason
of Ulysses (UP 231; cf. FR Chapter 2).
He
practiced spiritual disciplines common to holy men: fasting, solitude, long hours
of prayer (presumably
contemplative), even an ordeal in the wilderness.
In the early Christian exercises aiming to instill virtues such as peace
of mind and absence
of the passions, and in the tradition
of contemplative monasticism as developed by such fourth «century Church fathers as Basil
of Caesarea, Gregory
of Nyssa, and Gregory Nazianzen, Hadot detects a strong whiff
of Greek philosophical
practice.
As we near the end
of the century, religion — even
contemplative practices — have had a tremendous resurgence.
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of Teachers: Part 2 — Roberto Trostli «Spirit is Never without Matter, Matter Never without Spirit» — Liz Beaven The Artistic Meeting: Creating Space for Spirit — Holly Koteen - Soule
Contemplative Practice and Intuition in a Collegial Context — Martyn Rawson
Contemplative Work in the College Meeting — Elan Leibner Work
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Contemplative practices that extend back thousands
of years show a multitude
of benefits for both body and mind
Co-author Harold Roth, professor
of religious studies, taught the labs, which included about 30 minutes per session
of specific
contemplative practice from Buddhist or Daoist traditions.
As all kinds
of meditation and mindfulness
practices over recent years have taken hold culturally, the mechanics
of various
contemplative practices have been, at times, glossed over, perpetuating an unwitting ignorance
of their depth and subtlety.
The spectrum
of these
practices is wide, and there are options perfect for everyone — not only for quiet,
contemplative types but also for folks who love movement, touch, imagery, and music.
Rick Hanson is a psychologist and has written and taught about the essential inner skills
of personal well - being, psychological growth, and
contemplative practice — as well as about relationships, family life, and raising children.
His involvement in
contemplative practice began more than twenty years ago as a student
of the late Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, a master
of Ashtanga Yoga and its related traditional knowledge systems, including grammar, healing, and metaphysics.
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practice a
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In fact, says Naiman, sleep is a state
of consciousness similar to what yogis seek through
contemplative practices: a profound serenity that exists underneath the turmoil
of the mind.
Outside
of her work with the Holistic Life Foundation, Jazmine uses mindfulness as a tool coaching aspiring models, and is especially interested in using
contemplative practice to enrich the lives
of young women.
Contemplative practices such as yoga and sitting meditation help settle the body, steady the breath and calm the mind to establish harmony and a ground
of sanity.
This series
of photos, titled «Before and After,» comes from a larger project called «
Contemplatives,» a visual exploration
of the physiological qualities
of meditation
practice.
San Rafael, CA About Blog I am a psychologist and have written and taught about the essential inner skills
of personal well - being, psychological growth, and
contemplative practice — as well as about relationships, family life, and raising children.
Seattle, WA About Blog My art
practice is rooted in the traditions
of contemplative art, influenced greatly by my years as a student
of Asian calligraphy and my ongoing design career as a calligrapher and letterform artist.
The most effective way to take the conditions and feelings
of such a reflective learning experience and move them forward into
practice is through role - play, processing what has been learned, and effective closure techniques for ending the lesson in a
contemplative and lasting way.
By taking images
of brains
of those who routinely engage in
contemplative practices, neuroscientist Richard Davison discovered that «their mental
practice is having an effect on the brain in the same way golf or tennis
practice will enhance performance.
Sharon implemented a bullying prevention program, the elements
of which include
contemplative practice, restorative justice, peer mentorship, and teacher advocacy on behalf
of students.
For the past 15 years she has served as the Founding Director
of The Inner Resilience Program (IRP) whose mission is to cultivate the inner lives
of students, teachers and schools by integrating social and emotional learning with
contemplative practice.
Exploring the Intersections
of Social and Emotional Learning and Mindful Awareness /
Contemplative Practice.
One
of 24 invited members to a convening
of leaders in their respective field to explore teaching strategies and instructional approaches used in the educational fields
of social and emotional learning and mindful awareness or
contemplative practice.
Yoga 4 Classrooms is anchored in well - validated classroom pedagogies, developmental science, cross-sectional research in cognitive affective neuroscience, tenets
of positive psychology and secular
contemplative practices.
San Rafael, CA About Blog I am a psychologist and have written and taught about the essential inner skills
of personal well - being, psychological growth, and
contemplative practice — as well as about relationships, family life, and raising children.
Instead, an acceptance
of imperfection - discoloration from dirt as well as variations in the work each pair
of hands creates - has introduced a visually sophisticated,
contemplative beauty to her
practice.
To create this piece, Tai Hwa Goh explores floristry, the art
of flower arranging, which is viewed as a
contemplative and devotional
practice in Eastern and Western cultures.
I remember a brief repartee between Nato Thompson, Creative Time's curator
of social engagement public art projects, and Atlanta critic Jerry Cullum at the Contemporary a few years ago on the importance (or unimportance)
of contemplative solitude in a painter's artistic
practice.
This inspiration is seen in Fleming's artistic research and development — a hybrid output
of his
contemplative programming, media art, installation, and filmmaking
practices in which he structures his work to elicit a selective attention towards witnessing and mutating the self - other dichotomy.
A highly respected art conservator
practicing in Roxbury, Connecticut, Yost's experience restoring fine oil paintings from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries has allowed him to translate the techniques
of the masters into
contemplative landscapes for modern viewers.