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join our last meditation before break!
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7
7:50am (ET)
Free and open to the public. Registration required.
Our ongoing Virtual Meditation on the Lawn series is hosted live on Mondays at 7:50am ET. Different members of the UVA community lead these brief, 7-8 minute contemplative sessions. Coming up on December 7, our host will be Alicia López-Operé, Assistant Professor, General Faculty, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.
This will be our last Virtual Meditation on the Lawn this semester. Sessions will resume on January 11, 2021 so stay tuned for updates!
More than 700 UVA students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends from all over the world have registered for this weekly event since we launched it on October 19. Check out our list of inspiring past facilitators and access recordings of all previous sessions below.
REGISTER HERE
Please contact us if you have any questions about Virtual Meditation on the Lawn or if you would like CSC’s assistance in organizing small-group guided meditations.
Special thanks to the co-sponsors of this event: Compassionate Care Initiative, Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), FEAP, Hoos Well, Student Affairs, and UVA Clubs.
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This semester the following facilitators from all over Grounds volunteered to lead sessions of this event, helping to guide the community in cultivating mindfulness, compassion, resilience, and a sense of belonging.
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Dean, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
You may view the 10/19 meditation here.
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Associate Professor, Darden School of Business, Kluge Endowed Chair, School of Nursing
You may view the 10/26 meditation here.
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Executive Director, Contemplative Sciences Center
You may view the 11/02 meditation here.
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Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
You may view the 11/09 meditation here.
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Dean and Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
You may view the 11/16 meditation here.
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Advisory Board Member, Contemplative Sciences Center
You may view the 11/23 meditation here.
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Chester F. Carlson Professorship Chair, Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, UVA School of Medicine
You may view the 11/30 meditation here.
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Faculty Contemplative Practice Community
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All UVA faculty and instructors are invited to join the Faculty Contemplative Practice Community for Spring Semester 2021! The group meets for 15 minutes weekly to practice mindfulness, gentle movement, observation, and other forms of contemplation. Schedule to be determined based on participant input.
To participate, email us at csc@virginia.edu using the subject line: Contemplative Practice Faculty Community.
LEARN MORE >
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video posted!
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Students from the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and William & Mary teamed up to organize this virtual event on November 15 which included guided meditations and other secular contemplative practices and a live Q&A with experts representing the three universities.
Whether you are a beginner or experienced meditation practitioner, we think you'll enjoy this community celebration of togetherness and resilience in challenging times.
WATCH VIDEO
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New Playlists Posted by CSC!
To help users navigate the Insight Timer app's staggering 60,000+ recordings, CSC staff have compiled helpful playlists of content around themes such as Attentional Focus, Sleeping Well, Coping with the COVID Pandemic, and Racial Justice. Click here for annotated guides to these playlists, and be sure to follow CSC – Contemplative Sciences Center UVA in the Insight Timer app to stay up-to-date on all of CSC's recommended and original content.
Insight Timer is an award-winning smartphone app and web portal featuring a meditation timer and the world’s largest free repository of guided meditations, music tracks, and other recorded and live events for relieving stress, improving sleep, coping with challenges, and addressing many other facets of well-being and flourishing.
Thanks to a new partnership with Insight Timer, UVA students, faculty, and staff now have free access to the app’s premium (paid) Member Plus content and increased functionality.
Click here to register for Insight Timer and learn more about getting started with this amazing resource.
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j-TERM class Taught by
David Germano
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academic course: Journeys Toward Purpose and Belonging
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CSC's executive director, David Germano, will teach the UVA academic class Buddhist Meditation and the Modern Secular World this J term. This course focuses on meditation from three overlapping perspectives: traditional Buddhist practices, contemporary scientific research, and modern secular adaptations. Secular meditative practices will also be taught. Learn more.
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In the coming weeks, we will be posting our curated list of Spring 2021 academic classes which focus on student flourishing. In the meantime, check out Journeys Toward Purpose and Belonging (RELG 2559-002) taught by CSC's Anthony DeMauro. The class will explore topics related to life purpose, belonging, and resilience in relationship to well-being. Learn more.
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