The Contemplative Resource Center is delighted to partner with the University Libraries and Renée Crown Wellness Institute on a series of Guided Practices on the Eight Pillars of Joy from The Book of Joy, the Buffs One Read for the 2023-24 academic year. The University Libraries is holding a Book Club on these.

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The Contemplative Resource Center is delighted to partner with the University Libraries and Renée Crown Wellness Institute on the CU Days of Compassion, associated with The Book of Joy, the Buffs One Read for the 2023-24 academic year.

October 9 | Mission: Joy Film Screening and Panel Discussion

CASE Building, Chancellor's Hall on 4th Floor, 4:30-6:30pm

In celebration of the 2023-2024 Buffs One Read, , we invite you to join us for a screening of Mission: Joy followed by a panel discussion featuring Thupten Jinpa, founder and director of the Compassion Institute, in conversation with CU Boulder scholars. Panelist include Sona Dimidjian, Director of the Crown Wellness Institute, and Reiland Rabaka, Director of the Center for African and African American Studies. Moderated by Michele Simpson, Research Associate at the Crown Wellness Institute, and Holly Gayley, Professor of Buddhism in Religious Studies.

Mission: Joy is a filmed conversation between two global icons of compassionate action, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who impart lessons gleaned from lived experience, ancient traditions, and cutting-edge science regarding how to live with joy, humor, and wisdom in the face of life’s challenges. 

Following the film, expert panelists will discuss the film’s message in terms of the science of compassion, creating a compassionate campus, and the practicalities of how compassion can make us more resilient to tackle the important social and environmental challenges that face us in a changing world. 

Registration required: 

October 10 | Guided Practice on Norlin Quad

Lawn of Norlin Quad, 11am-1pm, Guided Practice is 11am-12pm

Join us on the lawn of Norlin Quad in celebration of CU Boulder Days of Compassion. Thupten Jinpa, the founder and director of the Compassion Institute and principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training, will lead our community in a guided compassion practice. Learn about campus services and offerings that support contemplative practices and community well-being. Representatives from campus groups focused on supporting the cultivation of joy, compassion, and well-being will be present and available to share information and resources. First-year and transfer students, stop by and grab your complimentary copy of .

October 11 | Open Houses

Across Campus, Starting at 11am

Join the Renée Crown Wellness Institute at 1135 Broadway from 11am - 1pm for opportunities to learn about the Mindful Campus Program and the Crown Institute and to join us for a drop-in mindfulness practice from 12:30-1pm. The Mindful Campus Program offers 8-week mindfulness sessions, weekly community of practices and speaker series. If you plan to join the mindfulness practice at 12:30, please register . 

Come to at the East Entrance any time between 11am - 1pm to explore the Meditation Room, get info about the Buffs One Read and participate in a zine workshop.

Join the . Meet at 11am in front of the Humanities building on the Norlin Quad side. We’ll use the lawn for guided mindfulness practice and exercises outdoors. This is a 45 minute sampler, weather dependent, join anytime! In case of rain, we’ll use the foyer of Humanities. Sponsored by the Contemplative Resource Center at CU Boulder in conjunction with the Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education at Naropa University.

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The Contemplative Resource Center (CRC) is a network of faculty, staff and students that links diverse initiatives across campus related to contemplative practices such as meditation and yoga. The CRC facilitates opportunities for inner reflection and embodied experience to support holistic health and well-being, and offers resources for contemplative practices and pedagogy, community building and support on campus.

Visit the Contemplative Resource Center online to learn more and explore how to get connected with the CRC!

Upcoming Yoga and Meditation Practices

• Yoga for Clarity & Calm
• Weekly Zen Meditation
• Feel Good Fridays | Guided Meditation and Relaxation 

Upcoming Pedagogy Workshops

• Cultivating Compassion and Connection
• Anthropological Perspectives and Contemplative Pedagogies

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The Contemplative Resource Center (CRC) is a network of faculty, staff and students that links diverse initiatives across campus related to contemplative practices. The CRC facilitates opportunities for inner reflection and embodied experience to support holistic health and well-being, and resources for contemplative practices and pedagogy, community building and support on campus.

Activities highlighted this fall include: 

• Introduction to Insight/Vipassana Meditation
• Weekly Zen Meditation
• Yoga for Clarity & Calm
• Mindful Self-Care Practices to Approach Difficult Times
• Feel Good Fridays | Guided Meditation and Relaxation 

Visit the Contemplative Resource Center website to learn more and explore how to get connected with the CRC. 

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The Contemplative Resource Center (CRC) is a network of faculty, staff and students that links diverse initiatives across campus related to contemplative practices. The CRC facilitates opportunities for inner reflection and embodied experience to support holistic health and well-being, and resources for contemplative practices and pedagogy, community building and support on campus. Learn more about the Contemplative Resource Center.

Chill Time Healing Yoga

When: Every Tuesday 12-12:50pm, March 3-April 28
Where: CU Museum of Natural History, Henderson Bldg.
Who: For faculty, staff and students at no charge.  Class is limited to 20 participants each day.  Come early to grab a spot

Come enjoy a yoga for everyone amongst the fossils at the CU Museum Paleontology Hall. Whether you are old, young, flexible, stiff, or “don’t do yoga”, this is a practice for you. A special opportunity for the CU community to be led on an inward journey into movements and poses designed to soothe the nervous system and stimulate your natural healing response.  Through deepening into awareness of sensation in the poses, you discover where in the body/mind there are blockages; where you may be blind.  Resting in these uncomfortable places reminds the nervous system that all is okay, bringing consciousness into the tissues of the body that need attention.  The body/mind remembers how to move in a way more in line with optimum function and more ease. Here there is no perfect pose, instead we adapt the pose in a way that does not excite the nervous system, allowing the natural healing power within to be awakened. Based on Kaiut yoga, this is a practice for the modern world. 

Please wear comfortable clothes (work clothes are fine as long as they have some flexibility, i.e. avoid skirts or tight pants) and bring a yoga mat if you can.

Facilitated by: Susanna Drogsvold

If registration is full, please contact Susanna.Drogsvold@colorado.edu to discuss options for attending. 

Beginning Meditation with Tim Wadsworth

When: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Where: UMC Room 386
Who: Open to Faculty, Staff and Students. 25 people per session.

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When: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM 
Where: UMC Room 417
Who: Open to Faculty, Staff and Students. 25 people per session.

Are you interested in experiencing the many benefits of meditation? This is a short class (2 sessions) for those looking for an introduction to or refresher class on Vipassana or Insight Meditation (one of the oldest forms of meditation in the Buddhist Tradition). No previous experience is necessary. While the class will include a little discussion of Buddhist Philosophy to put the practice in context it will be focused on secular techniques of meditation. 

Tim Wadsworth is a professor in the Department of Sociology and has been practicing meditation for over 30 years.

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The Contemplative Resource Center (CRC) is a network of faculty, staff and students that links diverse initiatives across campus related to contemplative practices. The CRC facilitates opportunities for inner reflection and embodied experience to support holistic health and well-being, and resources for contemplative practices and pedagogy, community building and support on campus. Learn more about the Contemplative Resource Center. 

Art as Contemplation: Find Your Power, Find your Force 

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 5
Time: 12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Location: CASE E422

Who should attend: Open to Students, Faculty and Staff

We will bring awareness to this important part of us through guided meditation and bring it to life by applying art as a contemplative tool. You will receive tools to access your power and force, and will be able to take your drawings with you. It can be helpful to remind us when we need to feel solid, strong, confident, and empowered. Come ready to learn and have fun tapping into your creative side.

Facilitated by Esther Horowitz, MA

Chill Time Healing Yoga

Date: Every Tuesday,  March 3 - April 28
Time: 12:00 -12:50 p.m.
Where: CU Museum of Natural History, Henderson Bldg.
Who: For faculty, staff and students at no charge.  Class is limited to 20 participants each day.  Come early to grab a spot

Come enjoy a yoga for everyone amongst the fossils at the CU Museum Paleontology Hall. Whether you are old, young, flexible, stiff, or “don’t do yoga”, this is a practice for you. A special opportunity for the CU community to be led on an inward journey into movements and poses designed to soothe the nervous system and stimulate your natural healing response.  Through deepening into awareness of sensation in the poses, you discover where in the body/mind there are blockages; where you may be blind.  Resting in these uncomfortable places reminds the nervous system that all is okay, bringing consciousness into the tissues of the body that need attention.  The body/mind remembers how to move in a way more in line with optimum function and more ease. Here there is no perfect pose, instead we adapt the pose in a way that does not excite the nervous system, allowing the natural healing power within to be awakened. Based on Kaiut yoga, this is a practice for the modern world. 

Please wear comfortable clothes (work clothes are fine as long as they have some flexibility, i.e. avoid skirts or tight pants) and bring a yoga mat if you can.

Facilitated by: Susanna Drogsvold

Engaging students with metacognitive practices with Becca Ciancanelli, Phd. 

Date: Friday, Mar. 6
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Norlin Library S421

Who should attend: Open to university teaching faculty and graduate student teachers

Metacognition has been widely studied as a vehicle for increased student engagement in the learning process. Students that are aware of their strengths and weaknesses as learners, writers, readers, test-takers, and group members will be more likely to actively monitor their learning strategies and determine their readiness for particular tasks. Recent research at Google revealed that the seven top characteristics of success at Google are all soft skills such as being a good coach, communicating & listening well and having empathy toward & being supportive of one’s colleagues. Development of these skills relies on strong self awareness regarding wellness and mindset, as well as successful study strategies. This session will include discussion of how to effectively use metacognitive reflection in any classroom, as an inclusive and contemplative practice, to engage students in strengthening these crucial soft skills.

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As the epidemic of anxiety and depression among college students spreads, contemplative practices (e.g., mindfulness meditation) are becoming increasingly prominent on campuses around the nation to promote stress reduction, improve concentration, and integrate with research, creative work, and education. With the arrival of such practices and initiatives comes important questions about their relations to broader issues pertaining to cultural responsiveness (are they a good fit with all students’ needs, cultural heritages, and faith traditions?); cultural appropriation (have they been appropriated and mis-adapted from other religious and cultural traditions?); colonialism (are they just another example of Euro-American hegemony?); and mission (are they tools for compliance or agency?).

The time has come in the mindfulness movement to address these issues head on. To meet this call, UNC will be hosting the 2020 Rocky Mountain Regional Dialogues on Mindfulness in Higher Education (RMDs) on February 29, 2020. This is a full-day conference in which higher education professionals, faculty, staff and students come together from a wide range of campuses across the Mountain West region to share and learn ideas, insights, and practices. Breakout sessions will include topics such as Contemplative Art (Spanish language only), Mindfulness & Gender, Mindfulness in the Public Schools, Environmental Justice, and Contemplative/Mindfulness Centers. Join us for a day of dialogue and fellowship!

This year’s RMDs will feature Schulze Speaker and workshop leader, Dr. Michelle Chatman. Dr. Chatman is a TEDx presenter, youth justice scholar, contemplative teacher, and Assistant Professor in the Crime, Justice, and Security Studies program at the University of the District of Columbia. Dr. Chatman’s keynote speech, “With Liberty and Justice for All: Critical Contemplative Approaches for Advancing Youth Justice,” will be delivered at UNC on Friday evening, from 7:00-8:30. For those who can’t attend, her speech will be livestreamed via UNC’s YouTube channel.

Compliments of UNC’s Schulze Speaker Series, lunch will be provided free of charge for registrants as part of a Saturday luncheon workshop with Dr. Chatman, entitled “Ori, emi, and àṣẹ : Decolonizing Mindfulness with Yoruba Philosophical Concepts.” Please register for the luncheon to guarantee your lunch. No guarantee of food can be made to those who do not register for the luncheon.

This event is sponsored by and was created through a collaboration between UNC Schulze Speaker Series, UNC Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, UNC Center for Applied Contemplative Studies, CSU, CU-Boulder, Naropa University, and Campus Compact of the Mountain West.

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The newly established Contemplative Resource Center at CU Boulder will host workshops open to students, faculty and staff during its launch week, Oct. 21–25. A full schedule of events is available on the Contemplative Resource Center website. 

  Beginning Somatic Meditation

  Monday, October 21
  12:00 to 1:30 p.m. 
  UMC 425

In this moment, our natural quality of wakefulness is fully present. The practice of somatic meditation invites us to directly experience our awakened nature through the body. In this session, you will learn core practices from the Meditating with the Body® curriculum. The practices are accessible to all levels of experience, from beginners to advanced. The practice is of great benefit to anyone looking to find grounding, presence, and the myriad benefits that come with authentic meditation.

  Contemplative Movement Class

  Wednesday, October 23
  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 
  CASE E422

This workshop will take you on a contemplative movement journey intended to find ease in your body-mind, and unleash your intuitive creative flow. Basic concepts of contact improvisation, developmental movement, reflective writing, and task-based movement will be introduced. Please wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move, and bring water. No specific movement experience is necessary. All ages and all abilities are welcome!

  Slow Looking at the CU Art Museum

  Thursday, October 24
  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 
  CU Art Museum

Join us at the CU Art Museum for a sampler of contemplative practices introducing slow looking, walking meditation, and movement in the permanent collection gallery, which currently features the exhibition Body Language: Picturing People. This exhibition considers how the pose, the gesture and the body in motion are used by artists to convey meaning . Deepen your connection with art and artists by cultivating mindfulness practices with Sandra Firmin, CU Art Museum Director; Jade Gutierrez, CU mindfulness researcher and art historian; and Paulette Erickson England, mindfulness teacher and clinician at FSAP.

  Encontrando mi fuerza y fortaleza interior – Arte contemplativo

  Thursday, October 24
  12:00 to 1:30 p.m. 
  CASE E422

Encontrando mi fuerza y fortaleza interior” es un ejercicio experiencial de 50 minutos para acercarnos y llegar a conocer la fuerza y fortaleza que todos llevamos dentro. Nos enfocaremos en esta parte importante que vive en nosotros mediante una meditación guiada de 10 minutos, y luego la traeremos a la realidad al darle forma y personalidad con arte. Los-as asistentes recibirán técnicas y herramientas para conectarse con su fortaleza y fuerza interior, y podrán llevarse su creación. Es importante conocer y acercarnos a esta parte de nosotros para recordarla cuando queremos sentirnos seguros-as, empoderados-as, fuertes, y capaces.

����ܳ�������ó��: Maestría en Salud Mental del departamento de Psicología Transpersonal de la Universidad de Naropa, con una concentración en Terapia Transpersonal basada en Mindfulness (2018). Licenciatura en Psicología Clínica de la Universidad San Francisco de Quito, (2014).

Entrenamiento/Capacitación Adicional: Terapia Enfocada en las Emociones para terapia individual y parejas: Terapia Enfocada en las Emociones para Ansiedad y Depresión; Terapia Cognitiva Conductual para Ansiedad y Depresión; Terapia para Adicciones; Terapia en temas de aborto. También he estudiado y he aplicado Terapia Cognitiva Conductual, Terapia Humanista, Terapia Psicodinámica, y Terapia para Familias.

Breve Resumen de Historial Profesional: Trabajé como terapeuta en Quito, Ecuador desde el 2014 hasta el 2015. He continuado trabajando como terapeuta bilingüe en los Estados Unidos (2015-presente) en una clínica con mujeres, y en una agencia trabajando con poblaciones involucradas con las cortes para casos de Manejo de Ira, Violencia Domestica y Conducción bajo la influencia de drogas y alcohol.

Breve Información Personal: Fuera del Programa de Asistencia a la Facultad y al Personal, disfruto de pasar tiempo en la naturaleza, especialmente cerca de ríos y lagos. Tengo una gran pasión por la comida, la música, el amor y las relaciones e interacciones humanas. Creo firmemente que la curiosidad, el amor y la compasión son la receta para una vida sana.

  Chant for Emotional Well-being

  Friday, October 25
  12:00 to 1:00 p.m. 
  UMC Aspen Room

The practice of chanting has many benefits including clearing the mind for better focus and attention, opening the chest and lungs for easier breathing, and calming our emotional state. In this session we enhance these benefits by first bringing a gentle focus to our emotional well-being through a guided contemplation. We then prepare our voices with simple warm-up exercises and explore the meaning and pronunciation of the words. The chant is in a "call and response” style accompanied by live harmonium music and followed by a short peaceful meditation. No experience needed; all voices are welcome!

Amaraja Radha Devi Jones has been chanting and meditating for more than 30 years. She studied Indian music with Megan Yalkut, a student of Ali Akbar Khan, and harmonium with Mike Cohen of Kirtan Leader Institute. For Amaraja, the practice of chanting is a connection to the divine that dwells in each one of us. Chanting has been a lifeline during difficult times, and a practice which accentuates the joy and love in her life.

Kristina Eklund is an advocate of self-care via attention to our emotions. Her approach is based on a body of work which indicates that emotions are important messages from our own subconscious Self – the heart of who we are. Kristina began her practice with a focus on shame, as she faced her own struggle to heal from childhood sexual abuse. She believes emotions are key to deepening inward attention and outward connection, and loves sharing this practice.

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