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Speaker Series: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

Bessel A. van der Kolk M.D. has been active as a clinician, researcher and teacher in the area of post-traumatic stress and related phenomena since the 1970s

When
September 26, 2014 (12:00pm)
Where
Wilson Hall 301
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Technology & Mindfulness: Keeping Your Sanity While Integrating Tech Tools into Teaching

Gain strategies for maximizing technology in your teaching & research, learn about available technologies & services for your courses, and exchange best practices with fellow instructors at workshops and demos.

When
August 21, 2014 (11:30am to 5:00pm)
Where
Robertson Media Center, 3rd Floor, Clemons Library
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Future of Contemplation in Higher Ed Series w/ Jena Leake

This talk by Jena Leake of Appalachian State University is part of a speaker-series called The Future of Contemplation in Higher Education.  It features each speaker's vision of the future of contemplation in Higher Education with a focus on learning, and how Universities could be incubators for new approaches to classrooms across disciplines, residential experience, advising, and the like.

When
May 19, 2014 (9:00am to 10:30am)
Where
Gibson Hall Room 342
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Future of Contemplation in Higher Ed Series w/ Kim Nolan

This talk by Kim Nolan, founder of The Institute of Contemplative Studies at Burlington College, is part of a speaker-series called The Future of Contemplation in Higher Education.  It features each speaker's vision of the future of contemplation in Higher Education with a focus on learning, and how Universities could be incubators for new approaches to classrooms across disciplines, residential experience, advising, and the like.

When
May 7, 2014 (9:00am to 10:00am)
Where
Nau Hall Room 341
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Future of Contemplation in Higher Ed Series w/ Jason Jones

This talk by Jason Jones of UVa's Curry School is part of a speaker-series called The Future of Contemplation in Higher Education.  It features each speaker's vision of the future of contemplation in Higher Education with a focus on learning, and how Universities could be incubators for new approaches to classrooms across disciplines, residential experience, advising, and the like.

When
May 5, 2014 (9:30am to 11:00am)
Where
Nau Hall Room 341
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Yoga in the Schools Symposium at the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living

This symposium is unique in its specific focus on yoga in the schools, and aims to galvanize our efforts and maximize our impact.

When
April 23, 2014 to April 25, 2014 (11:00am to 1:00pm)
Where
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
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Aging Well with Joy, Ease and Courageous Acceptance through Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

This informal group discussion and experiential workshop will explore issues related to aging and how to proceed through midlife and beyond with joy and ease. Mindfulness and self-compassion principles and practices can provide a foundation for living well with joy, ease, and courages acceptance.

When
April 17, 2014 (12:00pm to 1:30pm)
Where
McLeod Hall, Room 2015
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Speaker Series: The Quiet Revolution: How Mindfulness is Transforming our Country

In this talk, Congressman Ryan will draw on scientific evidence to illustrate the benefits of mindfulness practices and how we can use them in our daily lives to transform ourselves and our nation.

When
April 11, 2014 (8:00am to 9:30am)
Where
Nau Hall Auditorium Room 101
University of Virginia
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Congressman Tim Ryan speaks at the Contemplative Science Center at U.Va.

Congressman Tim Ryan speaks at the Contemplative Science Center at UVa with a talk entitled, "The Quiet Revolution: How Mindfulness is Transforming our Country."

When
April 11, 2014 (8:00am)
Where
Nau Hall Auditorium Room 101
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Humanities Week: Contemplations on Body, Other, & Beyond
  • Join us for a three part contemplative exploration during Humanities Week at The University of Virginia. The exploration will begin with a meditative scan of your own self, extend into an interpersonal contemplation of another, and end by bringing your experiences into poetic words of self, other, and beyond.
When
April 7, 2014 (2:00pm to 2:45pm)
Where
Faculty Lounge, 2nd Floor, Bryan Hall
University of Virginia
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