Contemplative Pedagogy Past Programming
2021-2022
- Re-Entering Our Classes: Establishing Intentional Learning Environments, with Brian Baldi (CTL) and Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation), September.
- Pedagogy of Love, with Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation) and Stephen Fernandez (College of Engineering) October.
- Racial Reckoning, Intergenerational Trauma, and Mindfulness, with K.C. Nat Turner (Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies) and Kavitha Rao (Center for Whole Communities), November.
- Reflecting on the Semester, with Brian Baldi (CTL) and Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation), December.
- Grounding Ourselves for Teaching, with Brian Baldi (CTL) and Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation), and Katja Hahn D'Errico (CESL), February.
- Contemplative Teaching Practice Share, with Brian Baldi (CTL) and Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation), March.
- "bell hooks Taught Me: Love, Education, and Social Justice, with Terrell James (Anthropology), April.
- Guided Contemplative Nature Tour, with Madeleine Charney (Libraries), May.
2020-2021
- Setting Intentions, with Brian Baldi (CTL) and Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation), September.
- Remote and Large Class Contemplative Work, with Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation) and Sarah Berquist (Stockbridge School of Agriculture), September.
- Equanimity as Grounding with Katja Hahn D'Errico (CESL) and Brian Baldi (CTL), October.
- Racial Justice and Contemplative Practice, with Jennifer Cannon (College of Education), November.
- Here We Are, with Brian Baldi (CTL) and Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation), December.
- Contemplative Pedagogy Skills Share, with Brian Baldi (CTL) and Terrell James, (Anthropology), February.
- Liberatory Mindfulness, with Jennifer Cannon (College of Education), February.
- Leadership for Contemplative Education, with Dean Mari Castañeda (Honors College), Asst. Vice Chancellor for Campus Life Elizabeth Cracco, and Associate Provost for Student Success Carolyn Bassett, March.
- Positionality, Strong Objectivity, and Mindfulness, with Theodore Eisenman (Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning), April.
- Reflection and Retreat, with Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation) and Brian Baldi (CTL), May.
2019-2020
- Welcome and Contemplative Survey Analysis with Brian Baldi (CTL) and Jen Cannon (CTL), October.
- Relational Teaching, Contemplative Practice, and Identities: Bridging Social Identities and Spiritual Practice When Racism Becomes a Force in the Classroom with Katja Hahn D’Errico (Civic Engagement and Service Learning) and Terrell James (Anthropology), October.
- Music Learning as Contemplative Practice with Jonathan Hulting-Cohen (Music & Dance) November.
- Librarians & Labyrinths: Take a Walk on the Winding Side with Madeleine Charney (UMass Libraries), December.
- From Theory to Practice: Sharing Our Contemplative Teaching Practices Across Disciplines with Brian Baldi (CTL), February.
- Open Meeting: Being in the Pandemic with Brian Baldi (CTL), March.
- Open Meeting: Being in the Pandemic with Brian Baldi (CTL), April.
- Half-Day Silent Mindfulness Retreat, co-organized by Madeleine Charney (UMass Libraries) and Jennifer Cannon (CTL), May.
2018-2019
- Welcome to the CPWG; Intro to Contemplative Pedagogy; Setting Intentions—Open Dialogue, September.
- From the Griot to Hip Hop: Oral Tradition as Critical Liberatory Praxis in Islamic Black America with Amer Ahmed (TEFD), September.
- ‘Culture Keepers': Dynamic Mindfulness & Social Justice Practices in K-12 Public Schools and Higher Education with Kofi-Charu Nat Turner (Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies), October.
- Relationality, Respect, Reverence, Reciprocity, Relevance: Bringing the 5 Indigenous Rs into a Contemplative Classroom (even in Large Lecture Courses) with Sonya Atalay (Anthropology), November.
- Contemplative Reflections—Open Dialogue, December.
- Open Dialogue, January.
- Silencing the Inner Expert: A Contemplative Approach to Helping Students with Disabilities with Associate Director of Operations Benjamin J. Ostiguy (Disability Services), February.
- Diverse Contemplative Practices for Engaging Self and Community with Terrell James (Educational Policy, Research, and Administration and Civic Engagement and Service Learning), March.
- Teaching Ethnographically: Qualitative Inquiry as Contemplative Pedagogy in Higher Education with Maria José Botelho (Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies) and Ellen Pader (Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning), April.
2017-2018
- Bringing Contemplation into Classes and Advising—Open Dialogue.
- Spotlight on the Association for the Contemplative Mind in Higher Education Conference—Open Dialogue.
- Contemplative Pedagogy & Mindfulness in Academic Libraries with Madeleine Charney (UMass Libraries) and Sara Smith (Amherst College Library).
- Book Discussion of The Slow Professor with Maria José Botelho (Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies) and Raeann LeBlanc (Nursing).
- Savoring Thought: Using Contemplation to Amplify Active Learning in a Writing Class with Brian Baldi (TEFD).
- Blackness and Mindfulness: The Intersection of Culture, Justice, and Healing with Michelle Chatman (Justice Studies, University of the District of Columbia).
- Meditation and the Brain with Sara Lazar and Gunes Sevinc (Harvard Medical School).
- Reflections from a First Year Seminar: Cultivating Attention Through Nature Writing with David Glassberg (History).
- Contemplative Mentorship in the Academy—Open Dialogue.
2016-2017
- Integrating Contemplative Practices into Supervising Models, Professional Development, Staff Training, and Student Advising with Timothy Beaucage, Graduate Academic Advisor (CSBS).
- Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice Around the Climate Crisis with Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation), Kris Nelson (Civic Engagement and Service-Learning) and Madeleine Charney (UMass Libraries).
- Student-Led Meditation and Holding Space for Students Experiencing Turmoil Post-Election with James Frank (Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration).
- Conversation with Program Manager of the Center for the Contemplative Mind in Society with John Baugher (CMind).
- Contemplation and Criticality: Re/Contextualizing the Self and Society with Maria José Botelho (Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies) and Cheryl Harned (History).
- Feminist and Contemplative Pedagogy: A Dialogue with Miliann Kang (Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies) and Lezlie Frye (Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies).
2015-2016
- Considerations for Integrating CP into the Academic Setting with Katja Hahn D’Errico, (Social Justice Education, Civic Engagement & Service Learning).
- CP for Establishing Presence and Healing Stress with Richard S. Ellis (Physics).
- Using Mindfulness in the Classroom with Raeann LeBlanc (Nursing).
- The (Slow) Incorporation of Contemplative Practices into My Courses with Lena Fletcher (Environmental Conservation).
- Contemplative Practice in Sustainable Food and Farming with Sarah Berquist (Stockbridge School of Agriculture).