In a review of everything currently known about the topic, researchers recently developed a scientific model of how contemplative practices of various kinds may encourage better physical and ...

Doctors, professors and monks from around the world shared ways that contemplative practices, such as behaviors like looking inward and taking pauses in one’s day, could help combat the climate crisis ...

A version of this story appeared in the Dec 15-28, 2017 print issue under the headline: Breathe in, breathe out. As a nursing major, Hannah Henjum has more than her share of stress. So, when one of ...

Through a lifelong contemplative and mindful practice, Anne Archambault (part-time faculty in Applied Human Sciences) has witnessed how these practices generate moments of calm or at least a pause ...

Sara Terrault, part-time faculty in Theological Studies, integrates contemplative practices in the classroom to support her students in finding stillness to centre themselves. The exercises encourage ...

A new academic initiative is seeking studies on integrating Buddhist contemplative practices with positive psychology to promote mental health and resilience. The project will explore how ...

Training in contemplative practices such as mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation has become very popular in Western societies over the past several decades, and this widespread ...