Sometimes we need to step out the classroom. Learning outside, using our bodies, seeking new experiences with new people. Donβt let the University keep you chained to your chairs! Learning with joy is always better.
03.01.2026 15:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs 2026. Is the University of Toronto really closing a popular program designed around non-Eurocentric lifeways, modes of knowing, and teaching practice?
Learn more at pathuoft.net/blog/
#contemplativestudies #bpmh #contemplativescience #buddhism #uoft #truthandreconciliation #mentalhealth
02.01.2026 19:07 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health program is an internationally recognized minor at the U of T. 2026 is our 20th anniversary. Over 1,000 students take our courses yearly.
Why is the University proposing to close this popular program? Please add your name: www.change.org/p/protect-th...
30.12.2025 11:43 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
What kinds of relational practices connect us to the more-than-human world? How can education be about healing rather than harm? How can we think about being βdecolonialβ on stolen land? Hereβs Elli Weisbaum, who teaches in the BPMH program, with a land acknowledgement to begin each class.
29.12.2025 19:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Did you know about our professors' podcasts? Donβt miss this series on queer & trans experiences of Buddhism & Buddhist Studies, hosted by Kody Muncaster. Up next, a conversation with Tenzin Tseme and Myra Blankenship about their work with the Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Buddhist Community.
29.12.2025 18:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Help us reach 5,000 signatures! www.change.org/p/protect-th... #bpmh #mentalhealth #mindfulness #uoft #buddhism #contemplativescience
13.12.2025 11:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We're grateful for our professors! Elli Weisbaum's research explores how the scientific evidence base for mindfulness is integrated and operationalized across society. #bpmh #mindfulness #contemplativescience #mentalhealth #buddhism
12.12.2025 20:23 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Weβre grateful for our professors! Alex Djedovic is a philosopher working on how the sciences of life and the sciences of mind inform (or mislead) each other, at the intersection of biology, cognitive science, and social issues. #bpmh #contemplativescience #buddhism #consciousness #cognitivescience
12.12.2025 20:12 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Weβre grateful for our professors! This is Mark Miller, host of the Contemplative Science Podcast and philosopher of cognition exploring the impact of our technologically-mediated world on well-being. #bpmh #contemplativescience #buddhism #consciousness #cognitivescience #mindfulness
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Associate Prof, Dept. of Counseling Psychology, Core Faculty, Center for Healthy Minds @healthyminds @UWMadison | Views are my own
Interdisciplinary cognitive scientist and philosopher of mind
-- consciousness -- dreams -- delusions -- contemplative traditions -- public health
Comfortable in a research lab or mountain monastery, Corey's passion is working in the intersection of scientific and contemplative traditions. These days he works as a meditation teacher, stress management coach and researcher in mental health.
Cognitive neuroscience, affect and cognition, participatory sensemaking through food and dance
Zen Buddhist community focused on the integration of practice & social action, bringing together wisdom & compassion. Founded by Roshi Joan Halifax β¬οΈ @joanhalifax.bsky.social PROGRAM LINKS HERE: https://linktr.ee/upayazencenter
Bridging science and contemplative wisdom to foster insight and inspire action toward flourishing.
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Raised on Coast Miwok land, longtime resident on Ramaytush Ohlone land, writer, climate person, feminist, wanderer. Just started a newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com.
If I were to describe my life in one phrase - Do no harm, take no shit.
Stroke survivor. Meditator. Activist. Strategist. Advisor. Spiritual teacher. I speak truth to power, create healing communities and fight for the health and well-being of all.
Professor, former Director of the Centre for Mindfulness at Bangor University, mother, author, gardener, peace and nature lover....
Exploring human connection through science and art. Inventor of Social Baseline Theory. Director of the Virginia Affective Neuroscience Lab. Host of the podcast βCircle of Willis." https://linktr.ee/jimcoan
Professor, University of Michigan
Cognitive scientist, philosopher, and psychologist at Berkeley, author of The Scientist in the Crib, The Philosophical Baby and The Gardener and the Carpenter and grandmother of six.
author, teacher, Bay swimmer he/his
http://GaryGach.com http://LinkTr.ee/GaryGach
Cognitive Neuropsychopharmacologist, Assistant Professor at Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy at UT Austin DMS: Drugs of (ab)use, especially psychedelics | memory, especially episodic
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KFo44R0AAAA
Ph.D. Student in Counseling Psych @UWMadison. Studying mental health in global south contexts, meditation and digital health. Interested in ML and data science
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=q2t5CXYAAAAJ&hl=en