A cityscape with skyscrapers is visible behind a large, green park. The text reads "International Society for Contemplative Research 3rd Annual Conference Recap."
An event poster titled 'Keynote Speakers: The Arc of Life and Death.' It lists four speakers: Tawni Tidwell, PhD, TMD, with a talk on bridging worlds of body and consciousness in Tibetan Tukdam meditation, Anne Vallely on griefwork as contemplative practice, Robert W. Roeser, PhD, on developmental contemplative science, and Cheryl Woods Giscombé, PhD, on contemplative reflection on family and foundation for fostering harmony and well-being. At the bottom, there's a quote about the phenomena of life and death.
We had a wonderful time participating in the 3rd Annual International Society for Contemplative Research Conference last Fall! Read all about our key takeaways at the link in our bio 🔗
24.02.2026 22:26 —
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An image of the Boston, MA skyline at sunset. The top of a cable stayed bridge is visible in the foreground. White text positioned in the sky reads: American Academy of Religion 2025 conference recap
An orange background with white text that reads: Contemplative Studies Unit. Author meets critic, Flourishing Kin, Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being by Yuria Celidwen. Contemplative Epistemologies: Diverse methods and practices. Confucian Contemplative practices and self-cultivation. Contours of Freedom: Contempaltive Practices in Jain Thought and Literature.
“...Contemplation as a category, as a way to collect voices, perspectives, and insights, is not just a recapitulation of tired and ingrained modes of academic pursuit.”
Last Fall, we convened with contemplative scholars at the 2025 American Academy of Religion annual meeting in Boston, MA!
Visit the link in our bio for a look back on what was discussed.
18.02.2026 22:33 —
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An image of a snowy landscape with a green shadow over the left side. Bold white text reads: Contemplative Practices and Soteriological Epistemology. Ashok Zaman.
A green background with white text that reads: Recovering the contemplative element of practice in philosophical thinking cannot but carry the phenomenological project forward."
A green background with white text that reads: Ashok Zaman. PhD Candidate at the University of Western Australia. In the bottom right corner is a circle frame is an image of Ashok's face.
Check the link in our bio to read more from Ashok Zaman's article for the Journal of Contemplative Studies!
12.02.2026 22:13 —
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An image of an icy waterway covered in snow, partially obscured by a blue-grey shadow. White text over the shadow reads: Review of The Words and World of Ge bcags Nunnery by Elizabeth McDougal. Review by Nicholas Hobhouse.
A grayish-blue background with an image of the cover of Elizabeth McDougal's "The Words and World of Ge bcags Nunnery," as well as an excerpt from Nicholas Hobhouse's review that reads: “No Tibetan Buddhist monastic institution like Géchak has previously been the subject of such a rigorous ethnographic study, and McDougal’s work therefore serves as a valuable counterweight to the multiple ethnographies focused on Tibetan Buddhist institutions with a scholastic orientation.”
A grayish-blue background with an image of Nicholas Hobhouse wearing a black shirt. White text reads: Nicholar Hobhouse is a researcher based at the University of Hong Kong.
Nicholas Hobhouse of the University of Hong Kong reviews Elizabeth McDougal's "The Words and World of Ge bcags Nunnery" for the Journal of Contemplative Studies.
Click the link in our bio to read the full review!
05.02.2026 21:55 —
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An image of a spirograph-esque design with white text that reads: Contemplation plus Education: an interview with Robert W. Roesner
A segment of Contemplation plus Education: an interview with Robert W. Roeser. White text reads: “I felt a yearning for something new, as I felt an absence of an education that attended to the head, the hand, and the heart. And I sensed in some way that our culture needed a new form of education if it were to survive in an increasingly materialistic age.”
Bio for Robert W. Roeser, featuring an image of him in front of green foliage. White text reads: Robert W. Roeser is the Alice Valli Professor of Compassion and Ethics, Professor of Behavioral Social and Health Education Sciences, and Research Director for the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-based Ethics at Emory University.
A promotional slide for the series "Contemplation plus." White text reads: Contemplation Plus: an ongoing series of dialogues that explores intersections of contemplation and diverse topics.
In the latest installment of Contemplation +, we sat down with Robert W. Roeser from Emory University to discuss how the role contemplation plays in a holistic education.
Read the full conversation at the link in our bio!
29.01.2026 21:52 —
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Background image: a satellite image of a snowy landscape. A blue shadow encompasses the left side of the image. White text reads: Martial Spirituality and the Ethics of Attention, by Michael L. Raposa"
A blue background with bold white text that reads: While many martial arts include meditation as a part of their practice, some are regarded as being essentially spiritual exercises. Moreover, in a variety of religious traditions, certain forms of prayer and meditation are conceived as preparation for engagement in “spiritual combat.”
a blue background with an image of the cover of the Journal of Contemplative Studies' Special Issue #02, Mindful Practices and Embodied Critical Thinking: Tensions and Transitions
Blue background with white text that reads: Michael L Raposa is a professor of religion studies and the E.W. Fairchild professor of american studies at Lehigh University. In the bottom left corner is the image of a man wearing a blue button up shit and a blue blazer with a bookshelp full of books in the background.
Visit the link in our bio to read more from Michael L. Raposa on the moral significance behind attention and one's capacity to control it.
23.01.2026 21:45 —
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Wolfgang Buttress, an artist, sitting on a bench in front of NINFEO, his illuminated art installation with vibrant blue and green lights made of hand-etched crystal blocks within the Contemplative Commons at the University of Virginia.
Group of people in the Conservatory within the Contemplative Commons at the University of Virginia. Some stand, while others sit, meditating with shut eyes. The lights in the room make the white canvas wall appear different shades of green and blue.
David Glowacki holds a guitar next to his piece, Tara Pachamama, a piece of art depicting a Hindu deity made of individual pieces, while an audience is gathered in the foreground on floor cushions.
Six individuals stand by Dell Pond facing various directions. All have some kind of headphones on, listening to a guided walkabout of the Contemplative Commons at the University of Virginia.
At SENSEmaking, music, art, and interaction were at the forefront of exhibits highlighting the relationships between the human senses and contemplation.
Hear panel discussions featuring the innovators who brought their talents to SENSEmaking at the link in our bio!
30.12.2025 18:15 —
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Panel discussion at an academic event with five speakers seated on stage, laughing and interacting in front of logos for the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia, Journal of Contemplative Studies, and CIRCL: Contemplative Innovation + Research CoLab. Several audience members are visible in the foreground.
JoVia Armstrong, a music professor at the University of Virginia, speaking at a podium with a laptop, in the Contemplative Commons.
UVA Professor of music Matthew Burtner holds a microphone up to a plant on a table in front of an audience in the Contemplative Commons.
David Glowacki playing guitar for an audience seated in a room with large windows, in front of a colorful tapestry featuring a Green Tara, titled Tara Pachamama
Throwing it back to one of our favorite memories of the Fall - SENSEmaking: a Symposium on Contemplative Technologies!
Reignite your curiosity from October by revisiting the inspiring panels and presentations, available for view now at the link in our bio.
11.12.2025 23:49 —
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Click the link in our bio to read more from Noah Brown in the Harvard Gazette!
#meditation
09.12.2025 17:54 —
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Members of the Journal here at UVA are very excited to be attending the International Society for Contemplative Research’s 2025 conference next week! We hope to see you there.
30.10.2025 15:45 —
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