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Special Event
A Special Meditation from The Dell
12:45 - 1:45pm
Open to All
Zac Brown Band Group
Special Event
Concert Celebrating CSC: Zac Brown Band
with Special Guest Maggie Rogers
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8 - 11pm
Open to All
Scrappy Elephant Watercolor Workshop
Special Event
Watercolor Workshop
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5 - 7pm
Requires Registration
Yoga class touching toes
Drop-in
Ashtanga Yoga: Counted Primary Series
Fridays
7 - 8:30am
7 - 8:30am
Open to All
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Drop-in
Chai & Chats
Fridays
8:30 - 9:30am
8:30 - 9:30am
Open to All
Sama Sama 3
Special Event
Sama Sama: Bracelets & Bonding
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3 - 5pm
For UVA students
Devin Zuckerman Salon, Sensory Overload
Talk Series
Salon: SENSORY OVERLOAD, April 10 2025
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3:30 - 5pm
Open to All
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Special Event
Contemplation Under the Cosmos
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All day
For UVA students
Matthew Burtner Salon, Time
Talk Series
Salon: TIME, May 8 2025
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3:30 - 5pm
Open to All

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Special Events

Text reads: Meditation from the Dell. Saturday, April 5. 12:45 - 1:45 PM.
A Special Meditation from The Dell
Join the Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) for a special Meditation from the Dell featuring Rhonda Magee, a leading mindfulness teacher and practice innovator. Rhonda is a professor of law at the University of San Francisco and a member of the CSC advisory board. This event is open to the public. There will be limited seating. You are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Inclement Weather Information is included on this webpage. Open to All.
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Zac Brown Band Group
CSC Benefit Concert: Zac Brown Band with Special Guest Maggie Rogers

We are thrilled to announce that Zac Brown Band will be performing at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Saturday April 5 at 8pm with special guest Maggie Rogers and comedy by Joe Zimmerman as part of a benefit concert supporting UVA’s Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC). Ticketed event.

Open to All.
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Scrappy Elephant Watercolor Workshop
A Scrappy Elephant Watercolor Workshop

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Join the Contemplative Sciences Center and Scrappy Elephant for a Watercolor Workshop! No experience is necessary, and materials and instruction will be provided. Students will create a large collaborative piece as well as their own individual work for them to keep.

Requires Registration.
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Sama Sama 3
Sama Sama: Bracelets & Bonding

Join this collaboration with the Organization of Young Filipino Americans (OYFA) and student advisors and unwind in a new way. We'll create bracelets with materials sourced from the Philippines while engaging in reflective conversation on the meaning of beadwork in Filipino culture. Sama Sama means "togetherness" or "united" in Tagalog. Refreshments provided. Open to all. 

Examples of the type of bracelets we will create!

For UVA students.
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Devin Zuckerman Salon, Sensory Overload
Salon: SENSORY OVERLOAD, April 10 2025
Salons are monthly open dialogues on cutting-edge research related to contemplation and flourishing with UVA and local community members in the Contemplative Commons, hosted by CSC's CIRCL: Contemplative Innovation + Research Co-Lab. Centered on a single word, these gatherings bring together scholars, scientists, and practitioners from diverse perspectives to exchange ideas, generate knowledge, and seek solutions to global challenges. Open to All.
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Camping and Contemplation Under the Cosmos

UVA students: Join us for a weekend refuge!

UVA Rec and the Contemplative Sciences Center are partnering to offer students a retreat under the sun and stars at the Big Meadows campground in Shenandoah National Park. Come experience the awe of the morning and night skies. The retreat includes star-watching, a hike, and morning yoga practice. Transportation will be provided.

 

Registration required.

For UVA students.
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Matthew Burtner Salon, Time
Salon: TIME, May 8 2025
Salons are monthly open dialogues on cutting-edge research related to contemplation and flourishing with UVA and local community members in the Contemplative Commons, hosted by CSC's CIRCL: Contemplative Innovation + Research Co-Lab. Centered on a single word, these gatherings bring together scholars, scientists, and practitioners from diverse perspectives to exchange ideas, generate knowledge, and seek solutions to global challenges. Open to All.
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Drop-in Events

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Meditation from the Dell
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
12 - 12:30pm
Join us for a short, guided meditation at the Contemplative Commons. Enjoy the pause, helping to set the tone for the rest of your day. Open to All.
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Friday Rest Fest
Fridays
2 - 4:30pm
NEW OPPORTUNITY! Attend instructor-led Friday programming at the Contemplative Commons on 3/7, 3/21 or 3/28 for the chance to win two free tickets to the Contemplative Sciences Center benefit concert starring Zac Brown Band with special guest Maggie Rogers on Saturday April 5, 8pm at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.
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Hiromi Johnson and a guest practicing Tai Chi in a garden
T'ai Chi
Mondays
12 - 1pm

Join us for T'ai Chi at the Contemplative Commons with Hiromi Johnson. (Students may also attend a student T'ai Chi class offered during Friday Rest Fest from 3:00-4:00pm.

 

Open to All.
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Ashtanga Yoga: Mysore-Style Sessions (Mon-Thu) - Spring 2025
Mondays to Thursdays
7 - 9am
New time beginning March 24, 2025. Mysore-style classes provide students the opportunity to expand their experience and knowledge through individualized instruction and allow for traditional ashtanga yoga sequences to be modified to suit individual needs. This is a great class for beginners and those looking to deepen their relationship with yoga and establish a regular, personalized, and sustainable practice. Open to All.
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Ashtanga Yoga: Active Series - Spring 2025
Mondays to Thursdays
9 - 10am
Mondays to Thursdays
5 - 6pm
Starting March 24, 2025. The Active Series was developed by Sharath Jois and first introduced at the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia to make the profound benefits of Ashtanga Yoga available to a much wider audience, regardless of age or ability. The Contemplative Sciences Center’s Yoga Program Manager, John Bultman, one of approximately 27 Ashtanga Yoga teachers in the world Certified by Sharath Jois, will lead instruction in this new series on Monday through Thursday at the Contemplative Commons at 9-10am and again at 5-6pm. These classes are open to all. Open to All.
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Evening Yoga Mix
Mondays to Thursdays
6 - 7pm

NEW OPPORTUNITY!
Join us for Evening Yoga Mix, a 6-week yoga drop-in series beginning March 24, 2025. These classes are designed to calm the nervous system and support deep relaxation. All are open to the general public. 

Open to All.
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Ashtanga Yoga: Sanskrit-Counted Led Primary Series
Fridays
7 - 8:30am

NEW OPPORTUNITY!
Attend instructor-led Friday programming at the Contemplative Commons on 3/28 for the chance to win two free tickets to the Contemplative Sciences Center benefit concert starring Zac Brown Band with special guest Maggie Rogers on Saturday April 5, 8pm at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

Open to All.
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Chai & Chats: Yoga Q&A
Fridays
8:30 - 9:30am
Every Fridays from 8:00 to 9:00am, following Ashtanga Yoga: Sanskrit-Counted Led Primary Series we will discuss yoga-related topics over tea and snacks. All are welcome. No physical practice required. Open to All.
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