Wed, Apr 29 2026, 2 - 4pm (Open to All)
The final presentations of the 2025-2026 Citizen Leaders Fellows are the culmination of a year-long fellowship for a select group of UVA international students, transfer students, and student athletes who designed innovative projects to promote student flourishing.
Thu, Apr 30 2026, 10 - 11am (For UVA students)
Join fellow students for, Tony & Laurel Bennett: More Than a Grade - A discussion about purpose and meaning beyond the noise of finals and grades.
Thu, Apr 30 2026, 5 - 6:30pm (Open to All)
What is happening to attention in an "always on" culture? In this salon, we look at Attention Ecology and the science of mindful metacognition. Expect a thoughtful conversation linking stress physiology, media, and polarization with practical ways to strengthen reflection, resilience, and more constructive dialogue across difference.
Sat, May 2 2026
11:00am - 12:30pm
Open to AllJoin us for Capoeira class with Reggie "Reisa" Harrison in Studio 1B on Saturday May 2, 2026 from 11am-12:30pm. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that blends dance, music, acrobatics, and spirituality, rooted in flow rather than fixed stances. Free and open to the public.
Upcoming
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For UVA students
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Saturdays
12 - 1pm
Open to All
Mondays to Thursdays
6 - 9am
Open to All
Mondays to Fridays
11:30 - 11:50am
Open to All
Mondays
6 - 7:15pm
Tuesdays to Thursdays
5:30 - 6:45pm
Open to All
Wednesdays
6:30 - 7:30pm
Open to All
Fridays
1 - 4:30pm
Open to All
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Requires Registration
Special Events
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The final presentations of the 2025-2026 Citizen Leaders Fellows are the culmination of a year-long fellowship for a select group of UVA international students, transfer students, and student athletes who designed innovative projects to promote student flourishing. Open to All.
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Join fellow students for, Tony & Laurel Bennett: More Than a Grade - A discussion about purpose and meaning beyond the noise of finals and grades. For UVA students.
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What is happening to attention in an "always on" culture? In this salon, we look at Attention Ecology and the science of mindful metacognition. Expect a thoughtful conversation linking stress physiology, media, and polarization with practical ways to strengthen reflection, resilience, and more constructive dialogue across difference. Open to All.
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CARELab™ is a community-based six-day Leadership/AI accelerator. Geared toward college students as well as motivated juniors and seniors in high school, the program equips emerging leaders with the skills, mindset, and ethical foundation to make a difference in their community. Through human-design thinking, mindfulness practice, and AI methodologies, student teams develop insights to address community challenges provided by Mayor Juandiego Wade. Requires Registration.
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Join us for a day of community, connection, peace in nature, joy in creative and contemplative practices, and celebration of educators! Offerings to include meditation, yoga, contemplative music and crafts, nature walk, sound bath, lunch, snacks, and more. For Charlottesville City Schools and Community Partner Educators. Educators.
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Elements of Peace is a Contemplative Sciences Center community partnership program.
The Elements of Peace Summer Program offers youth (ages 11-15) a fun, screen-free experience for rest, reflection, and connection before the next school year begins. Rooted in contemplative and creative practices, we invite participants to slow down, reflect, and engage in authentic community-building and elemental immersion practices with earth, water, fire, wind, and space.
Ages 11-15.Drop-in Events
Saturdays
12 - 1pm
The Contemplative Sciences Center is pleased to co-sponsor this event with Yoga Cville. Discover the foundational strength and precision of Iyengar Yoga, a method focusing on alignment, sequencing, and the intelligent use of props to make poses accessible to all. This beginner-friendly practice benefits any level of practitioner by building strength, flexibility, and mindfulness through sustained, structured poses, bringing balance to body and mind. Open to All.
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Join us for Capoeira class with Reggie "Reisa" Harrison in Studio 1B on Saturday May 2, 2026 from 11am-12:30pm. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that blends dance, music, acrobatics, and spirituality, rooted in flow rather than fixed stances. Free and open to the public. Open to All.
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Join us Saturday May 2 for a soundbath led by Selena Cozart. Free and open to the public. Open to All.
Mondays to Thursdays
6 - 9am
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.
Fridays
6:30 - 8am
In this class, the instructor leads participants through the entire ashtanga primary series, pairing movement with in- and out-breath to the traditional Sanskrit-counted vinyasa. The aim is for participants to flow through the poses and breathe together in a moving group meditation. As time does not allow for the instructor to explain the poses or the flow between them, this class is most suitable for those with experience practicing Ashtanga yoga. Open to All.
Fridays
8 - 9am
We will discuss yoga-related topics from philosophical ideas to questions about poses over a cup of chai. All are welcome. No physical practice required. Led by John Bultman. Open to All.
Mondays to Fridays
11:30 - 11:50am
Learn about and practice mindfulness and meditation in these free, drop-in sessions for all of the UVA and Charlottesville community. Open and accessible to beginners and advanced practitioners alike, these guided sessions are short and provide time for questions and reflection. Open to All.
Fridays
1 - 4:30pm
Join us Friday afternoons for these contemplative activities specially curated to help you reconnect with your body and feel refreshed for the weekend. (Sound Bath, Qi Gong, Yoga, and T'ai Chi) Drop in to any class. (On 4/17, Sound Bath will be at Dell Field; Adaptive Yoga will be in Studio 3C.) Open to All.
Wednesdays
6:30 - 7:30pm
An upbeat, heart-centered class with an energizing flow that builds a feeling of vitality and community. Come to studio 4A to create space for authentic connection with yourself and others. Instructor: Nora Brookfield. Open to All.
Mondays
6 - 7:15pm
Tuesdays to Thursdays
5:30 - 6:45pm
The Active Series was developed by Sharath Jois and derived from a traditional Ashtanga Yoga practice. It retains all the benefits of the traditional method keeping the linking of movement with breath but includes new more accessible postures for a wider range of students in a modern age and setting. Students from all levels will be able to participate in a non-intimidating inclusive setting. Classes are open to all. Open to All.
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Join FEAP, the Contemplative Sciences Center, and Hoos Well for the third-annual Well-Being Walk, a one-mile journey of connection and support in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. This one-mile walk invites UVA faculty, staff, and students to step away from the day-to-day and into a space of reflection, connection, and support. Whether you walk in quiet or in conversation, the experience is designed to meet you where you are. There will be light snacks and time to connect through resource tables and brief remarks from our partners. Requires Registration.