The CSC programming team will be hosting a peer led yoga nidra session to help introduce students to new types of practice and to provide a restful space for students to engage in restorative practice. Yoga nidra, often called “yogic sleep,” is a guided meditation practice that leads you into a state of conscious deep relaxation — somewhere between waking and sleep.
Past CSC Events
Displaying 1 - 20 of 113
The Mahjong Club at UVA, in collaboration with the Contemplative Sciences Center, will be hosting a Lucky Lunar Mahjong night! Whether you are new to the game or an experienced player, enjoy some friendly competition with friends. The event will take place at the Contemplative Sciences Center, Studio 3B from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Food from Got Dumplings (Opens in new window) will be provided!
Spontaneous forms of thought such as mind-wandering foster creativity and exploration. But digital technologies may be crowding out spontaneity: In the past, during idle times such as waiting for a bus, our minds were more accustomed to wandering. Now we are stuck on our phones. How can we make room for spontaneity in a digital world?
Come relax, enjoy a refreshing drink, and write a note to someone special!
Join the Contemplative Sciences Center for some casual crafting and Valentine's Day candy grams! All materials will be provided.
Join fellow students for an Acoustic Jam Session on Monday, February 9, 2026 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm in the Contemplative Commons Studio 1B! Bring instruments to play or simply come to enjoy the music & community. Refreshments will be provided!
For Students: Join fellow students for a facilitated retreat on cultivating happiness despite being surrounded by relentless pressure, pace, and uncertainty. Facilitated by and in collaboration with Student Health & Wellness and the Contemplative Sciences Center. Free, registration required. THIS EVENT IS FULL.
Popular notions of mindfulness and contemplation tend strongly toward “calming.” Yet “calming” only tells half the story, which can be deeply problematic when clarity and action are desired or called for. Alternatively, “grit and grace” resonates better with the professional audiences in business and healthcare that I work with. “Grit” captures focus and determination, while “grace” captures composure and compassion. In this salon, I invite reactions to this framing and seek ideas about how to support “grit and grace” with evidence-based research and wisdom traditions.
UVA STUDENTS! Join fellow students for a productive and restorative Finals Study Break.
Connect with fellow attendees, researchers, and experts in the field of compassionate care to help plan a half-day pan-University Compassionate Care symposium. Unwind, share ideas, and build new relationships in a relaxed setting.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Join fellow UVA students for this fun and informative session (with food, refreshments, and swag!), to learn some essential advice from third and fourth year students. This will be a great opportunity for upperclassmen to speak to the successes and challenges of adjusting to life in college, as well as provide opportunities for engagement between years! Come away with new tips, tricks, and connections to your older Hoos.
Join the CSC Peer Programming team and bring your artistic talents to do some custom sticker making! Draw your very own stickers to be used on water bottles, computers, and anywhere else a sticker may call home. Sticker making will take place on the 4th floor Alchemy from 2:30 - 5:00 PM on Friday, November 21st.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration required. There are two separate sections. Golden Hour is a 60-minute, immersive live music experience created by local Charlottesville musicians Suz Slezak and David Wax (of David Wax Museum) and Lauren and Daniel Goans (of Lowland Hum).
Fully Being is an awareness-based contemplative training, discussion, and practice, led by facilitators Adam Kane and James Terburg.
Fully Being is an awareness-based contemplative training, discussion, and practice, led by facilitators Adam Kane and James Terburg.
Fully Being is an awareness-based contemplative training, discussion, and practice, led by facilitators Adam Kane and James Terburg.
Fully Being is an awareness-based contemplative training, discussion, and practice, led by facilitators Adam Kane and James Terburg.
Fully Being is an awareness-based contemplative training, discussion, and practice, led by instructors Adam Kane and James Terburg. The two sessions are stand alone sessions - you can come to one or to both if you would like to go deeper into the practice.
Fully Being is an awareness-based contemplative training, discussion, and practice, led by facilitators Adam Kane and James Terburg.
Fully Being is an awareness-based contemplative training, discussion, and practice, led by facilitators Adam Kane and James Terburg.