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Join us for a one-hour conversation on being a positive catalyst for flourishing in your adult children’s lives. Learn how to optimize what you most hope for them while effectively managing your worry for them.
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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.
The weather is finally cooling down which means it is the perfect time to enjoy a bit of live music! Come join the Contemplative Sciences Center peer programming team and Hoograss for a Bluegrass themed Acoustic Jam Session! Refreshments will be provided, and we will have chairs and blankets available for seating, but feel free to bring your own as well to be comfortable and cozy on a fall night!
The Peer Programming team is hosting a Voter Registration Pop-Up on Monday October 19 from 3:00 - 6:00pm on the 3rd floor of the CSC and on the bridge. This will provide an opportunity to register to vote, and to reflect on what we hope for the future, and what we are doing now to care for ourselves and our communities.
For Colonnade Club members. Please Register.
Join us for an afternoon of exploration, contemplation, and connection at UVA’s Contemplative Commons. Discover the building and its contemplative spaces through a guided tour, slow down with a sound bath or tea tasting, and connect with other Colonnade Club members over healthy bites.
Letters to My Future Self is a low-pressure reflective program offering an opportunity to pause and consider the present while writing a private letter to your future self — the person you will be or would like to be at the end of the academic year.
Topic: "Transformation," led by Jelena Marković. What does it mean to say that a person has “transformed”? Who and what has changed? In this Salon, we’ll look at philosophical approaches to transformative experiences—experiences that change what it’s like to be us and change our cares, values, and goals. We’ll consider some experiences that can be transformative, and the variety of emotional responses that transformation can bring up, including grief, regret, nostalgia, and ambivalence.
In this free public talk and guided meditation, Sister Brahmani, a nun of Self-Realization Fellowship, will explore the spiritual roots of yoga through the wisdom of Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, who helped bring India's ancient science of yoga meditation to the West and whose universal teachings continue to inspire seekers around the world. Discover how timeless guidance for revealing the peace, joy, and spiritual potential within each one of us can bring greater fulfillment to your life. Free and open to the public.
The CSC Peer Programming Team is hosting the first Acoustic Jam Session of the semester in collaboration with University Records! Come play some music, soak in the vibes, and enjoy some free snacks. (Rain location is Studio 1B just off the courtyard.)
The Contemplative Sciences Center will be hosting an open house in the Contemplative Commons for incoming students to explore the space and engage with some sample programming. It is meant as a way to encourage engagement throughout the space. Different events will be held throughout the building.
In the large studio on the first floor, 1B, there will be a peer-led yoga session as well as a sound bath.
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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. Grounded in values of kindness, joy, and balance the program creates a space where young people can reconnect with themselves, one another, and the world around them.
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Join us for a weekend refuge! UVA Rec and the Contemplative Sciences Center are partnering to offer a retreat under the sun and stars at the Big Meadows campground in Shenandoah National Park. This special summer occasion is open to all; students, faculty, staff and community. 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. Limited to 20 people. Cost: $40.
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, Albemarle County Public Schools, and Community Partner
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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.
As part of Alumni weekend 2026, the Contemplative Commons will host a restorative afternoon of contemplative and wellness offerings designed for UVA Reunion alumni on Friday June 5, 2026 and an open house and golden hour for alumni on Saturday June 6, 2026. All alumni are welcome to explore the Contemplative Commons, attend practices, and experience the space throughout both afternoons. Participants must register with the UVA Alumni Association.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
Join us Saturday May 2 for a soundbath led by Selena Cozart. Free and open to the public.