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Wellbeing Walk 2025
Reunions 2025
Reunions 2025 is for classes of 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. Bring It Back to Grounds this summer for one spectacular weekend of Reunions activities!
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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.
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Well-being Walk
Second Annual Well-Being Walk: Overcoming Stigma & Building Hope

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People sitting at a table in the courtyard of the Contemplative Commons. Blue, orange, and pink transparent overlays are on top of the image. Bold white text reads: Study Break
Study Break

With finals closing in, the Contemplative Commons is providing a space for students to study in preparation for finals, as well as take a moment to engage in some contemplative practice.

An optional yoga session will be offered from 1:00 - 2:00 pm for those who with to practice. Roots will be delivered following the yoga session around 2:00 pm to help fuel your studying, and your overall wellness. Though finals are important, your value to this community is far greater. 
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An image of a student giving a presentation to a crowd with a projector featuring a painting behind her. Bold white text reads "Citizen Leader Fellows Final Presentation. Friday, April 25, two to four pm. Contemplative Commons Studio 1B. Light refreshments served."
2025 Citizen Leader Fellows Final Presentation
The public is invited for presentations by Citizen Leader Fellows made up of students from the international, athlete, and transfer student communities. The Fellowship highlights the concept of flourishing to help students envision the forms of engagement they would like to see on Grounds to enhance the well-being of their student community, or some subset within it. Through a series of reflective activities, direct mentorship, and academic engagement, Fellows learn a combination of contemplative and ethnographic methods, dispositions, and practices to create change within themselves and the communities they care about.
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Infographic of an event called "Warbler Walk." Rectangles in varying shades of green and an image of a warbler make up for most of the design elements, with hints of red. Text reads: Warbler Walk. April 25, eight to nine thirty am. Enjoy a birding trip this Friday to see the spring warbler migration! Bodo’s provided! Meet at the O’hill Trailhead at 8:00am!"
Warbler Walk

Where: O-Hill Trailhead
When: Friday, April 25, 8:00 - 9:30 am

Want to witness the spring warbler migration? Join the Contemplative Sciences Center for a nature walk with birding and Bodo's at the O-Hill Trails. We will meet at the trailhead at 8:00 am. Bagels will be provided!

Registration is requested so we can accurately order bagels. Bagels for unregistered guests will be available on a first-come first-served basis. 
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Infographic for Acoustic Jam at the Contemplative Commons with University Records and the Contemplative Sciences Center. Text reads: "Contemplative Commons. Acoustic Jam. April 21, five to seven pm. Third floor terrace. and free food!"
Acoustic Jam with University Records

Join University Records and the Contemplative Sciences Center for an acoustic jam session taking place on the 3rd floor terrace of the Contemplative Commons between 5:00 and 7:00 PM on Monday April 21st. We invite you to come and bring their acoustic instruments to play, or come and enjoy the music. There will be light refreshments and opportunities to explore the intersections of music and contemplative practice.
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Wellness Tom Tom 3
Tom Tom Festival: Wellness Track
Tom Tom's Wellness track expands the concept of wellness beyond just physical health, encompassing mental, emotional, and social well-being. We'll speak to the many facets of wellness—from fostering a supportive and balanced workplace culture, to embracing alternative healing practices that nurture the mind, body, and spirit, to the role of mindfulness in our daily lives. We'll also emphasize the importance of community wellness, focusing on how we can create environments—whether in our organizations, neighborhoods, or networks—that promote connection, inclusivity, and shared growth.
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Mental Health Awareness
Mental Health Awareness Discussion

The Contemplative Commons Student Advisors in collaboration with the Soulaan Student Union and Minority Education and Psychology Students will be having a discussion around mental health awareness on 4/14 in 4th floor Alchemy. 

There will also be time following the discussion for socializing and enjoying some light refreshments.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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People sitting at a table in the courtyard of the Contemplative Commons. Blue, orange, and pink transparent overlays are on top of the image. Bold white text reads: Mindful Pomodoro Study Cafe at the Contemplative Commons.
Mindful Pomodoro Study Café

When: Monday, March 31, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Where: Contemplative Commons 300 (Studio 3B)

UVA Students: Come study in community with your peers at our Mindful Pomodoro Study Café! Whether you need a change of scenery or just want to snack on pastries and sip on some coffee while studying, the Study Café has you covered. Bring your notes, books, and creativity. We’ll provide the rest!

We will follow the Pomodoro method and encourage breaks every 25 minutes. 

Refreshments are first come first served. 
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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!
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Stock photo of a cup of chai with pods of star anise and cardamom
Starting
Chai & Chats: Yoga Q&A
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.
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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.

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Shivasana yoga
Starting
Evening Yoga Mix

NEW OPPORTUNITY!
Join us for Evening Yoga Mix, a 6-week yoga drop-in series beginning March 24, 2025. No need to attend all classes. Join as many, or as few, as often as you like. These classes are designed to calm the nervous system and support deep relaxation. All are open to the general public. 
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Crop Active Series 2 Yoga
Starting
Ashtanga Yoga: Active Series - Spring 2025
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.
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Jack Patranker Salon, Stories
Salon: STORIES, March 20 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.
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Cloudy nature road
Talk: Engaging with Eco-anxiety between Academia and Society - European and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, by Panu Pihkala
This is the first event of the research talk series, "From Fear to Flourishing: Climate Change and Human Well-being," hosted by the Contemplative Sciences Center and co-sponsored along with UVA’s Environmental Institute and Environmental Humanities. The series aims to advance interdisciplinary understanding of anxiety about ecological change and of the possibilities of healthy response.
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