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!
Register here.
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.
Join the Contemplative Sciences Center and partners for الشفاء في الشتاء (Al-Shifā' fī'l-Shitā') / Healing in the Winter: An Evening of Sufi Music with the Al Firdaus Ensemble at the Contemplative Commons, Studio 3B. We are also holding a workshop, An Introduction to Andalusi Sufi Music, 2:00-3:15pm on the same day, February 6, 2025.
To enter the space from 6am-8am, please use the 3rd floor entrance to the building. Access from the west entrance from the bridge.
No distractions, just an open space for you to practice your yoga needs without judgement. Yoga mats and supports are available. Instruction and assistance not provided.
UVA’s Coastal Conservatory presents the Coastal Futures Festival, an annual event blending environmental humanities, music, and science. This year the festival will offer three sessions at the Contemplative Commons.
Research scientists from the Virginia Coast Reserve, Karen McGlathery and Max Castorani, will share breaking environmental science from the Virginia eastern shore. Mary Kuhn, Willis Jenkins and Kathleen King will present new scholarly reflections on coastal futures.
The Contemplative Sciences Center is co-sponsoring two talks with the Center for Teaching and Excellence facilitated by Professor Donata Schoeller entitled "Thinking-at-the-Edge," one for graduate students and one for faculty.
"Introduction to Thinking-at-the-Edge for Faculty" addresses the dual role faculty inhabit as researchers and teachers.
The presentation leverages the power of reflective listening for exploring questions that deeply matter to us or intuitions we may not know how to formulate adequately.
The Contemplative Sciences Center is co-sponsoring two talks facilitated by Professor Donata Schoeller entitled "Thinking-at-the-Edge," one for graduate students and one for faculty.
Introduction to Thinking-at-the-Edge for Graduate Students is focused on utilizing TAE in research and design.
The presentation leverages the power of reflective listening for exploring questions that deeply matter to us or intuitions we may not know how to formulate adequately.
Following the stress of Election Day, join us for some self-led exploration and decompression with snacks, music, and no screens.
This is a screen-free/technology-free program.