In a review of everything currently known about the topic, researchers recently developed a scientific model of how contemplative practices of various kinds may encourage better physical and ...

Doctors, professors and monks from around the world shared ways that contemplative practices, such as behaviors like looking inward and taking pauses in one’s day, could help combat the climate crisis ...

Contemplative practices are becoming more common in educational environments for attending to whole-student learning, fostering empathy, and promoting social justice and socially just pedagogues. This ...

Training in contemplative practices such as mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation has become very popular in Western societies over the past several decades, and this widespread ...

In Hindu philosophy, the phenomenon is known as “ sushupti ,” one of the four states of consciousness. It’s described as a deep, dreamless sleep where ego, personal identity, and the outside world ...

Most Americans battling high blood pressure reach for prescription medications, but a growing number are finding relief through practices as old as humanity itself. Prayer and meditation—two mindful ...

North of Pembroke campus sits a house that looks — from the outside — much like neighboring houses. But inside is a different story. The house has a laboratory in the basement and a prayer hall on the ...

Princeton Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the launch of the Center for Contemplative Leadership. Founded and directed by Bo Karen Lee, associate professor of spiritual theology and ...