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 ...

Father William Meninger may need a cane to walk nowadays, and someone to plan his travels outside of the monastery, but the 83-year-old Trappist monk is still as dedicated to bringing the practice of ...

Meditation is an ancient human practice. Our ability to artfully cultivate attentive, imaginal, and embodied modes of consciousness, and more so, intentionally design and apply techniques to transcend ...

A version of this story appeared in the Dec 15-28, 2017 print issue under the headline: Breathe in, breathe out. As a nursing major, Hannah Henjum has more than her share of stress. So, when one of ...

The life of prayer is a process that has great advances and setbacks. There is no monotony when it comes to spending time with God. For those who commit themselves to pray, there is a daily adventure ...

When the Church approaches contemplative prayer, she is led to give multiple and different definitions in her attempt to explain what it is. The multiple definitions are needed since no one definition ...

The Contemplative Arts, Learning and Meditation (CALM) Center seeks to integrate secular contemplative practices into how we at the University of Colorado work, teach, learn and live. Our mission is ...

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 ...

From July to December 2025, I have had the privilege of working with the Centre for Teaching & Learning on the Contemplative Pedagogies Open Education Resource (CP OER) and Contemplative Practices ...