Mindfulness at Ramapo College

A SECOND MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR) COURSE TO BE ADDED BEGINNING OCTOBER 15 FREE INTRODUCTORY TALK OCTOBER 13 Thursdays, October 15 to December 10 ( no class on Thanksgiving) from 7-930pm York Room, Birch Mansion. This course is a prerequisite for .b Mindfulness in Schools Curriculum training. Regularly $505, a special pricing is being offered […]

Members of Ramapo faculty will discuss mindfulness in the classroom and how they have applied this practice to their professional development and college classroom.

This free introductory session will briefly review the meaning and benefits of mindfulness practices, and then present an experiential introduction to breath-based meditation practice. Suggestions will be offered on how to integrate a simple, but effective, mindfulness practice into one’s everyday life. Wear comfortable clothing.

n this presentation we will be interrogating, for example, the following questions: 1. What is the connection between meditative practice and the phenomenon of breathing? 2. What is the connection between one’s self and breathing? 3. Why do so many meditative practices, for example mindfulness meditation, use breathing as the primary object of attention? 4. […]

This workshop is open to middle and high school faculty and staff who are interested in learning more about how to incorporate Contemplative Studies and Mindfulness into their classroom. .This workshop provides teachers of grades 6-12 with the opportunity to expand their understanding of mindfulness practices. The workshop will address teachers’ personal practices as well […]

Deep listening is crucial in the current health care environment where multiple distractions have been shown to undermine the ability for nurses to process what they may be hearing, or to be “present” for their patients. These multiple distractions may also relate to alarm fatigue, which has become such a widespread problem that The Joint Commission (TJC) […]

Deep Listening is a practice that encourages heightened awareness of the sounds in our environment. In this experiential workshop we will explore the difference between involuntary hearing and selective listening. Pauline Oliveros will engage the audience in her sonic (sound-based) meditations followed by a concert with composer, performer, Seth Cluett and Trumpeter, Ben Neill.

Join us for a free Information Session on Wednesday, December 2, 6:00-7:00 pm in ASB-420 or Wednesday, January 6, 6:00-7:00 pm, ASB-420. Class starts on January 25! Consider becoming a yoga teacher and begin the 200 Hour Certification program now. Just want to learn more? Take the Yoga Studies Certificate. Ramapo is a Registered Yoga Alliance […]