Mindfulness at Ramapo College

This workshop will briefly review the benefits of mindfulness and present an experiential introduction to breath-based practice. Suggestions will be offered on how to integrate mindfulness into everyday life. Research indicates that mindfulness practices decrease anxiety and stress while enhancing the ability to concentrate and pay attention. Wear comfortable clothing. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.  

Meet at 10 a.m. in the parking lot at  Ramapo Reservation, 650 Ramapo Valley Road | Mahwah, N.J. 07430 With James Morley, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology Carol Bowman, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Education To sign-up for this event, please register at www.ramapo.edu/mindfulness/community by June 10, 2015. The hike is about two miles and will last […]

This is a free introduction to the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course. Participants will learn about  the eight-session MBSR course which introduces them  to mindfulness practices involving breathing and gentle body movements and methods for incorporating mindfulness practices into their everyday life and work. Published research has shown that mindfulness and relaxation training can be […]

In this presentation, Dr. Donna Rockwell will describe the how and why of mindfulness: how mindfulness works, why it has the power to change lives for the better, some potential pitfalls to avoid, and the growing interface between mindfulness as an ancient, contemplative practice and mindfulness in our hurried, modern-day, contemporary culture.

Geophilosopher, cultural ecologist and author. Dr. Abram’s essays on the cultural causes and consequences of environmental disarray are published in numerous magazines, scholarly journals, and anthologies. David is the author of The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World and and Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology. David is an international lecturer […]

Dani is a bestselling author and esteemed teacher who was recently Oprah Winfrey’s guest and was chosen by Arianna Huffington to speak at the New York City “Thrive” conference. Not […]

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 […]

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