Mindfulness at Ramapo College

As more and more of the goods and services we demand are provided by people completely unknown to us, or even by machines, what will our relationships to others actually be? If others are only relevant in terms of some sort of commerce, then as others become less commercially necessary, how or even why will […]

We all have many wants, many of which conflict with each other. While courses and programs need to provide preparation for working and careers, we also want them to deepen the experience of being human beings, enriching our sense of the fullness of our emotional, spiritual, physical, moral, and intellectual flourishing. How do we select […]

We all have many wants, many of which conflict with each other. While we want our courses and work to provide direct tangible benefits – training students for the labor […]

Join us for a special pre-meditation event with Professor Mark Howenstein. This talk will examine this process of dawning awareness–highlighting Thoreau’s insights into the art of mindful living.  It will […]

All day retreat for current students and graduates of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course.  Leaders are Ken Verni, Beth Sandweiss, Catherine Krame, Carol Bowman and Peter Shalit.

All day retreat for current students and graduates of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course.  Leaders are Ken Verni, Beth Sandweiss, Catherine Krame, Carol Bowman and Peter Shalit.

Grounded in science, MBSR is the most widely researched mind-body program in the world. Participants in this eight-session Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course will gain a first hand introduction to mindfulness practices involving breathing and gentle body movements and methods for incorporating mindfulness practices into their everyday life and work. This program, which originated at the […]

This orientation is the first step toward enrollment in the 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course-before the start of class.  These orientations are free of charge and are required for enrollment in the course. Join Peter Shalit for a 2 hour introduction to the course which includes mindfulness practices involving breathing and gentle body movements […]

This workshop for MBSR grads or those with a regular meditation practice will be a conversation about how our life can be and is our practice. Our life is a succession of present moment experiences….and meeting each and every one of them– regardless of whether they are pleasant or unpleasant, wanted or unwanted, hectic or quiet—with a […]