Mindfulness at Ramapo College

In collaboration with Ramapo Green and Ramapo 1-Step. Film Screening, Discussion with Producer/Director and Tour of a Tiny House Join us  Wednesday, October 10 from 1-4pm in Anisfield School of Business room 136 for a screening of the ground-breaking film, Reuse, Because You Can't Recycle the Planet followed by a discussion with the Producer and Director of […]

This event is part of the "Creating a Mindful School" program. This workshop is designed for K-12 to support their teaching. The workshop will include a mindfulness meditation and discussion on how mindfulness can assist in the prevention of burnout and compassion fatigue and lower stress levels. Presented by Carol Bowman Ed.D. Associate Professor of Education […]

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. - Please note, due to room location, this is ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT STUDENTS

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 market, providing services, etc., we also want to provide environments that deepen and sustain the emotional, spiritual, physical, moral, and intellectual flourishing of ourselves and […]

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 explore such themes as simplicity and single-minded focus, probity and presence, patience and perseverance, and sauntering, wildness and creativity—focusing on the following sections from WaldenandWalking.

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 […]