Mindfulness at Ramapo College

Students, faculty, staff and the greater community are all invited to join the Mindfulness at Ramapo College at our Labyrinth Walk and Open and Guided Meditation at the York Room at Ramapo College, located in Mahwah, NJ. This event is being held in partnership with Ramapo’s Wellness Coalition’s Wellness Wednesday campus-wide event. This event is free […]

In collaboration with LDP and the Mindfulness at Ramapo College, Pandit Dasa (link) a Mindful Leadership expert, will present a Mindful Leadership workshop on October 4, 2018 for Ramapo faculty and staff. This 90 minute session will look at inspiration from modern leaders and participants will gain valuable insight on the scientific research around mindfulness. They will […]

Join us for a mindfulness meditation retreat on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 9-3pm. This retreat is for those interested in learning the basics of how to meditate, or for more experienced meditators looking for a beginner’s mind approach. Pause, quiet your mind and body and cultivate the balance we all need in these stressful […]

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.