This Mindfulness at Ramapo College weekend retreat at Blue Cliff monastery is for K-12 Educators and College and University Faculty. It will focus on developing an educator's personal practice through sharing, sitting and walking meditation, silent meals, and dharma talks and discussions with our own group and with the monastics. This retreat provides an opportunity […]

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 […]

Learn to meditate or expand your meditation practice at these partially guided free weekly day mindfulness meditations for experienced or beginners at Ramapo College in Northern NJ. These free weekly meditation sessions will be led by Peter Shalit.

Learn to meditate or expand your meditation practice at these partially guided free weekly day mindfulness meditations for experienced or beginners at Ramapo College in Northern NJ. These free weekly meditation sessions will be led by Peter Shalit.

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 Beth Sandweiss and Peter Shalit for a 2 hour introduction to the course which includes mindfulness practices involving breathing and […]

For hundreds of years mindful awareness was cultivated in the outdoors. Join us in the age old tradition of entering into the natural world to observe, sense, listen and participate in the beauty and wisdom of nature. Guidance will be offered with regard to exploring present moment attentiveness and working with sensory awareness in nature. […]

This day long professional learning will deepen participant understanding of social and emotional learning and the connection to mindfulness and cultural responsiveness. Participants will experience engagement activities that can transfer to classroom practice and gain practical knowledge and strategies that support shifts in practice. There will be a book signing from 4-4:30 pm - "Teach, […]

Join us for a mindfulness meditation retreat on Saturday, July 21, 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 […]