In a review of everything currently known about the topic, researchers recently developed a scientific model of how contemplative practices of various kinds may encourage better physical and ...

In a noisy, fast-paced world, many believers are rediscovering the power of contemplative and soaking worship—quiet, intentional time in God’s presence. This practice draws from deep biblical roots ...

Doctors, professors and monks from around the world shared ways that contemplative practices, such as behaviors like looking inward and taking pauses in one’s day, could help combat the climate crisis ...

Through a lifelong contemplative and mindful practice, Anne Archambault (part-time faculty in Applied Human Sciences) has witnessed how these practices generate moments of calm or at least a pause ...

A version of this story appeared in the Dec 15-28, 2017 print issue under the headline: Breathe in, breathe out. As a nursing major, Hannah Henjum has more than her share of stress. So, when one of ...

The first time University of Virginia alumnus Jeff Walker meditated, it was on Grounds. More than four decades later, the site of his first meditation is home to the Contemplative Sciences Center, ...

Sara Terrault, part-time faculty in Theological Studies, integrates contemplative practices in the classroom to support her students in finding stillness to centre themselves. The exercises encourage ...

Training in contemplative practices such as mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation has become very popular in Western societies over the past several decades, and this widespread ...

I start my days with a routine, which includes readings from a spiritual book. It’s led me to discover a variety of perspectives from all the world’s religions as well as many transcendent ...