c-hearts.org
About Us
ON THIS PAGE:
Ë‘ C-HEARTS MISSION
Ë‘ OUR APPROACH TO "CONTEMPLATION"
Ë‘ C-HEARTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ë‘ PAST SPONSORS
MISSION: The Contemplative Higher Education Alliance for Research, Teaching & Service (C-HEARTS) is building and sustaining an inclusive global community dedicated to cultivating contemplative practices within higher education by supporting contemplative practice and pedagogy and cultivating an alliance in service to our communities, our wellbeing, and empowering our efforts for all others who we serve.
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Our organization supports the growth of contemplative practices in higher education by providing opportunities for faculty, staff, students and interested contemplative practitioners and educators to engage in cross-institutional events, online opportunities and other sponsored activities. We welcome participants from across North America and around the globe, while maintaining a commitment to hosting our in-person gatherings across North America in order to support a growing contemplative movement across institutions of higher education.
Our Approach to "Contemplation"
We interpret contemplative practices in a very wide sense, to include creative processes such as contemplative art or writing, movement practices such as yoga or Qigong, stillness practices such as meditation, generative practices such as visualization or loving-kindness, relational practices such as dialogue or deep listening, health and well-being practices, resiliency practices, intentional approaches to leadership, and engagement with critical issues in society and the biosphere such as social justice and environmental sustainability. The Tree of Contemplative Practices provides a helpful model showing many roots and branches of CP.
C-HEARTS activities include conferences, symposia, digital documents and resources related to contemplative education, retreats or other programs, and supporting research related to contemplative education.
We are always welcoming new members to our community. Faculty, staff, leaders, administrators, graduate and professional students, undergraduate students, as well as contemplative practitioners and teachers, educators from any discipline or age groups (including Pre-K and K-12) who are interested in contemplative approaches are all invited to JOIN OUR MAIL LIST and participate fully in any events or offerings.
C-HEARTS Executive Committee
The Executive Committee serves as the steering body to the organization, supporting the CPHE annual Conference as well as other activities of C-HEARTS and its members.
Past Sponsors
