Contemplative Studies
From the Epilogue of Yoga for College: Balance and Transformation:
I believe that the education of the young is at the heart of the improvements we need in our world. At the university level, the liberal arts and career training are both necessary, but fully educated world citizens will require even more. Someone once said that the product of the university should be humanity. We can choose to make the university a humane place that prepares students for lives in a new world, students who are not only prepared intellectually and professionally, but also in whom flower joy, courage, and endurance.
The Contemplative Studies (sometimes referred to as Contemplative Education) movement is an approach to education that focuses on the whole person--the student as an individual as well as a learner--who is then able to make a difference in the world through “imaginative engagement with the needs of others.” (The quote is from a cool 2008 Carnegie report, “A New Agenda for Higher Education.”) Schools that have Contemplative Studies programs are: Brown (the first CS major in North America), Emory, George Mason, Lesley, Rice, Rutgers, Smith, U. of California at San Diego, U. of Miami, U. of Michigan, and U. of Redlands. Other schools are in the process of starting programs in CS. Graduates from my own school’s CS program (see contemplativestudies.org) have gone on to explore a wide range of areas, from a three-year monastic retreat to Stanford Medical School. If you’re reading about Tori's book, chances are you’ll find something of interest in the field of Contemplative Studies.
Check out the video about the Contemplative Studies program at Brown University (you'll see Tori speaking towards the end):
http://www.brown.edu/academics/contemplative-studies/
I believe that the education of the young is at the heart of the improvements we need in our world. At the university level, the liberal arts and career training are both necessary, but fully educated world citizens will require even more. Someone once said that the product of the university should be humanity. We can choose to make the university a humane place that prepares students for lives in a new world, students who are not only prepared intellectually and professionally, but also in whom flower joy, courage, and endurance.
The Contemplative Studies (sometimes referred to as Contemplative Education) movement is an approach to education that focuses on the whole person--the student as an individual as well as a learner--who is then able to make a difference in the world through “imaginative engagement with the needs of others.” (The quote is from a cool 2008 Carnegie report, “A New Agenda for Higher Education.”) Schools that have Contemplative Studies programs are: Brown (the first CS major in North America), Emory, George Mason, Lesley, Rice, Rutgers, Smith, U. of California at San Diego, U. of Miami, U. of Michigan, and U. of Redlands. Other schools are in the process of starting programs in CS. Graduates from my own school’s CS program (see contemplativestudies.org) have gone on to explore a wide range of areas, from a three-year monastic retreat to Stanford Medical School. If you’re reading about Tori's book, chances are you’ll find something of interest in the field of Contemplative Studies.
Check out the video about the Contemplative Studies program at Brown University (you'll see Tori speaking towards the end):
http://www.brown.edu/academics/contemplative-studies/
