Welcome to the KCTL Contemplative Practices Faculty Interest Group wiki!

Description: 

The Contemplative Practices group meets every Tuesday and Wednesday, 12:40-1:40 p.m., in M391.  Our primary purpose is to actually practice meditation together, and to discuss the use of meditation and related contemplative practices (such as mindful speaking, journal writing, and other reflective exercises) in the classroom and in our own lives.  Every meeting is conducted in the following manner:  Typically, after a few minutes of brief greetings, announcements, and other minor exchanges, the group facilitator leads a guided meditation for approximately 20 minutes, followed by a brief reading on meditation, and then questions and comments (informal discussion about the meditation, meditation practice in general, and related matters of interest).  Sometimes, an article or other handout on the subject is distributed to those present, and occasionally the group discusses a previously chosen reading.  The meetings are always open not only to all interested faculty, but to any staff or administrators as well who wish to come simply to participate in the meditations.  (Staff members often come just for the meditation, and leave just afterwards, if they have only a 30-minute break.)  Faculty, administrators, and staff are also encouraged to bring select students to attend the meditations.  (The restriction to "select" students is due simply to the fact that our meeting room can usually only accomodate a few more people than usual, as we typically fill up all the seats around the table.)

Facilitator: 

Rick Repetti, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Department of History, Philosophy & Political Science.  Room D223, ext. 5226, rrepetti@kingsborough.edu.  Rick is Web Forum and Blog Facilitator of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education (ACMHE)

Members:

Jack Arnow, Mary Beth Dawson, Janine Graziano-King, Nathaniel Greene, Gabrielle Kahn, Patrick Lloyd, Natasha Lvovich, Jay Mancini, Raphael Afonja, Jack Arnow, Homar Barcena, Aline Bernstein, Jay Bernstein, JoAnn Colonna, Aleksandr Davydov, Mary Dawson, Ann DelPrincipe, Vickie DiMartino, Susan Ednie, Hanane Elabid, Nataniel Greene, Matthew Gartner, Thomas Greene, Irene Horowitz, Irene Kokotas, Mohamed Lakrim, Antonia Lieggi, Patrick Lloyd, Natasha Lvovich, Jay D Mancini, Kerry McKenzie, Maria Mejias, Richard Najjar, Phyllis Napoli, Mary L Navarro, Joy Owens, Rick Repetti, Carmen Rodriguez, Frances Ruoff, Maureen Sharkey, Joan Standora, Teresa Tamburlini, Joseph Terry, Max Tran, Illeana Viquez, Alina Vrejoiu, Marvin Williams, Tara Yarczower, Odie Coffey, DBB Mandez, Michelle Brosh, Hinde Wein, Victor Broder, Irene Pappas 

Meeting Notes:

2011 Notes

2010 Notes

Prior to 2010

Important Emails: 

3-24-11 Email announcing new meeting frequency and format 

Readings:  Links and References

www.acmhe.org

www.contemplativemind.org

www.nyimc.org

www.dharma.org

www.dhamma.org

More to come...