Schedule
Friday, September 20, 2019
8:30 – 9:30 am
Guided meditation practice, Rinzai Zen Tradition, with Gendo Allyn Field
9:30 – 10:00 am
coffee / tea / refreshments
10 – 11:30 am
Panel 1: Why Contemplative Studies? Why Now?
Introduction to Contemplative Studies – Harold Roth
Respondents – Marcelo Gleiser, Peter Ulric Tse, Greg Seton, Sonu Bedi
11:45 – 12:45 pm
Guided yoga practice with Marie Fourcaut – If you have a yoga mat, please bring it, along with comfortable clothes, in which to practice.
4:30 – 6:00 pm
Panel 2: Creating and Teaching Contemplative Studies Curricula
Building Contemplative Studies for Brown undergraduates – Harold Roth and Chloe Zimmerman
Respondents – Terry Osborne, Bill Hammond, Karen Wilson, and Brad Choyt
6:30 – 8:00 pm
Dinner and informal discussion for invited faculty, students, staff, and community members @ South House
5 Sanborn Road, Hanover
Saturday September 21, 2019
8:30 – 9:30 am
Guided meditation practice, Tibetan Buddhist tradition, with Greg Seton
9:30 – 10:00 am
coffee / tea / refreshments
10:00 – 11:30 am
Panel 3: Medicine and Contemplative Studies
Contemplation from the Lab and Classroom to the Clinic – Chloe Zimmerman
Respondents: Manish Mishra, James Stahl, Kari Gleiser, and Jane Masters
11:45 – 12:45 pm
Guided East Asian movement practice with James Stahl
1:00 – 2:30 pm
Lunch provided for panelists only.
2:45 – 4:00 pm
Panel 4: Many Paths Up the Mountain
An Interfaith dialogue with Harold Roth, Syed Rakin Ahmed, Adam Knowlton-Young, and Amanda Lape-Freeberg, facilitated by Allyn Field
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Optional: Introduction to Mindfulness Embodiment Training led by Hal Roth
