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Congratulations to Elana! Click to read more about this exceptional student!
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Brown University’s Contemplative Studies Initiative and the Carney Institute for Brain Science present Dr. Julienne Bower, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry/Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA who will speak on Mind-Body Interventions: Effects on Mental and Physical Health on January 27th from 7 - 8:30 pm, EST. To register, contact [email protected]
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Please join Brown’s Department of Philosophy, the Contemplative Studies Initiative and the Department of Religious Studies for our fifth lecture in the Zen Comes West Series by Professor Bret Davis, Loyola University Maryland. Professor Davis will lecture on Language and Experience in Zen and the Kyoto School on November 12th from 3:30 - 5:30 pm, EST. This is a hybrid event which will be held simultaneously in Smith Buonanno 106 and via Zoom. To receive a Zoom link, please contact [email protected]. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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We are excited to be able to offer an array of Contemplative Studies courses for Spring 2022. Click to learn more!
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Faculty Profile
Sara Lazar
Sara W. Lazar, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The focus of her research is to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of yoga and meditation, both in clinical settings and in healthy individuals. She has been practicing yoga and mindfulness meditation since 1994. Her research has been covered by numerous news outlets including The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, and WebMD. Professor Lazar is teaching The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mediation, COST 1020, at Brown this semester. More information can be found at https://scholar.harvard.edu/sara_lazar
Events
Thu, January 27, 2022 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Featured Videos
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Catherine Kerr Vital Energy in Health and Healing... Dr. Shamini Jain, Founder and CEO of the Consciousness and... |
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Contemplative Studies Virtual Commencement -... Contemplative Studies Virtual Commencement 2021 - April 29, 2021 |
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The 18th Annual Mary Interlandi '05 Lecture... On April 12th, 2021 - Professor Rhonda Magee delivered the 18th Annual Mary Interlandi lecture, Change 'Gonna Come:... |
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The Contemplative Music of South Asia Recital by Brown Professor Srinivas Reddy on March 19th, 2021 - The Contemplative Music of South Asia |