Sharon SalzbergBrown Contemplative Studies Initiative is pleased to announce a visit by renowned meditation leader, Sharon Salzberg on November 1st and 2nd.  Sharon has been a student of meditation since 1971 and leading retreats worldwide since 1974.  She teaches both intensive awareness practice (vispassana or insight meditation) and the profound cultivation of lovingkindness and compassion (the Brahma Viharas).

Brown University Hispanic Studies Professor and long time Contemplative Studies Initiative faculty member, Victoria Pehl Smith, has published a new book on yogic practice particularly aimed at stressed out college students.  Titled, Yoga for College: Balance and Transformation, is an e-book, available for purchase at the following site: http://www.yogaforcollege.com.

On July 7^th, 2020, our dear friend and colleague, Oliver White Hill, Jr., died unexpectedly at his home in Richmond, Virginia.  Oliver, nicknamed “Duke,” was a Professor of Psychology and held several positions at Virginia State University.  Recently retired, he served as chair of the Psychology department and as interim dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences.

On August 31, Catherine E. Kerr, Director of Translational Neuroscience, Contemplative Studies Initiative, and AssistantCatherine Kerr Professor of Family Medicine, gave a plenary address to the North American Esther Thelan Research Symposium on "Embodying Neuroscience" held in San Mateo, CA.  The lecture was titled, "Keeping Body Awareness in Mind: Top-Down Modulation of Sensorimotor Brain Rhythms as a Therapeutic Mechanism."  Other plenary speakers included Dr.