Mindful U at Naropa University
Thoughts and Instruction on Mindfulness in Higher Education
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As the birthplace of the mindfulness movement in the United States,
Naropa University has a unique perspective when it comes to higher
education in the West. Founded in 1974 by renowned Tibetan Buddhist
scholar and lineage holder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Naropa was
intended to be a place where students could study Eastern and
Western religions, writing, psychology, science, and the arts,
while also receiving contemplative and meditation training.
Forty-three years later, Naropa is a leader in ‘contemplative
education’, a pedagogical approach that blends rigorous academics,
contemplative practice, and experiential learning. Naropa President
Chuck Lief explains, “Mindfulness here is not a class. Mindfulness
is basically the underpinning of what we do in all of our classes.
That said, the flavor or the color of mindfulness from class to
class is really completely up to the individual faculty member to
work on—on their own. So, what happens in a poetry class is going
to look very different from what happens in a research psychology
class. But, one way or another the contemplative practices are
brought into the mix.” This podcast is for those with an interest
in mindfulness and a curiosity about its place in both higher
education and the world at large. Hosted by Naropa alumnus and
Multimedia Manager David DeVine, episodes feature Naropa faculty,
alumni, and special guests on a wide variety of topics including
compassion, permaculture, social justice, herbal healing, and green
architecture—to name a few. Listen to explore the transformative
possibilities of mindfulness, both in the classroom and beyond!
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