Garrison Institute

Are you practicing self-compassion? Join us for this multidisciplinary journey into the heart of yourself to experience true love as a state of being. The facilitators will weave meditation, gentle movement, sound, spoken word, personal reflection, and community conversation together. Use this opportunity at the mid-point of the year to reflect on, clarify, and catalyze your presence in the world. Sign up here: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//virtual-retreat-compas/

"Every moment is a teachable moment." - Jerry Michalski at TEDxCopenhagen 2012 What if design started with the assumption that most people are trustworthy? Join us for a forum with Dr. Angel Acosta and Jerry Michalski, who will discuss the Design From Trust framework. Sign up here:... https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//fellowship-forum-explo/ #wednesdaywisdom

Next month, our Fellowship Forum series continues with Bayo Akomolafe in conversation with Garrison Institute Fellowship Director Dr. Angel Acosta. We look forward to welcoming all for this important dialogue on postactivism and planetary health. As Dr. Akomolafe writes, Postactivism investigates the material conditions of how we respond to crises, what makes those responses intelligible or less so, and what other forms of doings (human and non/human) we can pay attention to.... What other forms of doings can we pay attention to in this moment? Register today to join us on May 16 for this interaction conversation on postactivism and planetary health: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//fellowship-forum-wrest/

Join Jessica Morey and Ghylian Bell for "Real-Life Mindfulness"--a virtual retreat designed to work with your schedule and real-life experience. Learn to bring mindfulness practice off the cushion and into your life so you can experience more joy, intimacy and connection. 5 sessions beginning Wednesday, April 21. Register here: https://bit.ly/380a31S

Join Jennifer Bloom with Garrison Institute Fellow Nico Cary for an online performance of original poems, songs, stories along with guided meditation. Bring along the entire family! Sign up here: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//poetry-timeout-poetry-/

Our next Pathways to Planetary Health forum conversation features author Tony Hiss on May 13. For more info: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//the-garrison-institute/ His latest book, "Rescuing the Planet" is out now. Learn more about Tony's book in The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com//rescuing-the-planet-review-harder-gre

The deadline for Mind & Life Institute's Summer Research Institute has been extened until tomorrow, April 9. Apply here: http://mindand.life/mo4N50E6c5v

This weekend, join Sharon Salzberg and Ali Smith, Atman Smith and Andres Gonzalez from Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. for a virtual retreat, "Love Is the Most Powerful Force in the Universe." Just a few spots remain for this program exploring the depths, capacity, and meaning of love. Register here: https://bit.ly/2QtJxYY

Today at 3pm, join us for The State of the Fellowship: Resonance and Impact. Program Director Dr. Angel Acosta will update the Garrison Institute community on the state of the Fellowship to date. Registration is free here: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//fellowship-forum-the-s/

Next weekend, we explore Compassionate Leadership in an interactive workshop from Potential Project. This session will be highly experiential and include immersive mind training exercises, reflective activities, and small group discussions. Although this session is open to anyone, it is specifically designed for people in leadership roles that are looking to enhance their ability to do hard things in a more human way and are interested in connecting with others in similar positions. Register now: https://bit.ly/2QVMAcD

Check out the 2021 Mind & Life Institute Summer Research Institute, The Mind, The Human-Earth Connection, and the Climate Crisis, an immersive virtual experience open to all researchers, change-makers, and contemplatives interested in this year’s theme. From June 6-11, the Institute will explore the human-earth relationship, the changes needed to restore the natural environment, and the human capacity for cooperative kindness, humility, and positive change. Applications close April 1, 2021! http://mindand.life/mo4N50E6c5v #MindandLifeSRI2021 #humanearthconnectionTa

Join us on April 8 for an update on the Garrison Institute Fellowship from program director Dr. Angel Acosta. The Fellows have been collectively exploring the Fellowship’s core pillars of awareness-based contemplative wisdom, the science of interconnection, generative action and collective healing since the program's inception just 6 months ago. We invite you to join us to learn more about the work that has already happened and the ambitious plans for the future. This session is free, please register here: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//fellowship-forum-the-s/

Live now on YouTube, join us for a rare conversation with environmental activist, author, and scholar of Buddhism Joanna Macy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Y8vrsrHII

"In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived. How well we have loved. How well we have learned to let go." Jack Kornfield #wednesdaywisdom

Open the window of your mind. Allow the fresh air, new lights and new truths to enter. -Amit Ray #WednesdayWisdom

"But Salzberg, wisely, is not advocating for mindfulness in place of action. Instead, she suggests that being mindful is a prerequisite for reclaiming a sense of agency during difficult or strenuous timesand that it’s only with that agency that we can work to enact meaningful, sustainable change." Read the latest interview with Sharon Salzberg from GQ Magazine!

Join us in the New Year for a Pathways to Planetary Health conversation with Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, author of What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet. Ibrahim also sits on the New York Advisory Board for The Trust for Public Land and on the board of the Living Future Institute encouraging the creation of a regenerative built environment, as well as Sapelo Square: An Online Resource on Black Muslims in the U.S. Register here: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//garrison-institute-for/

We can't wait for our upcoming workshop with Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz on December 17, "An Evening With Love." This is a quote from her recent book, "Love from the Vortex and Other Poems." Register here: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org//virtual-workshop-an-ev/

We’re changing the culture of care through our Contemplative-Based Resilience (CBR) Project. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, rates of burnout for frontline healthcare workers are rising. At the Garrison Institute, we are committed to caring for those who care for us all and that’s why we’re asking you to support the CBR Project today. In 2021, we aim to impact thousands of healthcare workers, social services practitioners, first responders, educators, and other direct service providers through live trainings and digital resources from the Contemplative-Based Resilience Project and that’s just the beginning. Learn more about CBR and make a contribution today: https://garr.in/3oDB1Cm

Love is what we are; we don't get it from somebody, we can't give it to anybody, we can't fall in it or fall out of it. Love is our true Being. Krishna Das #WednesdayWisdom

Next Tuesday, join us on Zoom for a conversation about restorative justice with Shailly Agnihotri of The Restorative Center and Caroline Voldstad Daniell, as part of the Garrison Institute's Justice Series.