Wander and Wonder: an Online ‘Street Wisdom’ Walkshop

Rosie Holmes, Contemplative Educator and Mentor, University of Chichester, UK. Figure 1. Alys, Francis (2004-5) Untitled [painting] “Sit as little as possible; credit no thought not born on the open air and while moving freely about – in which the muscles too do not hold a festival.” (Neitzsche, F. cited in Roelstraete, D., 2010:1) On … Continue reading Wander and Wonder: an Online ‘Street Wisdom’ Walkshop

Special Issue of the Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education (JUICE): Contemplative Pedagogy in Higher Education: Growing Confidence, Creativity and Community.

We are pleased to announce the release of our Special Issue of the Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education (JUICE): Contemplative Pedagogy in Higher Education: Growing Confidence, Creativity and Community. Thank you to all our wonderful contributors, the attendees at the CPN Symposium in Dartington Hall, Devon, UK 4th- 6th September 2023, who made … Continue reading Special Issue of the Journal of Useful Investigations in Creative Education (JUICE): Contemplative Pedagogy in Higher Education: Growing Confidence, Creativity and Community.

Contemplative Pedagogy and Meaningful Connection Across Human Differences

by Steven Thurston Oliver, McKeown School of Education, Salem State University, U.S.A. It was a wonderful experience offering a webinar entitled Contemplative Pedagogy and Meaningful Connection Across Human Differences to the Contemplative Pedagogy Network (CPN). As a Professor of Education at a regional public institution in the U.S. I thought it would be interesting and … Continue reading Contemplative Pedagogy and Meaningful Connection Across Human Differences

A (much needed) holiday for the rational mind?

by Dr Keith Beasley, University of Bristol Whilst on holiday the week before delivering my Making Friends with Time webinar, I came across this church. I give the photo the title amanhã: the Portuguese equivalent to mañana. The church is on the wonderful Portuguese island of Madeira, and a clock without hands just seemed so … Continue reading A (much needed) holiday for the rational mind?

‘The day you find out why’ – Purpose, Contemplation and Transformational Learning

Dave Tullett, Integral Development Coach davetullett16@gmail.com ‘The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why’. (Quote popularly attributed to Mark Twain) I open my workshop – ‘Exploring Purpose’ – with this quote because it speaks to me about choice.  Admittedly, you don’t have … Continue reading ‘The day you find out why’ – Purpose, Contemplation and Transformational Learning

Light into a Forest

Dr Jo Trelfa,Director, Iron Mill College, Exeter, UK Dr Laura R Chapman,Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Beaver College of Health Sciences, Appalachian State University, USA Here, Jo Trelfa and Laura Chapman, two participants in the CPN workshop Contemplating the spaces in between: transforming meaning from experience through writing reflect on the experience of taking … Continue reading Light into a Forest

Contemplating the spaces in between: transforming meaning from experience through writing

Contemplative Pedagogy Network Workshop Series, March 24 2021 By Dr Mike Wride, Transformative Pedagogies Lead, Centre for Transformative Learning, Uni of Limerick, Ireland It was a great pleasure to facilitate the Contemplative Pedagogy Network workshop on March 24th.  The workshop featured a classroom activity that I have used in my work as an academic developer: … Continue reading Contemplating the spaces in between: transforming meaning from experience through writing

Launch of Contemplative Pedagogy Network Workshops

I am very excited to announce the launch of Contemplative Pedagogy Network (CPN) Workshops. The workshops are being organised by a generous team from the network - Mike Wride, Anne Vicary, Juliet Trail and Andrew Morgans. They will take place roughly four times a year. Each workshop will feature a tried and tested classroom activity … Continue reading Launch of Contemplative Pedagogy Network Workshops