CUNY Mindfulness & Contemplative Studies Gathering, 3/24/23
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Fall 2019
Fall 2019 semester was relatively business as usual: Weekly meditations, well attended, much appreciated by attendees. The relatively new half hour meeting schedule seems to be beneficial, as most attendees report that they are attending during lunch hours, in which case they still have about a half hour to take their lunch.
Spring 2020
The first week and a half of the semester were uneventful, but then in the middle of the second week NY state’s “recess” shifted us off-campus, and the remainder of the semester is online. We kept meeting online, and doing so actually enabled a number of attendees to show up whose schedules previously prevented their …
Guided meditations online
The facilitator, Prof. Rick Repetti (Philosophy) has recorded several meditations and mantras for participants to listen to at their leisure, at his website, at https://www.rickrepetti.com/meditation-to-the-people.
Spring 2019
Spring 2019 was well attended, once per week, with about a half dozen members on average per meeting. As has been the pattern for years, new members appear, older ones fade out, and then there is a shifting overlap between new and old members, students, etc. The facilitator, Rick Repetti, had some scheduling conflicts this …
Fall and Winter 2017
Our group met weekly throughout the Fall and for the Winter module, drawing the usual mix of visitors from various categories (students, administrators, faculty, staff) as well as our regulars. We are still functioning mainly as a meditation group at this point, with occasional Q&A.
Spring & summer 2018
Our group met weekly throughout the Spring and for the Summer module, drawing the usual mix of visitors from various categories (students, administrators, faculty, staff) as well as our regulars. We are still functioning mainly as a meditation group at this point, with occasional Q&A.
Fall and Winter 2018
Our group continued to meet weekly, based on the greatest doodle schedule poll results (conducted separately for the Fall and for the Winter), and to attract members from across the college (students, faculty, staff, and administrators). Our meetings have stabilized over time to function primarily as a place for 20-minute meditations, with occasionally informal Q&A …
Spring 2016 session report
As with the previous semester, attendance was good: approximately a dozen regular members in attendance, after approximately 35 respondents to the schedule availability Doodle.
Fall 2015 session report
Attendance was good: approximately a dozen regular members in attendance, after approximately 35 respondents to the schedule availability Doodle. Apparently, the reduction of our meeting time to 30 minutes (from one hour) was practical and if anything increased attendance. Periodically, individuals remained beyond the 30 minutes to discuss the session, based on individual interests.
