Contemplation + SENSEmaking: An Interview with Eve Ekman
I discovered that the mere reflection upon our emotions was an intervention towards well-being.
Contemplation + Indigeneity An Interview With Lance Henson
Conducted by Michael Overstreet, a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia and a Research Assistant at the Journal of Contemplative Studies (JCS). JCS: I’d first like to tell you what an honor it is for me to be able to have this conversation with you, Lance. I’d like to start our conversation in asking whether contemplative practices have always been part of…
Contemplation + SENSEmaking: An Interview with Adam Lobel
As far as there being categories of East and West, of philosophy versus spirituality or religion, I can’t even draw the boundaries anymore.
Contemplation + SENSEmaking: An Interview with James Gentry
JCS: Thanks so much for talking with me today, James. First, we’re really interested in how your upbringing led to your being interested in contemplative practices and general spiritual openness. JG: Yeah, that’s such a big question. For me, it was essentially a crisis—a real crisis of just growing up in a very difficult environment: a family…
Contemplation + SENSEmaking
JCS: Welcome—I’m excited to talk with you today. I have three core questions, but first I’d love it if you could give us a brief bio and a background of who you are and where you’re coming from. AH: I come from Boulder, Colorado and have an academic background. I got a double degree in classical music—piano performance—and biology. I then studied physics and later got a doctorate in dental oral surgery. I’ve also had a pretty contemplative…
Contemplation + SENSEmaking: An Interview With Pir Zia
JCS: I’m so happy to have this opportunity to speak with you, Pir Zia. I’m interested in how you stumbled into the spiritual and contemplative path of your life. Was there anything in your upbringing that encouraged or facilitated this way of living? It does sound like you’ve had a pretty intercontinental life. Did that play a part at all? PZ: Yes, thank you. Well, it’s a pleasure to be speaking with you. And in my case, my entry…
Contemplation + Education An Interview With Robert W. Roeser
JCS: Welcome! Can you tell me a bit about your background in contemplation and education? RR: I’m trained as a PhD in Developmental Science and Education, and I also hold master’s degrees in clinical social work and religion. My research interest centers on schools—including primary, secondary, and post-secondary educational environments—as a central cultural context of…
Contemplation + Leadership: An Interview With Ian H. Solomon
JCS: Thanks for joining us for this series called Contemplation Plus. What we’re interested in is contemplation and its myriad of expressions. It’s about contemplation and whatever that means to you at the intersection of an area that is the focus of your work. Let’s call that leadership, if we may. To get started and…
Author Insights: Bin Song’s A Study of Cheng Yi’s Quiet-Sitting Meditation and Other Contemplative Practices in the Confucian Context
JCS: What does contemplation look like in Confucianism? BS: First, it’s important to note that the term Confucianism was popularized by nineteenth-century Christian missionaries during Western colonial expansion. In its original language, this tradition has long been called the Ru (儒) tradition. Naming it after Confucius was similar to labeling Islam Muhammadism—a way of categorizing non-Christian…
Contemplation + Science: An Interview With Fadel Zeidan
JCS: You work at this very interesting intersection between a variety of things: pain management, health, neuroscience, psychedelics research, phantom limb syndrome, but also, contemplation. How did you get to this point? Either in your training, in the research that you do, or just in your personal life—how did you get into this kind of…
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