Student Affairs NOW Contemplative Practices & Resistance in Higher Education
May 28, 2025
David Robinson-Morris, a visionary strategist and founder of the Reimagination, joins anthropologist and community ritualist Michelle C. Chapman, alongside gender studies expert Leroy Costa. They dive into the power of contemplative practices in higher education, exploring how inner work can lead to social transformation. The conversation touches on the importance of vulnerability, storytelling, and empathy in fostering community. They emphasize resilience amidst chaos and the necessity of creativity in education, igniting change from within.
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Contemplative Practice Reconnects Us
- Contemplative practice reconnects us with our body, spirit, and the universe, grounding us in our humanity and cosmic nature.
- Higher education is increasingly incorporating such practices to foster wholeness and balance amid systemic challenges.
Try This Contemplative Practice
- Engage in a simple contemplative practice: settle in your body, breathe with gratitude, and observe thoughts and surroundings with curiosity.
- Invite kindness, awareness, and connection with ancestors and earth to cultivate ease and spaciousness in the present moment.
Book Highlights Embodied Practices
- The book centers diverse personal narratives revealing how contemplative practices sustain individuals facing higher education's toxicity and uncertainty.
- It emphasizes living, embodying, and ethically sharing practices beyond surface-level adoption for genuine transformation.