For Serious Beginners,
Committed Practitioners
& Experienced Teachers
Applied Contemplative Studies is an interdisciplinary field that integrates contemplative practice, contemplative science, and contemplative education. Its aim is to investigate the mind and reveal the nature of self whilst supporting the integration of the resulting insights.
The Three Pillars of Applied Contemplative Studies
The following definitions establish the scope and application of these terms within the framework of this project
Contemplative Practice
Refers to psycho-spiritual technologies and methods for developing presence, discernment, compassion, awareness, wisdom, and direct experiential inquiry into the fundamental nature of experience.
Contemplative Science
Refers to the interdisciplinary methods used to systematically investigate the mechanisms, processes, outcomes, and transformative potential of contemplative states and traits.
Contemplative Education
Refers to an embodied pedagogy that applies first-person contemplative inquiry to the study of wisdom traditions, psychology, and comparative philosophy, supporting embodied understanding of the subject.
1 Yr Meditation program
The Steady Path
A Year-Long Meditation Program:
Towards Discerning Presence and Clear Seeing.
teacher training
Applied Phenomenology for Meditation Teachers
TEACHERS & PROFESSIONALS
Supporting Spiritual Emergencies
Open Lecture Series
The Mystery of Consciousness
Approaching the Hard Problem Through Contemplative Science and Practice.
know meditation
Applied Contemplative Studies for Serious Beginners, Committed Practitioners & Experienced Teachers