Contemplative Sciences Center, UVA
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CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCES CENTER
Combining contemplation, connection, and research to enhance flourishing
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The mission of the University of Virginia's Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) is to fuse contemplation, connection, and research to enhance flourishing. Situated within the new Contemplative Commons, CSC creates opportunities that center mind-body practices for well-being, insight, and compassion in all aspects of life—social, emotional, physical, and professional. An innovator in multidisciplinary collaboration, the center's CIRCL lab conducts research on initiatives that combine contemplative and experiential learning to generate novel solutions to a wide range of personal and global challenges.
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Contemplative Commons
403 Emmet Street S.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
email:
csc@virginia.edu
Visitor Information
Hours:
Mon-Thu: 7am-8pm
Fri: 7am-6pm
Sat: 10:00am-6:00pm
(until May 3)
Sun: Closed
2nd Floor Office Hours:
M-F: 9am-5pm
The Willow Hours
The Conservatory Hours
Ninfeo Hours
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The Contemplative Commons
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Featured Event
Roundtable: AI + Human Flourishing
Fri, Apr 24, 4:00 - 5:00pm
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, economies, and daily life, a deeper question rises to the surface: What is all this innovation for? AI & Human Flourishing invites leaders, founders, policymakers, and technologists to zoom out from product features and market disruption to examine the broader societal and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. What does responsible innovation look like at scale?
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Roundtable: AI + Human Flourishing - Disruptions and Deeper Purpose
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Upcoming
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Drop-in
Ashtanga Yoga: Mysore-Style
Starts Jan 5, 2026
Mondays to Thursdays
6 - 9am
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Drop-in
Ashtanga Yoga: Led Primary Series
Starts Jan 9, 2026
Fridays
6:30 - 8am
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Chai & Chats (Yoga Q&A)
Starts Jan 9, 2026
Fridays
8 - 9am
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Drop-in
Mindfulness and Meditation
Starts Jan 12, 2026
Mondays to Fridays
11:30 - 11:50am
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Drop-in
Friday Rest Fest
Starts Jan 16, 2026
Fridays
1 - 4:30pm
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Research
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CIRCL
CIRCL is a dynamic experimental space and a transdisciplinary research collaborative of faculty at UVA and beyond invested in humanistic, scientific, and creative understandings and applications of contemplation. Read about our studies.
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Journal of Contemplative Studies
To support the dissemination of contemplative knowledge, CSC publishes the Journal of Contemplative Studies—a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research and scholarship on topics related to contemplative practices.
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SALON
We convene monthly curated transdisciplinary public dialogues on topics related to contemplative research in the Contemplative Commons. Scholars, scientists, artists, and specialists from diverse perspectives are invited to share their work in the format of a facilitated dialogue to generate, leverage, and advance collective knowledge.
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