The Contemplative Project

Bringing the benefits of meditation & contemplative practice to education, business, activism, health care, and social justice.

The Contemplative Project is a network of professionals in B.C. dedicated to bringing the practice of mindfulness meditation into meaningful practical action through work in the world. The project was seeded by Compassion in Action Conference: Contemplative Practice & Social Change at Hollyhock in 2002 with Mirabai Bush, Director of Center for Contemplative Mind in Society in Mass. Subsequent events have been co-led by meditation teachers Steven Smith and Michele Mcdonald. The project’s initial retreats, held in the socio-political hotspot of downtown eastside Vancouver, have blossomed into Open Mind Wise Heart: Contemplative Practice in Personal & Professional Life week-end public retreats in collaboration with Banyen Books & Sound in Vancouver and Royal Roads University Continuing Studies in Victoria, B.C.

Open Mind Wise Heart Retreat ~ 2008 Dates >>

These retreats may also be scheduled and designed specifically for your own business, organization or educational institution. Contact Oriane Lee for arrangements.

More Info:

• Open Mind, Wise Heart Weekend Retreat April 4-6, 2008 (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Registration with Royal Roads Continuing Studies
• The Centre for Contemplative Mind in Society