Garrison Institute

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The Garrison Institute was founded in 2003 in response to a profound question: how do we apply the wisdom that flows from deep reflection to help solve today’s urgent social and environmental issues? Since then, the Institute has helped foster and lead a fast growing movement for contemplative-based social change. All of our work is strategically positioned at the confluence of contemplation and science, and grounded in their practical applications in the fields of education, climate change and trauma care...

Contemplation, Collaboration, and Change: A Workshop for Lenz Foundation Grantees and their Partners in Impact Friday, September 27 – Monday, September 30 By invitation Part of a nine-month program designed for launching and sustaining collaborative efforts between institutions dedicated to bringing the values of kindness, compassion and wakefulness into American society.

We provide information to the network via monthly email updates, a web library of relevant resources, in addition to CCB symposia and regional working groups. We also spread the word through key groups such as ICLEI, the Urban Land Institute, the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, the C-40 and the US Green Building Council.

Mindful Parenting: Conceptualization and Measurement . In collaboration with the Kirlin Charitable Foundation, brought together researchers, clinicians and others interested in and working with family intervention programs. The aim of the meeting was to address measurement issues around the topics of mindful parenting and reflective functioning in parenting, in order to develop effective measurement systems for use in research.

Behavior Wedge Profile Assessments can be provided in a relatively inexpensive manner through the use of existing data sources and through a collective, one-time investment in the development of the underlying model. The use of existing data sources from the Energy Information Administration, the U.S. Bureau of the Census (among other sources) eliminates the need for developing, fielding and analyzing unique, city-specific surveys as a means of data collection and assessment.

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