What's the schedule?
Meditation is open to everyone! All Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and employees are welcome to attend online or in person, as is anyone in the wider community, even if you do not have a Â鶹ÊÓƵ connection.
Our meditation program operates during the academic year.
We meet via Google Meets from 11:30 - 11:50 a.m.
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We meet in person at the Bonnier Multifaith Center, main floor of Anderson Hall (south end). Cushions, chairs and mats are available. Please remove your shoes and leave them outside the space when you arrive.
We meet 11:30 - 11:50 a.m. and 3:30 - 4 p.m.
What can I expect?
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Meditation sessions are appropriate and accessible for all audiences. Everyone is encouraged to attend, whether you've practiced regularly for years or are a complete newcomer. All Â鶹ÊÓƵ students and employees are welcome, as is anyone in the wider community who comes across these resources and would like to practice with us.
Bad experience with meditation in the past? Tried it and got bored or discouraged? That's not a problem. In fact, that's a common experience. We teach a variety of different meditation techniques, so you might find a new approach that works better for you.
At every session, the meditation teacher will welcome you and guide you through a practice lasting 12-15 minutes. At the end, there will often be a few minutes for questions or conversation.
If you're practicing online, you're welcome to keep your camera on or off, whichever is most comfortable for you.
If you're practicing at the Bonnier Multifaith Center, please remove your shoes before entering. We share the space with other groups and many of them - like us - sometimes use the floor to practice, so this keeps it clean.
Our meditation teachers
Meditation sessions are led by Aaron Geringer, Mental Health Therapist and Assistant Director of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Counseling Center, Professor John Cha (Religion), and Professor Julie Gilbert (Library); Julie is a Tergar Certified Anytime Anywhere Meditation Teacher.
Newsletter
Connect with us! Sign up for our and stay up-to-date with our programs. We have a newsletter that comes out on Mondays whenever classes are in session. It contains information about upcoming practices, announcements, and reflections about meditation.
Questions? Class or office visit? conversation?
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Contact jgilber2 [at] gustavus.edu (Julie Gilbert), Â鶹ÊÓƵ Meditation Program Coordinator, with any meditation-related questions. Email Julie directly or use . Julie is a certified meditation teacher and happy to share her expertise with others.
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Julie is also available to talk to classes, offices and other groups (both student and employee) about meditation practices and reasons why people might try meditation.
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Finally, if you would like to schedule a 15-minute practice interview to discuss anything that's arising in your practice, jgilber2 [at] gustavus.edu (Julie is available) for conversation.
Got a meditation question or a topic you'd like Julie to address in the newsletter?