Calling 2021 a clean slate would be disingenuous given how stress, societal upheaval and a pandemic cannot be erased by yelling “Happy New Year!” However, it is not without hope. There are small habits within reach for all of us that can improve our quality of life and provide a […]
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Krame Center offers meditation sessions for students
Warm weather has finally arrived on campus, but spring is not the only thing in the air. An atmosphere of apprehension has filled Ramapo as finals lurk in the distance. The bags under students’ eyes are getting larger, their fuses getting smaller. Professors’ office hours are booked to the brim […]
Krame Center provides guided meditation in the library
Photo courtesy of Nickolai Kashirin, Flickr Ramapo’s Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and Mindful Living helped students relieve the stress of finals week. From Tuesday to Wednesday afternoon, members of the Krame Center provided stress-reducing exercises in the Potter Library, truly helping students increase their focus and prepare for finals. […]
Psychologist gives lecture on how to live authentically
Photo by Pauline Park Two time author, motivational speaker and licensed psychologist Dr. Maria Sirois delivered a lecture on Tuesday titled “Living an Authentic Life” as part of the Krame Center speaker series. “We long for significance, to find a river of our living that nourishes us,” Sirois began her […]
Krame Center Hosts Event Encouraging Mindful Pauses
Icon courtesy of the Krame Center Many Ramapo students are a part of the nursing or social work programs, among the many other health care and mental health majors. The Krame Center for Mindfulness hosted two industry professionals last Friday to help these students learn how to help themselves while […]
Krame Center Pivots to New Program on Mindfulness
Photo courtesy of Ramapo The Krame Center at Ramapo College recently partnered with the Center of Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts, introducing new programming this fall semester designed to create awareness about the meditative practice of mindfulness. Inspired by their personal experiences with mindfulness, the Krame family was keen […]
Novelist Dani Shapiro Speaks Meditation and Writing
Photo by Jenna Bengvenga The Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and Mindful Living at Ramapo invited Dani Shapiro, an acclaimed literary novelist, to speak on Wednesday. Her discussion was called “Meditation and Writing: The Stories We Carry” and was held in the Trustees Pavilion. The audience was made up of […]
Donna Rockwell Tells Students to Focus on the Present in Mindfulness Presentation
Dr. Donna Rockwell, a psychologist, researcher and meditation teacher, invited Ramapo students, faculty and community members on Thursday to ease their troubled minds and take a break from their daily stresses with an informative and interactive workshop on the practice of mindfulness, hosted by the Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and […]
Kailen Krame Discusses the Practice of Mindfulness
Photo by Steve Fallon It is surely not a stretch to say that college can be quite stressful at times. With homework, projects and tests and other important matters, students can get overwhelmed at times – a feeling Kailen Krame is familiar with. Krame came to Ramapo on Friday to […]
Krame Center Brings Mindfulness to Campus
The Krame Center for Contemplative Studies and Mindful Living, a relatively new addition to Ramapo College, has been working for months to bring mindfulness, a method of relaxation and focus, to campus. Now, the Center has been running frequent workshops for students and faculty to bring this undertaking to fruition. […]