Offerings
The Meditatio Foundation offers academic courses, workplace programs, and tailored retreats in meditation for business leaders and professionals. See the brief descriptions below for our current offerings and contact us to learn more about what a practice of meditation can add to your personal skill-set as a leader and to the effectiveness of your organization.
Academic Courses
Meditation and Leadership (MSB)
Taught by Fr Laurence Freeman
& Prof Bertrand Bouhour
Open to enrolled MBA students at the McDonough School of Business and selected others at Georgetown University when space is available, this course is run twice a year during the academic term.
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Academically rigorous
Students learn the history of contemplative practices, the latest scientific evidence for their effectiveness, and the appropriateness of meditation for leadership.
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Starting a practice
By the end of the course, students will have established a personal practice of meditation and will be equipped to continue deepening it throughout their careers.
Workplace Programs
Leading from the Center
Taught by Gregory Robison and guest lecturers
Six hour-long sessions introducing meditation to organizational leaders, managers and staff at all levels.
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Enlightened leadership
A regular practice of meditation fosters leadership that is responsive rather than reactive.
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Less stress, more resilience
Regular meditators face complex, stressful, and changing situations with greater resilience and clarity of mind.
Retreats
Being Alone Together:
Solitude & Community
WCCM international silent meditation retreat
at Monte Oliveto, Siena, Italy.
2 June to 9 June 2018
Open to all, the WCCM international retreat has been held in this place of beauty and peace for 30 years and leads its participants into a deeper and more peaceful place from which to continue their life’s work and journey.
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For further information
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Contact WCCM
Meditation and Healing
Dates in 2018 to be announced
Bere Island, County Cork, Ireland
Retreat led by Laurence Freeman OSB with Dr Barry White. Each morning there will be a session led by Laurence Freeman on the relationship between healing and meditation with particular emphasis on the needs and vocation of the healer. In the afternoon the session will be led by Barry White with the shared exploration of some wisdom texts and time for discussion.
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A tranquil location
Bere Island is a spectacularly beautiful, sparsely populated island off the southwest coast of Ireland, and is the venue for retreats conducted by the World Community for Christian Meditation at various times during the year.
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Practice and guidance
The retreat is designed for people new to meditation as well as those who have begun to meditate and wish to strengthen it as part of their daily lives. Some opportunities for personal consultation will also be available.