Acknowledgements
This resource is the result of a collaborative effort between the faculty interest group on contemplative pedagogies (CP FIG) and the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Concordia University. To read about all the contributors, please go to our About the contributors page.
Special thanks to our research assistant and student-partner Erika O’Hara, our editors Amy Cooper and Stephen Yeager, the Library OER team Chhayhee Sok, Zo Kopyna, Rahil Kakkad and Rachel Harris, for support with CTL’s authoring in Pressbooks, as well as Marie-Christine Simard and Margo Echenberg among others who helped bring this resource to fruition.
This project was funded by Quebec’s Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, through the Canada-Québec Agreement on Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction.Land acknowledgement
Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montréal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present, and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community. You can discover more about Concordia’s land acknowledgement, including its history, at this webpage.
Professor Rosemary Reilly, a founding member of the CP FIG, in her 2023 presentation at Winterfest (our annual Teaching and Learning festival), reflects on why contemplative pedagogies can be a way of decolonizing education:
Video © Concordia University
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About the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
The CTL advances innovative and impactful approaches to teaching and learning for the Concordia community. Our work is guided by principles of collaboration, learner-centred education, evidence-based practices, culturally diverse ways of knowing and doing, and Indigenous Decolonization. To learn more about the CTL and our offerings, visit our website here.
Cover artwork
Cover artwork © Joseph Siddiqi (2025). August 24th. Coloured pencils on paper. 14 x 11 in. | 36 x 28 cm.
