Best Counseling Schools Names The 50 Best Campus Meditation Spaces
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Counseling Schools has released the 50 best campus meditation spaces. This list highlights 50 extraordinary spaces designed to maintain the health and well-being of students and faculty. In order to generate this list, factors like availability, programming, services, and architecture and layout of the space were all taken into account. This list features facilities with a blend of spiritual backgrounds but all ultimately provide a place of peace for students, regardless of their faith or religious views.
The full ranking can be viewed here: http://www.bestcounselingschools.org/best-campus-meditation-spaces/
Sara Moore, the article's author, had this to say: "There isn't a value that can be placed on the benefits of meditation, spiritual growth, and calmness. College years can be some of the most stressful time in a young adult's life, and these 50 universities have worked hard to create spaces to be an outlet for students. Whether it's a walk in a beautiful garden or a calming, quiet few moments alone, these 50 Meditation spaces are all deserving of attention."
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| Allegheny College - Prayer and Meditation (PAM) Retreat |
| Bard College - Anna Jones Meditation Garden |
| Boston College - Multi-Faith Center |
| Carleton College - Japanese Garden |
| Carnegie Mellon University - Mindfulness Room |
| Carthage College - Walter Fritsch Meditation Chapel |
| Chatham University - Jessica's Labyrinth |
| Colgate University - Chapel House |
| College of the Canyons - Meditation Garden (Garden of the Canyons) |
| Colorado College - The Labyrinth |
| Cornell University - Cornell Plantations |
| DePauw University - Bartlett Reflection Center (Meditation Spaces |
| Duke University - Labyrinth of Stillness (Center for Integrative Medicine) |
| Duquesne University - Interfaith Meditation Room |
| Elon University - Numen Lumen Multi-Faith Center |
| Hamilton College - Meditation Room |
| High Point University -The Chapel & Meditation Garden |
| Macalester College - Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel |
| Marywood University - Meditation Garden |
| Metropolitan State University - Metropolitan State University Library's Labyrinth Garden |
| Miami University - Ford Family Meditation and Reflection Room |
| Mount Holyoke College - Japanese Teahouse & Meditation Garden |
| Naropa University - Meditation Halls |
| Nazareth College - Meditation Garden |
| Normandale Community College - The Japanese Garden |
| Rhodes College - Collins Garden |
| Richland College - Outdoor Meditation Space Labyrinth |
| Sacramento State University - The University Union Meditation Room |
| Sam Houston State University - Old Main Pit |
| Santa Clara University - Benson Center |
| Skidmore College - Gazebo on Haupt Pond |
| Stanford University - Windhover Contemplative Center |
| State University of New York at Albany - Interfaith Center |
| Temple University - Healing Garden |
| University of Arkansas - Garvan Gardens & Chapel |
| University of California at Berkeley - Tilden Meditation Space at the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union |
| University of Kansas - Danforth Chapel |
| University of Mary Washington - James Farmer Multicultural Center Meditation Space |
| University of Maryland - The Garden of Reflection and Remembrance |
| University of Maryland at Baltimore County - Meditation Space at the Women Center (and Lactation Room) |
| University of Michigan - Matthaei Botanical Gardens Labyrinth |
| University of Minnesota - Sensory Garden University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum |
| University of New Orleans - Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Room |
| University of Redlands - Meditation Rooms |
| University of San Francisco - Interfaith Meditation Room |
| University of Southern Maine - Space for Prayer, Meditation, Reflection |
| University of St. Thomas - Gueymard Meditation Garden |
| University of Tampa - Sykes Chapel Garden |
| University of the Pacific - Reflection Pool |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls - Meditation Rooms |
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Contact: Sara Moore
Phone: 614-271-3535
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