Garrison Institute

The Garrison Institute explores the intersection of contemplation and engaged action in the world. Founded in 2003, our mission is to apply the transformative power of contemplation to today's pressing social and environmental problems, helping build a more compassionate, resilient future.

Our program initiatives - Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE), Pathways to Planetary Health, Contemplative-Based Resilience, Compassionate Leadership in Finance (CLiF), and the Garrison Institute Fellowship  - bring a contemplative dimension to key social change fields, applying relevant techniques to caregiving, teaching and environmental advocacy. We also research and develop new ways of applying those techniques in specific vocational settings, from domestic violence shelters to classrooms.