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Everything is gestation and then bringing forth. To let each impression and each germ of a feeling come to completion wholly in itself, in the dark, in the inexpressible, the unconscious, beyond the reach of one' s own intelligence, and await with deep humility and patience the birth-hour of a new clarity: that alone is living the artist' s life: in understanding as in creating.Rainer Maria Rilke (1954) , Letters to a Young PoetRecently, there has been a surge of interest in employing contemplative teaching and learning practices in college classrooms. We defi ne contemplative pedagogy as a teaching and learning experience that involves the learner in a participatory epistemology characterized by a deeply immersed, insightful learning experience fostered through carefully selected refl ective practices that complement the learning assignment.The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society (n.d.) website offers a working defi nition of contemplative practices:Contemplative practices are practical, radical, and transformative, developing capacities for deep concentration and quieting the mind in the midst of the action and distraction that fi lls everyday life.

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