EVENTS

Center for Healthy Minds hosts online and in-person gatherings, livestreams and more. Learn more about upcoming events and offerings here.

Upcoming Events

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Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion: Neurocircuits, Hormones and the Understanding and Treatment of Psychopathology

Apr 22 to Apr 23, 2026

Join CHM Founder/Director Dr. Richie Davidson and Ned H. Kalin, MD, on April 22-23 for this year's Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion. The symposium... Learn More >

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Unspoken Intelligence: Other Ways of Knowing, Extraordinary Cognition, and the Edges of Consciousness

May 21 to May 22, 2026

Register for the 2026 International Forum on Consciousness on May 21-22! Learn More >

Past Events

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Mindful Healthcare Summit

May 23 to May 27, 2019

Center founder Richard Davidson will present at the Mindful Health Summit, an online event. Learn More >

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VARELA SYMPOSIUM: The Science of Connection, Complexity, and Emptiness - Zen Brain

May 16 to May 19, 2019

Center Founder Richard Davidson will lead conversations on neuroscience and well-being at the Varela Symposium on The Science of... Learn More >

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The Science and Practice of Meditation: A Conversation with Richard Davidson and Lama Tsomo

May 3 , 2019

Discover the science behind meditation and how meditation is a tool to transform the mind Learn More >

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Willis L. Jones Leadership Center Lecture Series​ with Dr. Richard J. Davidson

Apr 29 , 2019

Richard Davidson will discuss how to cultivate well-being and how to apply these techniques as future leaders. Learn More >

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Sacred Cosmos: Faith & Science

Apr 25 to Apr 27, 2019

Center Founder Richard Davidson will speak at the 2019 Festival of Faiths Learn More >

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Integrative Mental Health Conference

Apr 15 to Apr 16, 2019

Center founder Richard Davidson presents at the 2019 Integrative Mental Health Conference. Learn More >

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The Intersection of Science and Faith: Christians, Climate and U.S. Culture With Katharine Hayhoe

Apr 11 , 2019

Katharine Hayhoe – a world renowned climate scientist and Christian – will discuss how Christians can overcome the barriers between faith and science Learn More >

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Cultivating Healthier Relationships for Happiness

Apr 11 , 2019

Center researcher Pelin Kesebir shares recent scientific research on what it takes to cultivate and nurture even our most difficult relationships Learn More >

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Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion

Apr 10 to Apr 11, 2019

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the symposium, this year's Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion features presentations from top emotion researchers Learn More >

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Cultivating Well-Being Daylong Retreat at Tergar Madison

Apr 6 , 2019

Center Founder Richard Davidson and meditation expert Cortland Dahl will spend time practicing the forms of meditation they are studying, and... Learn More >

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The Science of Meditation at Tergar Madison

Apr 2 , 2019

Center founder Richard Davidson discusses the latest on the science of meditation and concludes with a short, guided meditation Learn More >

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Lesley University Sonnabend Fellow Lecture

Mar 27 to Mar 28, 2019

Center founder Richard Davidson is 2019 Lesley University Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences Sonnabend Fellow. Learn More >