:: Thank you to all who came to our Day of Mindfulness and Meditation! Please email contact@aumuci.org if you wish to receive more information about AUM::
:: A Day of Mindfulness and Meditation @ UCI, with Buddhist nuns from Deer Park Monastery ::
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
10:30am – 4:30pm
Student Center, Doheny Beach Room A
Explore Engaged Buddhism, discuss the concept of Interbeing, practice sitting & walking meditations with Sister Dang Nghiem
Please wear comfortable clothing; a cushion for sitting meditation (chairs will also be available)
Advanced registration is recommended. For further information or directions to UCI contact:
Bernie Garcia-Silva bernie@aumuci.org
All are welcome: Suggested Donation $15.00 –
Students are Free
:: About Us
The Association of University Meditators (AUM) is a club at UCI which meets weekly to bring knowledge, as well as a community, for the practice of meditation and the development of a spiritual life.
We also offer meditation workshops for housing communities, clubs, and organizations interested in learning about meditation, and how to meditate. Please contact Bernadet Garcia-Silva at bernie@aumuci.org for more information.
Our programs are open to anyone who is interested!
:: Weekly Events
Summer 2008
TBA
Fall 2008 Weekly Schedule
Meetings: Every Wednesday 5:30-7pm in Social Science Lab (SSL) 117
Tai Chi
TBA
contact: Brian Chang - bachang@uci.edu
Interfaith Dialogues
contact: dialogues@saucifriends.org
Morning Meditations
TBA
contact: Brian Chang - bachang@uci.edu
:: Most Outstanding Student Organization Award
5.22.2007
Out of 400+ clubs at UC Irvine, AUM was awarded the Most Outstanding Student Organization by the Dean of Students at the 2007 Anteater Awards. We are honored that our great efforts to provide various services and education about the spiritual/meditative lifestyle has been recognized!
:: XIV Dalai Lama Scholarship
9.12.2006
Rajiv Ramdeo, the club founder, received praise directly from the XIV Dalai Lama on our work towards raising spiritual awareness on campus. More information here:
http://today.uci.edu/news/release_detail.asp?key=1519
:: AUM in the News
Orange County Register- College counseling centers overwhelmed 4.22.2007
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1665892.php
Orange County Register - Exploring new ideas through meditation 01.03.2007
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/communities/irvine/schools/article_1406047.php
Students can have a stress free 2006 with AUM http://www.newuniversity.org/plain_article.php?id=4302