{"id":131941,"date":"2025-04-03T13:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=131941"},"modified":"2025-04-10T11:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:45:30","slug":"new-prayer-and-meditation-room","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/news-events\/articles\/2025\/new-prayer-and-meditation-room\/","title":{"rendered":"New Prayer and Meditation Room"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin has-media has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"8256\" height=\"5504\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"view of meditation room through glass panel door that states paryer and Meditation Room\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-540x360.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2025\/04\/Prayer-and-Meditation-room-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8256px) 100vw, 8256px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Student Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Prayer and Meditation Room\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">April 3, 2025<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Need a quiet place to pray, reflect, or simply take a break from the busyness of campus life? The new Prayer and Meditation Room is now open! For students, staff and faculty, this space offers a welcoming environment for personal meditation, prayer or quiet contemplation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in the Housman Building, 10th floor, Room R1018A (last door on the right when walking from the elevators), the room is open 24\/7. The room\u2019s features currently include adjustable lighting, prayer rugs and a meditation cushion. No matter your faith or background, this space is here for you. Please direct questions, comments and suggestions for improvements to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto: flewkate@bu.edu\">Kate Flewelling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other prayer and meditation spaces available on the Medical Campus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Talbot Building, 715 Albany St., Room 119A West<\/li><li>Crosstown Building, 801 Mass. Ave., 4th Floor, Suite 431, Room 447<\/li><li>Evans Biomedical Research Center, 650 Albany St., Room 714<\/li><li>Housman Building, enter through 72 E. Concord St., Room R107 \u2013 available Fridays only from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.<\/li><li>Goldman School of Dental Medicine 635 Albany St., 2nd Floor, Room 226 and 7th floor, Room 726 \u2013 to access these spaces, enter the building at 100 E. Newton St. (the GSDM faculty\/staff\/student) entrance. Take ramp to the elevators (#4 or #5) at the bottom of ramp. Take the elevator to the 2nd floor or 7th floor. 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