The Spiritual and Interfaith Center at George Mason offers a tranquil environment for reflection, meditation, and connection. Open to all students, faculty, and staff regardless of spiritual or cultural background, this center is meant to serve as an on-campus sanctuary for personal growth and interfaith dialogue.
Discover a place to recharge and engage with multiple perspectives in the heart of our bustling campus community.
Location: Fenwick A
Hours: Monday – Friday: 9am-5pm.
Group reservations:
This space can be reserved for corporate prayer, spiritual holidays, or group mindfulness.
https://calendly.com/masoninterculturalengagement
Spiritual or interfaith student organizations are allowed one evening booking a month that can be after operation hours
(Note: This does not guarantee a specific date/time and depends on availability and staffing).
Lower Level: Quiet space for mindfulness and prayer
Upper Level: Open semi-quiet space for community, conversation and studying
Please check out and return all equipment from the front desk staff. If there are items that we are needed that we should consider stocking, please inform the receptionist.
- Single person rug
- 12-person rug
- Meditation cushions
- Prayer beads
- Kneeling cushion
- Noise machine
- Portable PA system and two microphones
- Dividers – 19’6 & 25’ wide options
Contact:
Susan Grunder [email protected] and Tamara Thomas [email protected], and [email protected]
- Respectful of Privacy & Practices: Please keep voices and activities at a low volume unless otherwise approved. We have humans with different traditions and needs regarding noise and will work with everyone to ensure practices are respected.
- No Napping: This is a space for spiritual reflection and personal well-being.
- No Drinking & No Eating without Reservation: Water only. Food only permitted by request through the online reservation platform.
- Mobile Devices: Please silence your phone and use headphones if needed.
- No Proselytizing: Please respect the differing beliefs of others. This space is intended for open, non-judgmental reflection and conversation, not for promoting or persuading others to adopt specific beliefs.
- No Posting: No posters, flyers, or signs are to be placed inside or outside the meditation space at any time, unless first approved by the Center for Leadership & Intercultural Engagement.
- Return spaces to original configuration: No leaving of personal materials or equipment of any kind. No facility equipment is to be removed from the facility, return equipment to storage areas.
- Corporate/group prayer times must be scheduled through the Center for Leadership & Intercultural Engagement.
- Candles, burning oils, or any other flammable items are not permitted. Flameless and electric items are permitted.
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- To apply for an exception to the food or flammable items policy complete Calendly reservation form, questions contact Tamara Thomas [email protected] or Susan Grunder [email protected] a week before you plan to bring any flammable item(s).