Kindfulness Symposium · Tsz Shan Monastery

How the two days are shaped

A lectural morning and an experiential afternoon

Mornings

09:00 – 13:00

Scholars around the globe, sharing insights through presentations and panel discussions.

Afternoons

14:30 – 18:00

Experiential learning sessions and workshops, ranging from Immersive Sound Healing Experience, Harvard CAMLab & Buddhist Museum Tour, Kindfulness under the Tree, Tech Corner, etc.

Please be noted that the medium of instruction is English for morning sessions and English/Cantonese for afternoon experiential sessions. Please refer to the rundown below for the language used for a particular session.

The lotus base of the Guan Yin statue, its carved petals rising against a pale sky.

09:00– 09:30
Opening
Opening Ceremony
09:30– 10:15
Keynote
Keynote 1
10:15– 11:00
Keynote
Keynote 2
11:00– 12:00
Panel
Panel Discussion 1: When Mindfulness Meets AI
Exploring what contemplative practice and artificial intelligence might each reveal about the nature of mind, attention, and human experience.
12:00– 13:00
Panel
Panel Discussion 2: How Today’s Innovators Change the Way We Live
A conversation with today’s innovators on how emerging technologies are reshaping the ways we work, learn, connect, and relate — and our understanding of what it means to be human.
13:00– 14:30
Lunch
14:30– 15:30
Afternoon session 1
Six streams run in parallel
Seminar
Workshop
Immersive Sound Healing Experience
Kindfulness under the Tree
Harvard CAMLab & Buddhist Museum Tour
Experiential Tech Corner + Ten Great Vows Pilgrimage Stamp Tour
15:30– 15:45
Break
15:45– 16:45
Afternoon session 2
Six streams run in parallel
Seminar
Workshop
Immersive Sound Healing Experience
Kindfulness under the Tree
Harvard CAMLab & Buddhist Museum Tour
Experiential Tech Corner + Ten Great Vows Pilgrimage Stamp Tour
16:45– 17:00
Break
17:00– 18:00
Afternoon session 3
Six streams run in parallel
Seminar
Workshop
Harvard CAMLab Representative
Immersive Sound Healing Experience
Kindfulness under the Tree
Harvard CAMLab & Buddhist Museum Tour
Experiential Tech Corner + Ten Great Vows Pilgrimage Stamp Tour

Choose one per session

Six Afternoon Streams

The afternoon features six parallel streams across three sessions. Choose one stream per session when you book. Seminar and workshop topics vary per session.

Stream A

English

Seminar

Lecture Hall

A different speaker in each of the three sessions, across Wisdom, Humanity and Technologies.

280 places per session

Stream B

English

Workshop

Omnia Hall

Small-group, interactive workshops. Each session is a different theme.

100 places per session

Stream C

English / Cantonese

Immersive Sound Healing Experience

Joyful Terrace

A guided sound experience: curated tones and vibrations to settle the body and quiet the mind.

100 places per sessionRead more

Stream D

English / Cantonese

Kindfulness under the Tree

Mindful Path

A guided walking and sitting meditation among the trees, as we breathe with attention and compassion.

60 places per sessionRead more

Stream E

English / Cantonese

Harvard CAMLab & Buddhist Museum Tour

Buddhist Art Museum

A museum journey co-curated with Harvard CAMLab for this immersive multimedia exhibition.

90 places per sessionRead more

Stream F

English / Cantonese

Experiential Tech Corner + Ten Great Vows Pilgrimage Stamp Tour

Various Locations

An engaging space with modern interactive technologies as you explore the monastery grounds.

40 places per sessionRead more

An outdoor sound-healing session in the monastery courtyard: rows of participants seated on cushions, many in wide-brimmed hats, facing the facilitators and a large gong beneath a tiled gateway.

Stream C

Immersive Sound Healing Experience

Outdoors, seated, and repeated in all three afternoon sessions.

Embark on a journey of inner harmony with our Sound Healing Experience. Immerse yourself in the therapeutic vibrations of carefully curated sounds, designed to rejuvenate your body, mind, and spirit.

Let go of stress as the melodies wash over you, promoting a sense of peace and tranquility. Discover the power of sound to realign your energy and instill a profound sense of well-being.

Joyful Terrace100 places per sessionEnglish / Cantonese

A banyan on the monastery grounds, its aerial roots grown down into the trunk.

Stream D

Kindfulness under the Tree

Outdoors on the Mindful Path, and repeated in all three sessions.

Step into nature and let your body and mind slow down. This guided practice combines walking and sitting meditation along the Mindful Path — breathing with attention and compassion.

There is no pace to keep, and nowhere to arrive. Let the trees, the wind, and the earth guide you back to inner stillness, as you open your senses to the healing power of nature.

Mindful Path60 places per sessionEnglish / Cantonese

A cave wall painted with rows of small seated Buddhas and, above them, figures seated in carved niches; the wall is dim but for one seated figure on the right, glowing in its arched niche.

Stream E

Harvard CAMLab & Buddhist Museum Tour

Guided in small groups and repeated in all three sessions.

This is a museum journey co-curated with Harvard's FAS CAMLab — a new collaboration that translates precious Buddhist artefacts into an immersive, projection-mapped experience.

Rather than simply viewing heritage from a distance, audiences are invited to step inside it, encountering ancient wisdom through contemporary technology.

Buddhist Art Museum90 places per sessionEnglish / Cantonese

Stream F

Experiential Tech Corner + Ten Great Vows Pilgrimage Stamp Tour

Two experiences under one stream, repeated in all three afternoon sessions.

With every stamp collected along the Ten Great Vows trail, feel yourself drawn deeper into reflection — each milestone a doorway into the wisdom these vows hold. And that's just the beginning — more surprises await around every corner.

Then step into something extraordinary: watch a drone rise and dance in the air, guided not by hand, but by the stillness of your own mind. Your mindfulness, made visible in flight.

Various Locations40 places per sessionEnglish / Cantonese