College Record 2013
Knitting Society The Society continued its Sunday meetings for a third year, with both new and returning members. Michaelmas Term was busy with the making of Christmas decorations and gifts, while the following terms saw the beginning of larger projects, sweaters and scarves, all of which were completed successfully. Camille Geisz Meditation The Society continued to meet weekly in Michaelmas Term under the leadership of Ciara Williams, a teacher of transcendental meditation. In Hilary Term responsibility passed to Trajan Przybylski, who teaches the traditional Buddhist meditation called Vipassana. This Pali term is usually translated as ‘insight’, but in the West the practice is commonly known as Mindfulness Meditation. Despite the Buddhist origin of Vipassana meditation, the Society has maintained its original lay spirit and welcomes anyone to its meetings. While Buddhist meditation envisages more recondite goals such as liberating the mind, it is also well known for its mundane benefits of reducing stress, relaxing the mind and body, sharpening the intellect and improving concentration. The current teaching approach employs the same meditation ‘technique’ as the Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy developed by Professor Mark Williams, a clinical psychologist at Oxford University, who founded the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice to collect evidence on the medical benefits of Mindfulness Meditation. Each class begins with a short talk about meditation, psychology or philosophy, followed by a meditation session and a group discussion. The Society remains popular at Wolfson, and we expect it to continue. Trajan Przybylski Middle Eastern Dance Once again we enjoyed classes for all three terms taught by the talented professional dancer Caitlyn Schwartz, and many of us found this weekly lesson to be a relaxing refuge from the stressful life of a graduate student. Highlights for the Society 97
included the annual performance at Wolfson Summer Event, where some of our members performed for the very first time. Long-term members Katherine Allen, Penny Feng and alumna Jo McGouran, are also proud members of the Oxford Middle Eastern Dance Society (OMEDS) dance troupe. This year they have danced at Oxford Christmas Light Night, Hypnotic Belly Dance Night (in Reading), OMEDS Spring and Winter Hafla, Hathor Hafla, and Oxford RAG Ball. However, their favourite performance was at the opening of the new Auditorium: Wolfsonians are fantastic audiences! Penny Feng Music Society This year Wolfson participated for the first (but we hope not the last) time in the OxJam, a month-long series of performances to raise money for Oxfam. Our performance was in two parts: a classical concert in the afternoon with a cake sale, and later a series of bands in the College bar. A good sum was raised, and we hope it will become a regular event. Wolfson members also performed at the annual Winter Concert and the Summer Event. The Alternative Choir, conducted by Isabel de Berrie, has had a good year, while the newly formed Isaiah Choir, directed by John Duggan, is gathering pace. John Duggan has included samples of both groups in his Wolfscape 1, a collage of College sounds. The Society has responded to Wolfson’s strong interest in forming new bands as well as in existing groups and solo acts, by planning to purchase an electronic keyboard to complement the recent purchase of an electronic drum kit by the Entz Committee. This will enable students to practise without disturbing others, and will facilitate performance outdoors and in the bar. The Fournier Trio continues its association with Wolfson, giving a fine performance of music by Brahms in January in the Hall, in support of the Grand Piano Campaign. Two of its members, Sulki Yu (violin) and Pei-Jee Ng (cello), returned to perform at the Naming of the Leonard Wolfson Auditorium on 6 June. They played a duo by Kodaly with great sensitivity to universal admiration. We are delighted that they have agreed to continue their association with the College for a further five years. 98
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Knitting Society<br />
The Society continued its Sunday meetings for a third year, with both new and<br />
returning members. Michaelmas Term was busy with the making of Christmas<br />
decorations and gifts, while the following terms saw the beginning of larger<br />
projects, sweaters and scarves, all of which were completed successfully.<br />
Camille Geisz<br />
Meditation<br />
The Society continued to meet weekly in Michaelmas Term under the leadership<br />
of Ciara Williams, a teacher of transcendental meditation. In Hilary Term<br />
responsibility passed to Trajan Przybylski, who teaches the traditional Buddhist<br />
meditation called Vipassana. This Pali term is usually translated as ‘insight’, but in<br />
the West the practice is commonly known as Mindfulness Meditation.<br />
Despite the Buddhist origin of Vipassana meditation, the Society has maintained its<br />
original lay spirit and welcomes anyone to its meetings. While Buddhist meditation<br />
envisages more recondite goals such as liberating the mind, it is also well known for<br />
its mundane benefits of reducing stress, relaxing the mind and body, sharpening the<br />
intellect and improving concentration. The current teaching approach employs the<br />
same meditation ‘technique’ as the Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy developed<br />
by Professor Mark Williams, a clinical psychologist at Oxford University, who<br />
founded the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice to collect evidence on<br />
the medical benefits of Mindfulness Meditation.<br />
Each class begins with a short talk about meditation, psychology or philosophy,<br />
followed by a meditation session and a group discussion. The Society remains<br />
popular at Wolfson, and we expect it to continue.<br />
Trajan Przybylski<br />
Middle Eastern Dance<br />
Once again we enjoyed classes for all three terms taught by the talented professional<br />
dancer Caitlyn Schwartz, and many of us found this weekly lesson to be a relaxing<br />
refuge from the stressful life of a graduate student. Highlights for the Society<br />
97
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