# Meditation Artifacts > Meditation Artifacts is The Meditation Research & Innovation Ecosystem, supporting initiatives at the intersection of contemplative practice, science, technology, and culture. We incubate residencies, host symposia, publish a monthly newsletter, and connect researchers, founders, teachers, artists, and institution-builders. Site: https://meditationartifacts.org ## Core pages - [Home](https://meditationartifacts.org/): Overview of the ecosystem, featured initiatives, and current programs. - [About](https://meditationartifacts.org/about): Mission, team, board, advisors, and the four pillars of Meditation Artifacts. - [Ecosystem](https://meditationartifacts.org/ecosystem): All initiatives, partner organizations, and a live calendar of upcoming events across the network. - [Get Involved](https://meditationartifacts.org/get-involved): Open opportunities across the ecosystem, residencies, volunteering, symposia, and ways to join the community. - [Updates](https://meditationartifacts.org/updates): News, announcements, and issues of The Artifact, our monthly field dispatch. - [Donate](https://meditationartifacts.org/donate): Support the ecosystem via Givebutter. Fiscal sponsorship available for aligned projects. - [Merch](https://meditationartifacts.org/merch): Books, prints, and limited-edition objects. Proceeds support our initiatives. ## The Future of Meditation '26 (Symposium) - [FoM '26](https://meditationartifacts.org/fom26): Annual interdisciplinary symposium on meditation's role in science, culture, and society. May 13, 2026 at The Foundry, Cambridge MA. - [Call for Proposals](https://meditationartifacts.org/fom26/cfp): Submit a 10-minute open-call presentation. - [Sponsor FoM '26](https://meditationartifacts.org/fom26/sponsor): Sponsorship opportunities. - [Volunteer](https://meditationartifacts.org/fom26/volunteer): Help run the symposium. ## MonasteryX (Residency) - [MonasteryX](https://meditationartifacts.org/monasteryx): A month-long residency for meditation, deep work, and creation in Northern Thailand. - [Apply (Resident)](https://meditationartifacts.org/monasteryx/apply): General application. - [Fellowship](https://meditationartifacts.org/monasteryx/fellowship): Fellowship track for senior contributors (headshot and CV required). - [Demo Day](https://meditationartifacts.org/monasteryx/demo-day): Public showcase from past cohorts. - Contact: residency@meditationartifacts.org ## MonX (Micro-Residency) - [MonX](https://meditationartifacts.org/monx): A 6-day meditation residency at AKERA in the Catskills, New York, August 2 to 7, 2026, for up to 20 builders, founders, creatives, and writers. - Pricing (per person, all-inclusive): Private Room $2,600, Shared Room $1,800, Glamping $2,200. Includes lodging, chef-prepared meals, daily meditation and movement, sauna, cold plunge, and grounds access. - Ticket sales close July 31st at 11:30 PM ET. - Contact: residency@meditationartifacts.org ## Futurative (The Contemplative Futures Residency) - [Futurative](https://meditationartifacts.org/futurative): A four-week daytime-programming residency at Edge Esmeralda, Healdsburg CA, May 30 to June 27, 2026. For founders, scientists, artists, contemplatives, and institution-builders exploring the future of consciousness, meditation, technology, and human flourishing. - Contact: futurative@meditationartifacts.org ## Meditation Hacker House - [Cambridge](https://meditationartifacts.org/house): A six-month residency for builders, consciousness researchers, creatives, and meditation facilitators in Cambridge, MA. First cohort moves in after September 1, 2026. Contribution is $1,250 / month for a shared room and $2,500 / month for a private room. - [Goa (Edge City India)](https://meditationartifacts.org/edge-goa-26): A shared house in Goa for founders, builders, researchers, and creatives, October 11 to November 1, 2026, during Edge City India. Edge City India tickets are not included and are required. ## The Artifact (Monthly Newsletter) - [Submit an update](https://meditationartifacts.org/submit): Share an opportunity, announcement, or event for an upcoming issue of The Artifact, our monthly field dispatch. - Subscribe and read past issues: https://meditationartifacts.substack.com ## Ecosystem programs These run as part of the wider ecosystem and are listed on the Ecosystem page rather than as standalone routes: - Boston Meditation Forum: monthly community gathering in Cambridge, MA. See https://meditationartifacts.org/ecosystem. - Mindful Makers: Boston-based hackathons at the intersection of meditation and technology. See https://meditationartifacts.org/ecosystem. ## Plain-HTML snapshots for AI crawlers (recommended) The main site is a JavaScript SPA. These static mirrors contain the full text and image references for crawlers that don't execute JS: - [Full site content (single text file)](https://meditationartifacts.org/llms-full.txt): Consolidated plain-text content covering every active program. Start here. - [FoM '26 snapshot](https://meditationartifacts.org/llm/fom26.html): Full speaker bios, schedule, themes, venue, tickets. - [Futurative snapshot](https://meditationartifacts.org/llm/futurative.html): Full residency description (the live page is an iframe and not crawlable). - [MonasteryX snapshot](https://meditationartifacts.org/llm/monasteryx.html): Residency overview and tracks. - [MonX snapshot](https://meditationartifacts.org/llm/monx.html): 6-day meditation residency at AKERA in the Catskills, NY, August 2 to 7, 2026. - [Snapshot index](https://meditationartifacts.org/llm/): Directory of all plain-HTML mirrors. ## Archive - [The Future of Meditation '25](https://meditationartifacts.org/fom25): Archive of the inaugural symposium. Retained for historical reference; superseded by FoM '26. ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://meditationartifacts.org/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable URL index. - [Robots](https://meditationartifacts.org/robots.txt): Crawler policy. All major LLM crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, anthropic-ai, Google-Extended, etc.) are explicitly allowed.