# 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 Houses

- [SF & Cambridge](https://meditationartifacts.org/house): A founder residency for builders in tech, research, consciousness, and meditation. First cohort moves in after September 1, 2026. House tuition is based on local rent, with special support for researchers, creatives, and meditation teachers.
- [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.