» Spiritual But Not Religious Students

Chapman emphasizes spiritual exploration as part of our core values. This includes students who identify as spiritual but not religious. You are encouraged to use these resources to connect with your inner self and find a community that nurtures your spiritual development!

Spirituality

Spirituality involves examining and understanding the values, ethics, and beliefs that guide our self-worth and decisions. Cultivating spirituality provides us with a sense of meaning and purpose and allows us to find strength in adversity.

While often associated with religious beliefs and practices, spirituality exists independently of organized religion.

Fish Interfaith Center resources

The Fish Interfaith Center at Chapman offers support and inspiration to every student through spiritual groups and programming during the Orange Campus semesters, including:

• Julie Artman’s Mindfulness Education: Mindfulness is a meditation practice. You will learn tools of self-awareness for living with stress and gain greater compassion for yourself and others.
  • Contact Julie Artman, artman@chapman.edu, to learn about upcoming sessions.
• Labyrinth Walks: On Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a canvas labyrinth is open in Wallace All Faiths Chapel for private meditation. 
• Sound Healing: Once a month on Mondays at 6 p.m., Sound Healing offers a meditation space in Wallace All Faiths Chapel. Participants may lie on the floor or sit in a chair. Also, the labyrinth is available during Sound Healing.
• Talk with a Chaplain: Chapman has chaplains from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions who are also very open to talking to spiritual but not religious students, respecting the student’s worldview. Contact interfaith@chapman.edu.

Rinker Campus

• Prayer and meditation room: Located on the second floor of the Campus Center for students to use as needed for spiritual and meditation practices. The adjacent wellness room provides a multipurpose space for facilitated group yoga and mindfulness classes as well as open hours for everyone to decompress from class and work.
• Talk with a Chaplain: On most Tuesdays, a Chaplain is on campus, based in Campus Center, Room 204.
  • To make an appointment, contact interfaith@chapman.edu.

Clubs and organizations

Click the links to learn more about each student organization and get contact information.

• Active Minds: Active Minds is a student-run mental health organization focused on changing the conversation about mental health, promoting a positive sense of well-being, and spreading awareness about the prevalence of mental illness among college students. 
  • For more information, contact activeminds@chapman.edu.
• Club 333: Fostering mind, body, and spirit connection through meditation, yoga, and journaling.
  • For more information, contact cip@chapman.edu.  
• Q Spirit: Supports LGBTQIA+ students around the intersection of their queer identities and experiences with religion and spirituality. 
  • For more information, contact Kevin Nguyen-Stockbridge at kstock@chapman.edu.

Students can also learn about and join clubs in person at the Student Involvement Fair, which takes place once every semester.