MINDFULLNESS

Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surroundings, according to the Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. Over the past four decades, thousands of studies have documented the physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness.

Articles

• Greater Good Magazine |  Mindful Lawyering:  Law professor Rhonda Magee explains how mindfulness can benefit lawyers, their clients—and, perhaps, society at large.

• From The Mindful Lawyer Conference | Using Mindfulness Practice to Work with Emotions

• The Michigan Bar Journal | Be Still and Listen: Mindfulness for Lawyers 

• SC Lawyer (2019) | One Day at a Time: Finding Peace and Purpose by Living in the Moment

Books

• Transforming Practices: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life, by Steven Keeva

• 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works—A True Story, by Dan Harris

Practice/Exercises

• Greater Good in Action