Turn over a new leaf with tools and strategies that can improve your life and cultivate greater resilience, self-kindness, focus, and well-being.Half-day, intensive immersion into the science and practice of mindfulness and self-compassion
In this half-day workshop, you hear about mindfulness and self-compassion and how it relates to law firms, legal services organizations, judges, and law students. You have the opportunity to experience various types of mindfulness and self-compassion practices, both formal and informal, and learn how to integrate them into your life and work so you can be more present, focused, balanced, and resilient.
Mindfulness provides new ways to respond to the inherent complexities of a busy and fast-paced career, and supports people in living life more fully, with greater ease and joy.
Course Content
12:30pm - 12:40pm - Welcome and IntroductionTracey Meyers,
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL | MassLOMAP)., Boston
12:40pm - 12:55pm - The Science and Benefits of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
Tracey Meyers,
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL | MassLOMAP)., Boston
Bernardo Gustavo Cuadra, Esq.,
Office of the Attorney General Nonprofit Organizations/Public Charities Division, Boston
Nina Farber,
Boston College Law School, Newton Centre
12:55pm - 1:05pm - The Lawyer Brain and Why Mindfulness Is Important for the Legal Profession
1:05pm - 1:15pm - The Practice of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
Panel
1:15pm - 1:35pm - Body Scan
Panel
1:35pm - 1:40pm - Breakout Room Discussion
Panel
1:40pm - 1:50pm - Stress Response
Panel
1:50pm - 2:05pm - Break
2:05pm - 2:20pm - Mindfulness Practice
Panel
2:20pm - 2:35pm - Interpersonal Mindfulness (Clients, Colleagues, Adversaries and All Relationships), Mindfulness Competence
Panel
2:35pm - 2:50pm - Role Play - React/Respond
Panel
2:50pm - 3:00pm - What is Self-Compassion
Panel
3:00pm - 3:15pm - Loving Kindness Practice
Panel
3:15pm - 3:30pm - Integrating Mindfulness and Self-Compassion into Busy Lives
Panel
3:30pm - 4:30pm - How to Incorporate Mindfulness into Daily Life
Panel
Speakers
ChairTracey Meyers,
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL | MassLOMAP)., Boston
Faculty
Bernardo Gustavo Cuadra, Esq.,
Office of the Attorney General Nonprofit Organizations/Public Charities Division, Boston
Nina Farber,
Boston College Law School, Newton Centre