Law school contemplative, mindfulness, and meditation programs

I post here the law school programs about which I learn. Please let me know of programs I have missed or of links that are no longer valid. Thanks!

• University of Miami School of Law: Program on contemplative practices and an ethics course incorporating mindfulness More about the programs in this news article: "Miami Law Increases Support for Mindfulness Practices"
•  University of New Hampshire School of Law: Yoga, therapy dogs, meditation (article in The Concord Insider)
• UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall: Course “Effective and Sustainable Law Practice: the Meditative Perspective"
• Vanderbilt University Law School: Courses "Supportive Practices" and "Professionalism in Practice"
• Roger Williams University School of Law: Course on integrating mindfulness into trial advocacy.
• CUNY School of Law: Course on contemplative practices, Contemplative Lawyering program (that second link has a photo of their labyrinth)
• William Mitchell College of Law: Course "Beyond Listening: Skills & Understandings Essential to the Practice of Law and Managing Conflict"
• University of North Carolina School of Law: Yoga during Preorientation Program and each Friday lunch-for information about mindfulness activities at the law school, contact Professor Eric Muller
• University of San Francisco School of Law: Weekly meditation group and contemplative lawyering course-For information about the Committee on Contemplative Practices in Law, contact Professor Rhonda Magee
• University of Texas at Austin Law School: Samsara Yoga Club, page 33 here
• Brooklyn Law School: Weekly yoga classes
• University of Connecticut: Course "Contemplative Lawyering"-Weekly one-hour yoga classes
• University of Buffalo Law School: "Religion, Spirituality, and Cognitive Science: Contemporary Establishment Clause Issues"
• Georgetown Law: Lawyers in Balance (LIB)
• George Washington Law School: Mindfulness and Relaxation sessions
• University of Florida Levin College of Law: Course "Tools of Awareness for Lawyering"
• A conference was held Oct. 29-31, 2010, at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law: "The Mindful Lawyer: Practices and Prospects for Law School, Bench and Bar"
• University of Buffalo Law School: "Mindfulness and Professional Identity: Becoming a Lawyer While Keeping Your Values Intact”
• Golden Gate University School of Law: "Contemplative Lawyering"
• Yale Law School: Meditation and yoga offered by the Student Affairs Office
• Seton Hall Law: Professor Marc Poirier (email) "anchors a meditation group that meets regularly at the Law School"
• University of Missouri School of Law: Weekly mindfulness meditation
• Albany Law School: Weekly yoga and meditation workshops
• Hastings College of the Law: Contact Professor Clark Freshman for current programs
• University of Minnesota Law School: Weekly meditation, yoga, and qi gong
• University of Louisville's Louis D. Brandeis School of Law: Yoga classes
• University of Chicago: Meditation as part of the Keystone Professionalism & Leadership Program
• University of Colorado Law School: Meditation from noon to 1PM on Wednesdays; for information contact Professor Scott Peppet or Professor Deborah Cantrell

Note: For mindful lawyer resources, go to contemplativelawyers.com. The list is updated frequently. The above list of law school programs can be accessed with the URL contemplativelawstudents.com. For another list of law school mindfulness activities, visit The Mindful Law Student.

Comments

[Ginger Campbell, MD]

Very useful post. I hadn't realized so many law schools were active in this area.

[StephanieWestAllen]

Thanks for stopping by. I have a feeling many more will be added to this list in the near future.

[Rhonda Magee]

Thanks for keeping us informed, Stephanie! It's inspiring, helps keeps me motivated to do more, and supports us as we seek to greater support within our institutions. Your work is truly change-making. Thanks again.

[StephanieWestAllen]

Rhonda, thanks for stopping by and for the kind words. It was truly a pleasure to meet you last weekend. I look forward to our continued collaboration and communication!