Robert Chender who heads up the New York City Bar's lawyer meditation group has started a new blog. Click to read Contemplative Law. From the blog:
This blog will concern the application of contemplative practices, in particular mindfulness meditation, to the practice of law. Different topics will include stress management; contemplative listening; emotional intelligence; how to work effectively with difficult colleagues, opposing counsel and judges; dealing with law firm and organizational politics; how to handle being a perfectionist or working with perfectionists; conflict resolution; negotiating strategies; and the pursuit of happiness (that’s an unalienable right for lawyers, too).
In particular, mindfulness meditation has been shown to be helpful in decreasing stress and improving focus and performance, and is practiced by a growing number of lawyers, judges, law students and law faculty around the country.
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