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Stress and law – it's a duality of good and evil that's been around since the days when philosophers gathered to challenge the Socratic Method. As a way to address this age-old conflict, Miami Law began implementing programs that combine mindfulness techniques into the law school track in order to improve student lifestyle and performance.
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Last spring, Miami Law added Professional Responsibility and Mindfulness in the Digital Age to the curriculum. The course was developed and is taught by Jan Jacobowitz, director of the Professional Responsibility and Ethics Program (PREP), and Scott Rogers, director of the Institute for Mindfulness Studies. The ethics course explores how to professionally manage stress in a
technologically-driven society and better understand the neuroscience associated with the brain's working memory capacity.
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When someone experiences an influx of stress for long periods of time, "the brain can't function," said Dr. Amishi Jha, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. Jha has researched how mindfulness expands the brain's working memory capacity; it's this portion of the brain – the part that controls emotion and judgment – Miami Law is most concerned about as these are key components to being an effective lawyer.
"We think about our heart, lungs and body and how to exercise," said Jha. "We need to have our mental faculties in tip-top shape, too."
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