Quiet Justice & the Mindful Lawyer

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January 27, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace Let go of your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen! - Jalaluddin Rumi - Quiet Justice & the Mindful Lawyer "When I tell people that I teach a class in law and meditation at UC Berkeleys law school, I often hear snorts of disbelief. "It's easier to imagine a kindergarten class sitting in silence for half an hour," a friend said to me, than two lawyers sitting together in silence for five minutes." But the class is no joke. In fact, it's part of a ground-breaking movement that has quietly been taking hold in the legal profession over the past two decades: a movement to bring mindfulness-- a meditative, moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, relationships, and external circumstances-- into the practice of law and legal education." Charles Halpern a public interest pioneer and an innovator in legal education shares more in this article. { read more } Be The Change Make time for a mindful moment today. For more from Charles Halpern join this Saturday's Awakin Call with him. More details and RSVP info here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Children Who Shine From Within Can You Teach People to Have Empathy? The Benefits of Learning to Be Kind to Yourself 19 Uplifting Photos That Capture The Human Spirit The Top 10 Happiest Countries Two Words That Can Change a Life 10 Ways to Have A Better Conversation 7 Lessons About Finding the Work You Were Meant to Do DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 242,534 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More