Practical Mindfulness: Taking Mindfulness Off the Cushion and Into Your Legal Practice for Greater Resilience, Calm, and Joy

Did you know that mindfulness is more than sitting on a cushion and watching your breath? Have you ever wondered how you might incorporate mindfulness techniques and strategies not only to calm down but also to address everyday work as an attorney and generate more resilience and joy in your professional and personal life?  

This course aims to demystify the mindfulness practice for attorneys, illustrate how it can be incorporated into one's everyday legal practice, and provide a direct mindfulness experience to better understand the potential benefits one can gain. Phillis Morgan, Esq. will share her personal stories about the value of mindfulness. There will be ample time for questions related to common scenarios and personal resistance to mindfulness practice. The program will leave you with the ability to begin or deepen a mindfulness practice, tools for integrating mindfulness into your legal practice and personal life, and serve as a reminder of the value that it can provide.

1. Demystify mindfulness for attorneys to improve their practice through mental health

2. Incorporate mindfulness techniques and strategies into your daily workday as a lawyer

3. Explore common scenarios an attorney may encounter with respect to mindfulness, and overcome personal resistance to mindfulness in that regard