Meditation
Inmates Turn to Meditation
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Reflection, Spirituality, Consciousness Excerpt: "This is transformative justice, as opposed to punitive," said Fleet Maull, founder of the Prison Dharma Network, one of the largest support networks helping inmates learn meditation and Buddhist teachings.
Since its inception in 1989, Prison Dharma Network has grown from one person -- Maull -- teaching Buddhist principles to more than 75 member organizations corresponding with 2,500 individuals, many of them inmates.
More: http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/63871657.html
Bring a Friend for $1 to Unique Contemplative Lawyering Event!
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Continuing Education and Events From Stephanie West Allen:
I got this from Stephanie West Allen. Please consider attending this unique retreat!
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Hello, all. On November 13-15, Scott Rogers and I are hosting in Santa Fe a unique event for lawyers from around the country. I spoke with Scott this weekend and we made a decision about the fee for the event. Due to the economy and its challenges for people, both financially and emotionally, we want as many lawyers as possible (up to the number of places we have reserved) to learn the skills being taught in the workshop
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Mindfulness Meditation and the Use of Taoist Concepts and Practices to Help Lawyers Relieve Chronic Stress
Mindfulness meditation has gone mainstream in medical treatment. It benefits patients by reducing their stress level and by improving some of the medical symptoms of stress-related disorders. These include psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression, skin rashes, high blood pressure, heart disease and chronic pain. Lawyers are extremely stressed. They manifest their stress in their high rates of depression (19% of all lawyers), alcoholism (20% of all lawyers) and suicide (double the general population rate).
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Lawyers Preserving Your Happiness and Self Esteem and Avoiding Depression After Being Laid Off
The past couple of years have been an economic nightmare for the country and for lawyers. You would have to go back to the Great Depression to see today’s national jobless rate of 9.5%. Fifteen states plus Washington, D.C. have gone over 10%. What about lawyers? In 1999 our jobless rate was 0.6% During 2008 it was a whopping 2.6% I don’t have a figure for 2009, but I know things are bleak.
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Lawyers Stephanie West Allen on Meditation being used by lawyers including in Congress
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Spirituality and Consciousness Here's yet another blog from Stephanie West Allen about lawyers and meditation. In this one, she specifically talks about Rep. Tim Ryan promoting meditation in Congress:
http://westallen.typepad.com/idealawg/2009/06/meditation-being-used-in-s...
A Relationship Between Spiritual Path & Livelihood
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Spirituality and Consciousness Thanks to Stephanie West Allen for pointing out this article in Shambhala Times Magazine:
Attorney Leaves Law to Meditate
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Alternative Careers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2428254.htm
While the current economic situation continues to take its toll on businesses large and small, one budding South Florida entrepreneur says that it's helping her find her way to happiness. Sonia Gallagher, an attorney who has been practicing law for five years and owned a successful Law Firm for the past two years, has closed her Firm's doors to meditate.
Lawyers Turn to Meditation
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Contemplative Practice and Spirituality in Law Canadian Lawyer Magazine ran a piece on lawyers and meditation:
http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/Lawyers-turn-to-meditation-to-fight-str...
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In his book Stress Management for Lawyers: How to Increase Personal and Professional Satisfaction in the Law, Dr. Amiram Elwork provides the following statistics:
• 80% of lawyers report high stress in general
• 90% report stress increasing yearly
• 20 to 55% are dissatisfied with their work
• 37% are chronically depressed, with symptoms such as loss of appetite, lethargy and sleep disorders
Study on Mindfulness & Law
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Integrating Our Spirituality by Leslie Carter Rawls
Take away my trouble, take away my grief,
Take away my heartache, I go right to sleep.
“Crazy Love,” Van Morrison
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