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Join This Free Evening Meditation for Well-Being Week in Law

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Making things work is a skill that most lawyers have to learn. As a mindfulness teacher and practitioner, it’s a great skill for meditation too. Anyone who works in or around the law must find ways to fit our well-being practices into our busy lives. For this Well-Being Week in Law, I am leaning into making things work.

I’m really pleased that my friends at the Mindfulness in Law Society are supporting me in doing so. They asked me a while back to offer a guided meditation in honor of Well-Being Week in Law. I told them I would love to, but I had a hearing set the whole week.

Then I took a breath and got creative. I knew that my hearing would end by late afternoon. I also knew that it would be great for my well-being to have a reason to commit to meditation during that time. I pitched the idea of an evening meditation and MILS agreed.

Why Evening Meditation Is Great for Professionals in Law

The first reason why an evening meditation is great for lawyers is obvious. Evening practice allows lawyers to avoid cutting into their work day. Most mindfulness teachers recommend morning practice, but I have never been able to make that work.

The evening is when I can consistently find time to meditate. The good news is that there are several good things about evening practice. It can help you let go of the stresses of the day. Evening meditation can also help you relax your body and mind and prepare for sleep.

Evening meditation also offers a chance to reflect on the day. This means it can help you heal, recover, and course correct before tomorrow. While morning meditation can be great, evening meditation can be great for professionals in law.

Details for the Evening Meditation

When Is It: 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST

Who Can Join: Anyone in law or the legal profession. This includes law students and professors. Lawyers, regardless of practice status, and all staff who work for a law firm. Judges and their staff are also welcome to attend. Prior meditation experience is not required.

How to Join: Register on Zoom to get the meeting link.

Style of Practice: Light instruction will be offered before the guided meditation. We will set an intention for practice. The practice style will be a simple mindfulness of breath or other focal point. It will conclude with some metta (loving-kindness). The meditation should take about 20 minutes.

Join the Evening Meditation to Support Well-Being in Law

As I have written here before, community is essential for maintaining a mindfulness practice long-term. The theme for Well-Being Week in Law this year is social connection. Most of us working in law meditate on our own most of the time. The evening meditation on Thursday May 8th offers you a chance to practice mindfulness in community. I hope you will join us to support your own own well-being and that of other professionals in law.

Want to learn more about mindfulness and compassion? Check out my new book, How to Be a Badass Lawyer, for a simple guide to creating a meditation practice of your own in 30 days. And to share mindfulness with your little one, check out my new children’s book, Mommy Needs a Minute.

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Join Us for a Collective Meditation for Peace

The events in Jerusalem last weekend have been devastating for so many friends for a variety of reasons. This post is offered as a wish for all of the blog’s readers and friends to be happy, healthy, safe, and at ease.

I know in times of difficulty, it can be very hard to remember that goodness remains possible. Several times in my life, though, I have had the experience where friends helped me reconnect with something good even in the midst of difficult situations.

On September 11th, a woman in my dorm brought me along with a group to give blood. In 2017, after the bruising election season of 2016, my mom’s group organized a donation drive to support local homeless shelters. Even though these acts didn’t solve the problems that motivated them, they did good and they helped me remember that there is always good to do.

This week, my author friend and heroic lawyer Tahmina Watson invited me to help guide a meditation for peace on Sunday evening. Like the other events, this one features friends too. Jigna Patel, the Mindful Divorce Coach, will start the session. I will lead a loving-kindness practice, which has always been a source of strength for me on difficult days. And Amaris Vicari of The Beneficial Element will close out the session with a brief reflection.

The event is Sunday, October 15th at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST on Zoom. You can register here. Registration is required to obtain the link to join on Zoom but the event is free and open to all. I hope that you can join us but if not I plan to have a recording of the meditation on Insight Timer and in our Guided Meditations soon.

Want to learn more about mindfulness and compassion? Check out my new book, How to Be a Badass Lawyer, for a simple guide to creating a meditation practice of your own in 30 days. And to share mindfulness with your little one, check out my new children’s book, Mommy Needs a Minute.

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Supported Fish Pose with Self-Kindness Guided Meditation

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It’s a long holiday weekend. If you’re lucky, that means some extra time for rest and relaxation and enjoying the last days of summer. Some of us have no trouble resting when we get the chance, but if you are anything like me it can be a struggle. That’s why I am sharing this guided meditation.

It’s really easy to get caught in habits, whether they support the life we want or not. For lawyers, the habit that can impede quality rest is that of being busy. We have jam-packed schedules, numerous obligations, and full lives. This can make it hard to spot the nooks and crannies in our schedule for ease and rest and take advantage of them when they come.

Some of Us Need Help Resting and This Guided Meditation Can Help

The other problem for lawyers, of course, is that even physical rest can feel uncomfortable because our minds don’t stop. As a long-time overthinker, I know that this struggle is very real.

So what’s my answer? First, it is important to learn to just stop and take a few minutes for oneself. Second, though, it helps a lot to honor and connect with the body. In general, it’s the quickest way to feel better both physically and mentally. Third, I really like playing with my mindfulness practice to find what works just for me. As someone trained to teach meditation, yoga, and compassion, this has often meant combining practices.

A Guided Meditation Combined with Restorative Yoga

I used all of these ideas in the new guided meditation I am offering today. In the practice, there is a guided reflection on rest and it’s role in our lives. This practice is not merely a mental exercise but also incorporates a classic restorative yoga pose: supported fish to help the body relax and rest. And third, it’s certainly a playful exploration of the intersection between meditation and yoga.

Labor Day is about honoring the American worker with a day of rest. I’m sharing this meditation with you today as an additional support in your quest to rest this long weekend. If you want to try it out, check it out here or on the YouTube channel.

Another Guided Meditation Option to Help You Rest

If you like this practice and want another, you might check out my most popular video, the Legs Up the Wall Guided Meditation too. This one uses another classic restorative yoga pose: legs up the wall. You can use a cushion to support your back and hips but in truth no props are required at all. This meditation teaches a variety of ways to focus on the breath so you can learn while you rest.

Want to learn more about mindfulness and compassion? Check out my new book, How to Be a Badass Lawyer, for a simple guide to creating a meditation practice of your own in 30 days. And to share mindfulness with your little one, check out my new children’s book, Mommy Needs a Minute.

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Holiday Stories Guided Meditation

Last week, we wrote about A Christmas Carol and how Ebenezer Scrooge’s miraculous change of heart can help us all examine our “selves” at the holidays. As a companion to that, I offer this guided meditation from the Brilliant Legal Mind collection. The holidays are a time for stories. They can help us connect with loved ones and learn from our experiences over the years.

Unfortunately, though, stories can also get in the way of connection at times or block us from insights about our lives when we let them play unconsciously in the background of our minds. In this meditation, I help you calm down and then walk you through the stories of the past and present so that you can bring more peace and joy to the future.

Happy holidays to all!

Want to learn more about mindfulness and compassion? Check out my new book, How to Be a Badass Lawyer, for a simple guide to creating a meditation practice of your own in 30 days. And to share mindfulness with your little one, check out my new children’s book, Mommy Needs a Minute.

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