This 5-Minute Guided Mindfulness Sitting can be a helpful way to start the day, engage mindful awareness during a busy day, or bring a measure of grounded stability to a chaotic time.

The Mindfulness Memo: Breyer's Ice Cream

Jun 1st, 2011 5m 13s

In this month's podcast of the Mindfulness Memo we consider a daily sitting practice articulated by Justice Stephen Breyer and explore the challenging aspects of such a practice and its sweet rewards.

The Neuroscience of Defaults and Default Judgments

May 21st, 2010 14m

In this month's Mindfulness Memo, we explore the activity of the brain when "at rest," so to speak, which is known as the “default” mode and the parallels between the law and mindfulness and ways that performance and well-being are influence

The Mindful Impasse: "Moving Mountains With the Breath"

May 13th, 2010 19m 52s

In this Mindful Impasse column, "Moving Mountains With the Breath" Scott Rogers provides an overview of mindfulness practices and the use of the breath in work with alternative dispute resolution. This program, extracted from presentations to t

The Mindfulness Memo -- Motion to Bifurcate Pain and Suffering

Oct 5th, 2009 9m 35s

In the law, the terms "pain and suffering" are discussed in tandem. In the language of Jurisight, however, "pain" and "suffering" are two distinct concepts. Although pain is inevitable -- we all experience unpleasant events in life -- we ofte

Neuroscience and The Hand Dial -- A Learned Hand Exercise from the August 2, 2008 Interpersonal Neurobiology Meeting

Aug 3rd, 2009 31m 51s

This recording is from an August 2, 2008 presentation by Scott Rogers in which he presents The Hand Dial exercise at an neuroscience program led by Daniel Siegel. The Hand Dial is an advanced "Learned Hand" exercise used for cultivating mindfu

The Mindfulness Memo - Mindfulness, Professionalism, and The Lawyer's Brain

Jul 24th, 2009 14m 33s

In this podcast we look at the relationship between mindfulness, neuroscience and professionalism. Eight mindfulness traits associated with middle prefrontal regions of the brain are examined for their association with high professional and et

The Mindfulness Memo - July 4, 2009 - Mindfulness, Liberty and Fireworks

Jul 4th, 2009 7m 20s

The July 4, 2009 Mindfulness Memo, titled "Mindfulness, Liberty & Fireworks" examines the role of mindfulness practices in freeing oneself from the confines of their own mental chatter and self imposed limitations to embrace life as it is and t

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