Justice Begins with a Breath
This session will address how mindfulness and compassion can strengthen our legal systems. We will focus on the links between personal, interpersonal and systemic awareness practices as supports for justice and wellbeing. We’ll discuss how these practices can enhance the lives of lawyers, clients, the broader communities and the world in which we live. This talk will also cover:
• Personal and interpersonal practices supporting mindful law practice and leadership
• Suggestions for developing systemic awareness practices that help disrupt systemic injustice
• Understanding of the compassion-based, holistic justice underpinnings of the movement to bring mindfulness into law
Jeena Cho
Jeena Cho is the author of two books: The Anxious Lawyer, An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation (ABA), and How to Manage Your Law Office (LexisNexis). She is a regular contributor to Forbes, Bloomberg and Above the Law where she covers resilience, work/life integration, and wellness in the workplace. She regularly speaks on women’s issues, diversity, wellness, productivity, mindfulness and meditation.
From the World Peace Library Justice Begins With a Breath
Mindfulness consultant Jeena Cho and Rhonda V. Magee, professor, mindfulness teacher and advisor to the U. Mass Center for Mindfulness, demonstrate how mindfulness and compassion can strengthen our legal systems. They focus on the links between personal, interpersonal and systemic awareness practices — and how they support justice and wellbeing. They also address the ways these practices can enhance the lives of lawyers, clients, the broader communities and the world.
During this importan session, you'll discover:
- Personal and interpersonal practices supporting mindful law practice & leadership
- Suggestions for developing systemic awareness practices that help disrupt systemic injustice
- The compassion-based, holistic justice underpinnings of the movement to bring mindfulness into law
Jeena Cho
Jeena Cho is the author of two books: The Anxious Lawyer, An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation (ABA), and How to Manage Your Law Office (LexisNexis). She is a regular contributor to Forbes, Bloomberg and Above the Law where she covers resilience, work/life integration, and wellness in the workplace. She regularly speaks on women’s issues, diversity, wellness, productivity, mindfulness and meditation.
