The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society

The Law Program

 

The Law Program explores ways of helping lawyers, judges, law professors and students reconnect with their deepest values and intentions, through meditation, yoga, and other contemplative and spiritual practices. We run retreats and events which provide a framework for considering ways in which contemplative awareness can enhance and enrich our professional and personal lives, and bring them more into balance. Our retreats address questions and ideas from both a contemplative and legal perspective: the nature of winning and losing, the role of compassion in adversarial situations, truth and “right speech,” Socratic and contemplative methods of inquiry, action and nonaction, separation and connection, and listening.

Upcoming Events

Sorry, our Law Program has no upcoming events at this time, but we invite you to browse our listings of upcoming events hosted by related organizations.

 

News

Just added to our Resources:

Reflections on a new course: Effective and Sustainable Lawyering: The Meditative Perspective
By Charles Halpern


The Mindful Lawyer and the Challenges of Diversity: The Benefits of Mindfulness in Differently Diverse Practice Settings
By Rhonda V. Magee
Adapted from "The Mindful Law Professor and the Challenges of Diversity," 2008.

 

Making Waves and Riding the Currents: Activism and the Practice of Wisdom
Making Waves and Riding the CurrentsBy Charlie Halpern
Chair of our Board of Directors and Visiting Scholar at Boalt Hall School of Law
This memoir demonstrates the benefits of integrating a commitment to social justice with the cultivation of wisdom--essential for effectively addressing the challenges of the 21st century.