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Contemplative Law Retreat Recordings
Effective Lawyering: A Meditation Retreat for Law Professionals and Students
September 11-14, 2008
Menla Mountain Retreat Center, Phoenicia, NY
These mp3 files are available for free to listen online and download (instructions).
If you would like to order CD-Rs of these recordings, please email info@contemplativemind.org.
1. Norman Fischer on emotions and law, Sept. 12, 2008 (1:17, 109MB)
2. Susan B. Jordan, Sept. 12, 2008 (0:49, 70MB)
3. Norman Fischer on trust, Sept. 13, 2008 (1:16, 108MB)
4. Charlie Halpern on trust, Sept. 13, 2008 (0:59, 83MB)
5. Evening panel discussion, Sept. 13, 2008 (0:22, 31MB)
6. Norman Fischer's closing remarks, Sept. 14, 2008 (1:07, 95MB)
Books
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Marjorie Silver |
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Steven Keeva |
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Lloyd Burton |
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George W. Kaufman |
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Benjamin Sells |
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Matthew Fox |
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Joseph Goldstein |
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Jon Kabat-Zinn |
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Jon Kabat-Zinn |
Papers and Articles
Reflections on a new course: Effective and Sustainable Lawyering: The Meditative Perspective
By Charles Halpern
Move from Being a Mindless Lawyer to a Mindful Lawyer
Stephanie West Allen, The Complete Lawyer, Jan. 14, 2009
A Mindful Practice is a Sustainable Practice
Stella Rabaut, The Complete Lawyer, Dec.12, 2008
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.
The Contemplative Lawyer: On the Potential Contributions of Mindfulness Meditation to Law Students and Lawyers and their Clients
by Leonard L. Riskin
7 Harvard Negotiation Law Review 1-66 (June 2002)
This article was the centerpiece of a Symposium on Mindfulness in Law and ADR at Harvard. View a webcast of this symposium.
Law Practice As Spiritual Path
by Zoketsu Norman Fischer
This was the closing talk for our national meditation retreat for lawyers at Spirit Rock Meditation Center at Woodacre, CA in November 2004.
Maintaining Integrity and Cultivating Compassion
by Steven Schwartz
Executive Director, Center for Public Representation
Originally published in Management Information Exchange, January 2005 issue.
Meditation for Lawyers (Really)
by Rasa Fournier, Midweek, December 5, 2007
Zen and the Art of Lawyering: Legal eagles find meditation a stress solution
by Heidi Benson, San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 2007
Meditation goes to work: When conflict and stress hit you at work, try looking East to calm yourself and find better ways to cope
by H.J. Cummins
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, January 20, 2006.
The Mindful Lawyer
by Robert Zeglovitch
GPSolo Magazine, October/November 2006.
No Justice, No Peace. In court: Lawyers and Judges who practice dharma
by Mary Talbot
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Fall 2000, pp. 44.
Putting a Premium on Meditation:
Law School’s Program Offers Students a Labyrinth, Yoga
by Stephanie Francis Cahill
ABA Journal E-Report, February 15, 2002
Utah Justice Now Zen Teacher
by Elaine Jarvik
Deseret News, December 16, 2006
Videos
Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice
The voices of both victims and offenders, as well as the role of the larger community, are beautifully represented in this video. We appreciated the variety of spiritual practices that were reflected in the piece, and are sure it will contribute to a fuller appreciation of the context within which the restorative justice movement is taking place. More information can be found at www.gumboot.net. The video can be ordered for $54US (which includes mailing costs). Send a cheque or money order made to Gumboot Productions Inc., 666 Herald St. Studio A. Victoria. B.C. V8W 1S7, Canada.
Harvard Negotiation Law Review symposium webcast
On the afternoon of March 8th, 2002, the HNLR sponsored a symposium on “Mindfulness in the Law and ADR”, featuring the publication of Len Riskin’s article “The Contemplative Lawyer: On the Potential Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation to Law Students and Lawyers and Their Clients”. The event drew approximately 150 people, including students, professors, practitioners, and others from the Boston area and afar.