Episode 3 Part 1 - The Practice and Benefits of Mindfulness

In this 3-part episode, Scott Rogers, a nationally recognized leader in the area of mindfulness and the law, and host Stephen Slawinski, a 3L at the University of Dayton School of Law, discuss the practice and benefits of mindfulness.

•Part 1 examines why a law student might begin a mindfulness practice and the benefits of doing so.
•Part 2 provides ways in which a law student might get started on a mindfulness practice.
•Part 3 offers advice on how to overcome some of the roadblocks to practicing.
•In a special bonus episode, Scott leads a 3-minute mindfulness exercise.

Scott is the founder and director of the Institute for Mindfulness Studies and of the University of Miami School of Law's Mindfulness in Law Program. He also co-founded and co-directs the University of Miami's Mindfulness Research & Practice Initiative. Learn more about the Mindfulness in Law Program at: www.law.miami.edu/academics/mindfu…s-in-law-program.

The Path to Law Student Well-Being is a podcast series sponsored by the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The series is a response to the call for action in the 2017 Report, The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change, from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, which sets out action items for the legal community, including specific steps law schools can take, to shift the culture of the legal profession towards one that is focused on well-being.