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Oct. 19, 2018

Mindfulness practice can be a life-changer for law students, lawyers and judges

The concept of being able to "get out of our environment" has become widely publicized and adopted in many forums -- for good reason.

A. Marco Turk

Emeritus Professor
CSU Dominguez Hills

Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com

A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.

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Mindfulness practice can be a life-changer for law students, lawyers and judges
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In an earlier article, "Mindfulness: what to do when the need for help arises" (Aug. 4, 2017), I provided an introductory look at "mindfulness." This is the descriptive name for what we are doing when we focus awareness on our thoughts, perceptions, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment to the exclusion of all else, even if but for the moment. Since that piece was published, it seems the concept of being able to "get out of our environment" ...

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