Jeena Cho, Karen Gifford

The Anxious Lawyer

An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation

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Produktbeschreibung

The Anxious Lawyer provides a straightforward 8-week introductory program on meditation and mindfulness, created by lawyers for lawyers. The program draws on examples from Cho and Gifford's professional and personal lives to create an accessible and enjoyable entry into practices that can reduce anxiety, improve focus and clarity, and enrich the quality of life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Bar Association
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781639052165
• ISBN-10: 163905216X
• Artikelnr.: 64976976

Autorenporträt

As a practicing attorney, I know firsthand the challenges and the emotional toll the legal practice can take on lawyers. I've also experienced the enormous personal and professional impact of meditation and mindfulness. Throughout my legal career, first as a litigator and later as a bankruptcy lawyer, I regularly suffered from anxiety, stress, and insomnia. I always accepted this as the "norm" because attorneys commonly experience such difficulties. It took me years to even recognize that there was a problem. The process was very gradual but over the years I became less content with my legal practice and life in general. It is said that most people come to meditation because of suffering. I am certainly no exception. Regularly practicing mindfulness has helped me to be happier. I feel more grounded. I have fewer knee jerk reactions to the external events of life. It has allowed me to "stop and smell the roses" both literally and figuratively. Since going through the Stanford 8-week mindfulness training program, I have taken additional classes both at Stanford and other meditation centers around the Bay Area. I have completed the teacher training practicum for Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).