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8 May 2009, 1:49 pm
Each month that goes by, I dislike that appellation "elder mediation" more. [read post]
17 Jun 2009, 6:31 pm
We are still more than 6 months away from the 10th annual Create a Great Funeral Day but here's a video of which I just became aware on the topic of planning your end-of-life event. [read post]
28 Dec 2009, 7:43 am by StephanieWestAllen
Excerpt:The new year could thaw a rate freeze affecting law firms.Local legal shops generally look to be in line with a 3.2 percent average rate raise projected for 2010, according to a new survey from Altman Weil Inc., a Philadelphia-area consulting firm.Altman Weil polled 688 firms with at least 50 lawyers in November, and received 288 completed surveys, including 45 percent of the largest firms in the country.The big dogs — firms of more than 1,000 lawyers still struggling to find traction… [read post]
18 Jan 2010, 4:01 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Because it is primarily an autobiography, this is the most unusual press release I have seen. [read post]
23 Feb 2010, 8:02 am by StephanieWestAllen
You may listen to brain scientists from the comfort of your own home or office. [read post]
20 Apr 2010, 7:34 am by StephanieWestAllen
Videos of some the sessions at the 2010 conference of the Mindfulness in Education Network can be viewed online. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 8:20 am by StephanieWestAllen
From Riot Act to kamikaze to Waterloo, this list of 10 conflict words and their uses and derivations are presented on the Merriam-Webster Web site. [read post]
10 Jul 2010, 8:12 am by StephanieWestAllen
I don't know the story of why and how Maharishi Mahesh Yogi came to speak to the Harvard University Law Forum. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 9:11 am by StephanieWestAllen
Excerpt:Although it may seem impossible to quantify, academics think they may have discovered the recipe for what students believe to be the perfect university teacher.The formula, created by Mark Russell and Helen Barefoot of the University of Hertfordshire’s Learning and Teaching Institute, is based on an analysis of more than 400 student submissions to the British institution’s annual "Tutor of the Year" award.A ranking based on the number of times the most valued traits… [read post]
25 Aug 2010, 9:07 am by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract:Law School is a scary and mysterious place and incoming students often have very little idea what to expect. [read post]
12 Sep 2010, 3:13 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Although this article is looking at contemplative pedagogy in teaching liberal arts, much of what is written can apply to any kind of learning or training, including, with just a little imagination, law school.Excerpt:More than a century ago, William James foreshadowed the growth of contemplative higher education with his claim that “the faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will. [read post]
14 Sep 2010, 11:01 am by StephanieWestAllen
This non-profit coordinates a number of activities throughout the United States, and world. [read post]
23 Sep 2010, 12:29 pm by StephanieWestAllen
My first thoughts mirrored Begley's when I heard about a new book in the people's-brains-don't-work-so-well genre. [read post]
17 Oct 2010, 10:56 am by StephanieWestAllen
Because I think the message is so important, every so often I blog about why a person would/should want to be in nature. [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 2:36 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Once again physicians Mick Krasner and Ron Epstein are offering mindfulness classes for people who work in medical education, including, but not limited to, medical doctors. [read post]
31 Dec 2009, 1:42 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract:Group emotional contagion, the transfer of moods among people in a group, and its influence on work group dynamics was examined in a laboratory study of managerial decision making using multiple, convergent measures of mood, individual attitudes, behavior, and group-level dynamics. [read post]