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18 Mar 2010, 11:56 am by StephanieWestAllen
There are more than one opinion about whether or not we have free will. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 6:00 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Excerpt:As scientists continue to explore how the brain works, using ever more sophisticated technology, it seems likely that new findings will radically alter the traditional understanding of human nature. [read post]
26 Aug 2010, 9:02 am by StephanieWestAllen
Therapeutic jurisprudence pioneer and law professor Bruce Winick has died. [read post]
27 Aug 2010, 8:39 am by StephanieWestAllen
Interviewers of candidates for law firm hires are looking for more than just pure intellectual skills and aptitudes. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 9:31 am by StephanieWestAllen
When prominent trial attorney Gerry Spence says that lawyers are more important than physicians, of course the medical profession is going to respond. [read post]
20 Nov 2010, 12:15 pm by StephanieWestAllen
From the Esalen Web site: Weekend of December 3-5, 2010Practicing Law from the Meditative PerspectiveCharles Halpern Is your life in the law burdened by stress and by a lack of meaning? [read post]
31 May 2011, 7:23 am by StephanieWestAllen
New release (University of Massachusetts, Amherst): AMHERST, Mass. - In recent years, much sleep research has focused on memory, but now results of a new study by University of Massachusetts Amherst psychologist Rebecca Spencer and colleagues suggest another key effect of sleep is facilitating and enhancing complex cognitive skills such as decision-making.In one of the first studies of its kind, Spencer and postdoctoral fellow Edward Pace-Schott investigated the effects of sleep on affect-guided… [read post]
29 Aug 2011, 10:35 am by StephanieWestAllen
Excerpt: The decision by New Jersey’s Supreme Court last week to overhaul the state’s rules for how judges and jurors treat evidence from police lineups could help transform the way officers conduct a central technique of police work, criminal justice experts say.In its ruling, the court strongly endorsed decades of research demonstrating that traditional eyewitness identification procedures are flawed and can send innocent people to prison. [read post]
21 May 2009, 10:17 am
From the Berrett-Koehler newsletter:Here's a visual introduction to our new BK Life book: Trauma Stewardship, An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others.In collaboration with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and her team we would like to present a self-running 2-minute Flash movie that addresses the book's theme on how to handle stress, crises, trauma (of humans, other living beings, and the planet) in a more healthy way, with stress-relieving New Yorker Magazine cartoons, music,… [read post]
11 Jun 2009, 8:48 am
From "Wine industry patriarch still in full stride - Under Jess Jackson, Kendall-Jackson has grown from a small vineyard to one making 3.8 million cases yearly" (Los Angeles Times):When Jess Jackson coaxed his family into helping crush a load of grapes some 25 harvests ago, he had no clue he was about to create one of the nation's largest wine empires. [read post]
2 Jan 2010, 8:55 am by StephanieWestAllen
George Washington University's Center for Excellence in Public Leadership is offering several classes on such topics as mediation and alternative dispute resolution, communication, and leadership. [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 7:00 am by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract:The mediation metamodel provides a systematic framework for under- standing mediation as it is practiced in a variety of professional and cultural contexts. [read post]
12 Feb 2010, 1:36 pm by StephanieWestAllen
The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate is coming out soon. [read post]
16 Aug 2010, 2:35 pm by StephanieWestAllen
News release (EurekAlert):11 hours of meditation training leads to positive changes based on brain imaging at the University of OregonJust 11 hours of learning a meditation technique induces positive structural changes in brain connectivity by boosting efficiency in a part of the brain that helps a person regulate behavior in accordance with their goals, researchers report.The technique -- integrative body-mind training (IBMT) -- has been the focus of intense scrutiny by a team of Chinese… [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 7:52 am by StephanieWestAllen
If you watch these video clips from last Sunday (October 31), you will see the lawyers who attended The Mindful Lawyer 2010 spread around the room. [read post]
23 Apr 2011, 11:19 am by StephanieWestAllen
Learning about lawyers who move from law to other professional roles is always such fun. [read post]