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12 Feb 2011, 9:38 am by StephanieWestAllen
Sometimes the best learning exercises come from books and other media designed for children. [read post]
2 Jun 2011, 9:40 am by StephanieWestAllen
From the current edition [pdf]: In this issue 37 new studies including: 12 Intervention & Application  studies 8 Etiology & Associations studies 8 Review & Meta-analysis studies 2 Theory & Processes studies 7 Method & Measures studies Also... 1 New NIH Research Trial [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 3:15 pm by StephanieWestAllen
News release from Carnegie Mellon: Press Release: Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults, Carnegie Mellon Study Shows Researchers Also Found That Mindfulness Meditation Training Lowers Inflammation Levels and Alters Gene Expression Contact: Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu PITTSBURGH—For older adults, loneliness is a major risk factor for health problems — such as cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's — and death. [read post]
30 Aug 2009, 2:07 pm
From the article:To borrow from an old Oldsmobile ad, Nicole Black is not your father's lawyer.But she very well could be the lawyer of the future, a tech-savvy, well-connected professional who uses online tools to build and grow a business, communicate with prospective clients and share the latest research and case law with other lawyers.She works for the law firm of Fiandach & Fiandach, but you'll more likely find her at one of the Pittsford Starbucks, working from her… [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 7:47 am by StephanieWestAllen
I have blogged before about the brain-based benefits of yawning. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 6:41 am
I am adding another article to the growing collection of articles and resources focused on contemplative lawyering and mindfulness in the law. [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]
19 Sep 2010, 4:20 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Although I do not agree with this narrator Dan that we are just our brain, or that we are "strictly biological organisms," I think some of you may find interesting these sounds produced through software by the brain. [read post]
5 Aug 2012, 7:17 pm by StephanieWestAllen
I was honored to give the opening meditations each morning at this year's Rendezvous. [read post]
17 Jul 2009, 7:32 am
She's 88 years old and mayor of the third largest city in Ontario, a city that is debt-free with $700,000,000 in reserves. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 2:52 pm
Having attended several, I can highly recommend the programs offered by The Center for Understanding in Conflict & The Center for Mediation in the Law. [read post]
31 Jan 2010, 4:51 pm by StephanieWestAllen
The University of Massachusetts Medical School's Center for Mindfulness is holding it annual conference in April. [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 8:25 am by StephanieWestAllen
Over at Brains on Purpose, I just posted some information about the recent publication of study results. [read post]
26 Apr 2011, 6:46 pm by StephanieWestAllen
Abstract: Reasoning is generally seen as a means to improve knowledge and make better decisions. [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 6:48 am by StephanieWestAllen
Another piece of research gives us a clue as to what benefits of change we should describe to clients—or what advantages of making changes we can draw forth from them by questioning—to persuade them to listen, and to act. [read post]