THE NEWSLETTER OF THE MINDFULNESS IN LAW SOCIETY - FEBRUARY 2020
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW FOR FEBRUARY
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MILS OPENS FIRST INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER IN CANADA
MILS is thrilled to announce the creation of our Southern Ontario Chapter. For more information, please contact the cochairs
Sara Robertson
and
Ashley Frankel
.
The Southern Ontario chapter is the fifth MILS Chapter established in the last year, and our first international chapter, The other chapters are:
Alabama
,
Maryland/D.C.
,
New England
, and
Tennessee
. If you are interested in creating a chapter in your area, please contact
Emily Hornsby
, Chapters Committee Chair.
Gray Bear Lodge Retreat Center - Hohenwald, Tennessee
March, 5-8 2020
Retired Judge Steve Hornsby and attorney/yoga teacher Cindy Pensoneau will co-facilitate this affordable three-day Spring lawyers retreat at pristine
Gray Bear Lodge
. Enjoy community, connection and intentional practices to enhance personal wellness and professional satisfaction at a simple, rustic retreat center located on 400 acres, 2 hours from Nashville and 3 hours from Memphis.
- 9 Hours dual/ethics CLE Approval pending.
- Accommodations include three organic vegetarian meals daily, yoga studio, hammocks, library and more.
- Lawyers, judges, law students and professors, and other members of the legal profession are welcome!
LAWYER WELL-BEING WEEK IS COMING MAY 4-8, 2020
MILS is proud to participate in the first national
Lawyer Well-Being Week
, an important initiative of the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being and the ABA Law Practice Division Well-Being Committee).
As its contribution, MILS will extend Mindful Mondays all week, so there will be daily virtual sits
every day that week
at 3 pm Eastern. You can get to them through our
website
.
Check out their
46 Activity Ideas
to see what might work within your professional environment, and go to their
Awareness Messaging
tab to find a Social Media Calendar that gives idea for social media posts and graphics from February 10 through Well-Being Week. The Awareness Messaging tab also includes a
5-page
or
1-page
invite to Lawyer Well-Being Week that you can distribute to your contacts.
Supporting Lawyer Well-Being Week also supports MILS. A rising tide lift all ships, and our efforts may also result in MILS being listed among the Well-Being Champions on the lawyer well-being task force web site. So every little bit helps.
REGISTER NOW
for the second MILS National Conference, June 11-13
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MILS is the education and support hub for mindfulness in the legal profession, bringing together lawyers, law students, faculty, judges, and other legal professionals across the nation, and supporting their interests in mindful lawyering.
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MILS is the education and support hub for mindfulness in the legal profession, bringing together lawyers, law students, faculty, judges, and other legal professionals across the nation, and supporting their interests in mindful lawyering.
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Mindfulness In Law Society
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info@mindfulnessinlawsociety.com
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The Mindfulness in Law Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to educate, coordinate and promote activities in the legal profession relating to mindfulness meditation, yoga, and other contemplative practices.
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