The Mindful Law Student

The Mindful Law Student A Mindfulness in Law Practice Guide Scott L. Rogers, Lecturer in Law and Director, Mindfulness in Law Program, University of Miami School of Law and Co-Director, University of Miami’s Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, US Publication Date: September 2022 ISBN: 978 1 83910 591 3 Extent: c 240 pp The Mindful Law Student is an innovative guide to learning about mindfulness and integrating mindfulness practices into the law school experience. Through the use of metaphor, insight, mindfulness practices, and relaxation and self-care exercises, students are reminded of the tools they have long carried with them to navigate the exciting and challenging environment of law school and the practice of law. Scott Rogers brings readers on a journey through the law school experience with seven hypothetical students who experience situations not unlike their own that make tangible the challenges, benefits, and promise of mindfulness. He provides real-world examples of applying mindfulness in law school using language of the law to impart mindfulness insights and practices. This novel guide is an approachable and valuable resource for any law student.


SoBe Mindful App Practices

The below mindfulness practices can be found on the free iOS app Professor Rogers developed for students in the mindfulness classes and readers of the book, "The Mindful Law Students: A Mindfulness in Law Practice Guide.

You can download the app to your phone and request the Access Code directly via the app or by way of e-mailing Professor Rogers at srogers [at] law.miami.edu.

Week 1 Recordings: Getting Started

Day 1: Time, Place & Manner
Day 2: The Present Moment Pivot
Day 3: FA Practice Insights
Day 4: Part 1-Techniques
Day 4: Part 2-Counting Technique
Day 5: In-Out Technique
Day 6: Rising Falling Technique
Day 7: Beginning Mindfulness Practice

Focused Attention Practice

6-Minute Focused Attention

12-Minute Focused Attention

18-Minute Focused Attention

Body Scan Practice

6-Minute Body Scan

12-Minute Body Scan

18-Minute Body Scan

Open Monitoring Practice

6-Minute Open Monitoring

12-Minute Open Monitoring

18-Minute Open Monitoring

Connection Practice

6-Minute Connection

12-Minute Connection

18-Minute Connection

Relaxation Practice

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Overview to Breath Manipulation Practice Recordings

Line Breathing

Triangle Breathing

Box Breathing

Hurricane Practice

15-Minute Relaxation Practice

12-Minute Hurricane Practice

15-Minute Hurricane Practice

Guided Practice Videos

5-Minute SoBe Mindful Movement Pactice

7—Minute RAIN Practice

12-Minute Mindful Self-Compassion Practice

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