Assignments Week 1 - 4
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Week 1
January 14th
Mindfulness practice & discussion
Review syllabus & discuss individual goals based on reflection paper(see below)
General overview of mindfulness resources & practices
We will watch together the following nine-minute video, This is Water, in class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC7xzavzEKY
Class Assignment: Prepare reflection paper (300 - 500 words) on what you hope to get out of this course. Please include what current meditation/mindfulness practice you have, if any.
January 16th
Mindfulness practice & discussion
Develop class guidelines
Class Assignment: Watch https://www.pbs.org/video/the-mindfulness-movement-cvc4jh/(58 minutes long).
Prepare reflection paper (300-500 words) on what you are willing to put into this course. Please include three things you learned from the mindfulness movement video and two things from the video that you would like to follow up on or learn about.
Week 2
January 21st
Mindfulness practice & discussion
Class Assignment: Read Sections III-VI of the article: Scott, C., Mindfulness in Law: A Path to Well-Being and Balance for Lawyers and Law students (you are welcome to read the entire article of course!)
Read A Newbie's Impression: One Student's Mindfulness Lessons, 61 J.Legal Educ. 665(2012)-only 9 pages!
https://jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1194&context=home.
January 23rd
Mindfulness Practice & discussion
Discussion of Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Practice
Class Assignment: Read Tim Iglesias, Mindfulness as Resistance, 48Sw. L. Rev. 381(2019).
http://rss.swlaw.edu/sites/default/files/2019-08/10%20Iglesias_Final.pdf
To turn in, please prepare a 300-500 reflection on the mindfulness myths discussed in the article and whether there are any that you have ascribed to.
Week 3
January 28th
Mindfulness Practice & discussion
Exploring the science of mindfulness benefits
Class Assignment: Watch the first 60 minutes (good breaking point at 59:13) of the documentary My Year of Living Mindfully https://www.kanopy.com/en/umassd/video/11239501. We will watch the remainder together in class.
Class Assignment: Come to class with two things from the part of the documentary you viewed before class that you want to discuss in class. These can be things you liked, things you would like to challenge, or things that you just want to explore further.
January 30th
Mindfulness practice & discussion
Guest Mindfulness facilitator/speaker
Tracey Meyers, PsyD, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers MA. Topic: Mindfulness to Calm the Nervous System
Information about Tracey from LCLMA website: “In addition to her over 25 years of neuropsychological assessment and psychotherapy experience, Tracey has a strong commitment to intergative medicine for mental health and wellness and leads mindfulness and yoga programs for groups, individuals, and professionals in the workplace."
Class Assignment: Review/try out at least three different mindfulness apps and decide on one to use for this course. Below is a relativley recent list of free apps, (please note that some are free only for a limited period of time.) Insight Timer, Calm, Headspace, and Happier are all well-known apps that I have used. It really is a matter of personal preference.
Come to class prepared to talk about the different apps you sampled and why you chose the app that you selected. After trying different apps, you may also choose not to use an app; if that's the case, please be prepared to say why! https://www.wellandgood.com/free-meditation-apps/.
Week 4
February 4th
Mindfulness Practice & discussion
Self-compassion
Class Assignment: watch Dan Harris 13 min.
Ted Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_harris_the_benefits_of_not_being_a_jerk_to_yourself?subtitle=en
Please journal-for your eyes only-on what if anything) in his talk resonated with you and whether you are open to taking the steps he recommends.
February 6th
Mindfulness Practice & discussion
Small group sharing, reporting on experience so far
Class Assignment: prepare a 500 to 750 word reflection on how your practice has been going so far. Include one success and one challenge in the reflection.