Being a lawyer has its challenges. My first career was in law and looking back I wish that mindfulness had been part of the curriculum at law school. Lawyers are expected to know things. They are expected to be able to articulate an argument clearly, both in writing and orally. Clients expect them to have … Read more
Last week I was on my way to Radio Fremantle to be interviewed about mindfulness. I was due to arrive at 3:50 pm. Somewhat unusually, I had left in plenty of time. Several kilometres north of Fremantle, I hit a snarled traffic jam. For over an hour I slowly inched my way into Fremantle, across … Read more
It is quite remarkable to see the growing enthusiasm for mindfulness in the last five years (Australia is a little behind the UK and US). This embrace has been in no small part due to one particular program – the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program. The MBSR was developed at the Medical School of the … Read more