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New books in the Relaxation Station

By Anonymous
Final exams are just around the corner, so our Relaxation Station will soon be in full effect! This time around, we're adding a few books written specifically for law students and lawyers. Titles include:

Mindfulness for Law Students: Using the Power of Mindfulness to Achieve Balance and Success in Law School by Scott L. Rogers
Mindfulness for Law Students introduces law students to contemplative practices and research that shows how incorporating mindfulness techniques can alter the physical structure and function of the brain to reflect decreased levels of stress, increased levels of productivity, and improved mental health. This book uses legal terms and concepts to teach lawyers what they need to know about mindfulness and neuroscience to lead more balanced and effective lives and was written with input from law students, law professors, and recent law school graduates to ensure that the lessons are accessible and can be easily integrated into your busy schedule. 

The Anxious Lawyer: An 8-Week Guide to a Joyful and Satisfying Law Practice Through Mindfulness and Meditation by Jeena Cho and Karen Gifford 
The Anxious Lawyer provides an introductory program on meditation and mindfulness and was created by lawyers for lawyers. The program draws on examples from Cho and Gifford, who began meditating as practicing attorneys and have firsthand knowledge of the difficulties of legal practice. They experienced how meditation and mindfulness support a more effective and enjoyable legal practice. Both found unexpected rewards of meditation: better self understanding, more rewarding relationships, and a deeper feeling of connection to the world. The Anxious Lawyer introduces practices that help to reduce anxiety, improve focus and clarity, and enrich your quality of life.

Yoga for Lawyers: Mind-Body Techniques to Feel Better All the Time
by Hallie Neuman Love and Nathalie Martin
Also written by lawyers, Yoga for Lawyers is a short yoga book focused on effective ways to de-stress every day, throughout the day, in very little time. The featured meditative yoga techniques and safe therapeutic yoga stretches are medically proven to be healthy ways to relieve stress. 

Check out our new books in the Relaxation Station beginning Monday, December 2, and don't forget that yoga mats remain available in the library!

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