MILS-SD Conference 2017, featuring Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan - author of A Mindful Nation
Mindfulness in Law Society- Student Division
The Mindfulness in Law Society- Student Division (MILS-SD) seeks to improve the mental health and well-being of law students across the nation through mindful practice. Mindful practice in this context includes secular meditation and mindfulness in all of its forms, and specifically mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) meditation techniques and yoga.
The Mindfulness in Law Society Student Division exists to connect law students interested in mindful practice, and to offer centralized resources for law students seeking to create or enhance a mindfulness program at their own university
Why is Mindfulness Right for Law Students?
Law school is stressful and often fosters self doubt and unhealthy comparison. A regular mindfulness practice greatly reduces the stress of compounding assignments and obligations.
To live mindfully is to exist in the present moment. So often we are worried by our upcoming assignments and job interviews that we fail to prepare for what is ahead. Similarly we can stay so focussed on the last test or our previous in class performance that miss something in the moment. We train our minds to stay in the moment by continually redirecting our attention to something happening now. That might be the feeling of breathing, sounds in the room, or a favorite mantra.
Practicing mindfulness is just like lifting weights or starting to run long distances. It is challenging to continually redirect your attention to the present moment. With persistence however, mindful practice roots our focus to our present experience.
National Chairman, Mindfulness in Law Society Student Division
Charles served as the national chairman of MILS- Student Division since he founded the organization 2015 through 2017. MILS- Student Division networks law schools with existing mindfulness programs and offers consulting for law schools wishing to start their own program.
Chapters
Berkeley Law
City University of New York
Columbia Law School
Emory Law
Drexel Kline School of Law
Georgia State University College of Law
Harvard Law School
University of Miami Law
Michigan State Law
University of Missouri Law
Northwestern Law School
Southwestern Law School
Tulane Law
Touro Law
Vanderbilt Law
William & Mary Law School