In today’s column we cut to the chase and make explicit one of the ways that practicing mindfulness can help support lawyers’ emotional well-being. The comment that mindfulness practice enhances awareness can leave many scratching their head as it begs questions like, “What does that mean?” and “Why does that matter?”

Neuroscience findings on the benefits of practice allow us to glimpse the internal mechanisms that explain these benefits. To help us better understand what “enhanced awareness” means and why it matters we will take a closer look at the activity of the mind and body when we experience agitated emotions, like anxiety and frustration.

Take a moment and jot down a thought that might arise out of the blue that relates to a future event of consequence. It could pertain, for example, to a client, relationship, or health concern.

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