About Scott Rogers Scott Rogers is founder and director of the Institute for Mindfulness Studies. He is also Founder and Director of the Mindfulness in Law Program at University of Miami School of Law. He has practiced law for 19 years and mindfulness and other contemplative practices for more than 20 years. His concentration on mindfulness is rooted in his belief that it offers the most effective means of introducing a contemplative practice to attorneys and law students, and to encourage meaningful inner work and growth, both professionally and personally. In 2003, Scott began developing the mindfulness techniques that form the basis for Jurisight, the mindfulness-based program designed for lawyers. His work with attorneys and law students in both group and individual settings has confirmed the usefulness of these techniques. You can read testimonials from attorneys and law students by clicking here. Scott received his masters degree in social psychology and his law degree from the University of Florida, graduating summa cum laude. He has chaired the Education Subcommittee of the Dade-County Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee and speaks with law students and lawyers about the mindful practice of law. Scott has served as a judicial law clerk to federal and state court judges at the federal district, appellate and state supreme court levels. He practiced commercial litigation at White & Case LLP, appeared before state and federal courts, and served as general counsel to an Internet company. He also has significant business experience, having spent many years as president of one of the Internet’s more popular local content publishers. The breadth of Scott’s experience across diverse areas of the law allows him to relate to the work and experiences of law students, beginning and seasoned lawyers, educators, and jurists. In 2003 Scott founded the online community, The Mindful Parent®, located on the Internet at www.themindfulparent.org. The Mindful Parent has been visited by people in over 70 countries around the world. In 2006, Scott published “Mindful Parenting: Meditations, Verses & Visualization for a More Joyful Life” and spoke at the 2006 Miami Book Fair International. Scott has appeared on television, National Public Radio, been interviewed for magazines and newspapers across the world, and speaks to numerous groups on mindfulness. In 2009 Scott published “Mindfulness for Law Students: Applying the Power of Mindful Awareness to Achieve Balance and Success in Law School” and “The Six-Minute Solution: A Mindfulness Primer for Lawyers. In 2005, Scott began working with therapists, teaching mindfulness in the therapeutic context. In 2007, Scott began working with educators, attorneys, physicians and other professionals. In 2007 he began applying mindfulness practices to dieting and working with people interested in transforming their relationship to food, and he developed a program for integrating mindfulness with exercise and fitness. In 2008 Scott conducted a pilot first year mindfulness program at the University of Miami School of Law which in 2009 was expanded to encompass a comprehensive contemplative practices program for all law students. In 2009 Scott co-developed and taught at UM Law, “Professional Responsibility and Mindfulness,” marking one of the first times mindfulness has been included in a core curriculum class in a law school. Scott’s training in the area of mindfulness-based practices and its neuroscience underpinnings includes: Workshops with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) founder, Jon Kabat-Zinn (2008, 2005), and Saki Santorelli (2005), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) founder, Zindel Segal (2008); Retreat with MBCT founder John Teasdale (2008); training in Insight Dialogue and Vipassana Meditation with Insight Dialogue co-creator Gregory Kramer (2001), Sharon Salzburg (2005, 2007), and Jack Kornfield (2007); and training in brain wave research exploring high performance brain states with Anna Wise (1999). Scott has devoted many years of personal practice to experiencing the intricacies, nuances, and mysteries inherent in mindfulness practice. For many years he led a mindfulness-based meditation group in Miami Beach. His most personal work has been with Fred Eppsteiner, a much admired mindfulness teacher, who was a student of Thich Nhat Hanh’s and Roshi Philip Kapleau’s. Scott explores the exciting work of neuroscientists, exploring the relationship between mindfulness practices, changes in the brain’s structure and function, and its influence on behavior, thoughts, and attitudes. In August 2008 he presented his work at an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) applications program in Los Angeles led by Dan Siegel. In March 2009, Scott spoke on the “context-countered” approach to mindfulness, developed by IMS, at the 7th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at U Mass Medical School. In 2010, he began collaborating with cognitive neuroscientist, Amishi Jha, and together they are exploring the enduring brain and behavior changes that may accompany mindfulness training programs. Scott works with general audiences, parents, educators, lawyers, law students, therapists, and physicians, and provides consulting services and in-house programs to corporations, schools, law firms and law schools, and conducts workshops throughout Florida. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida with his wife and two children. Twitter: You can follow Scott on Twitter by visiting http:twitter.com/imindful Video: Below you can watch the first part of a Cutting Edge Law interview with Scott Rogers.

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“With infectious enthusiasm, warmth, and great clarity, Scott communicates a series of perspectives, skills, and techniques—many of which are quite original—that students can use to bring mindful awareness into their professional and personal lives . . . . These should help them deal with the inevitable stresses and strains of life in the legal profession—as law students, lawyers, judges, mediators, and arbitrators.”

--Professor Leonard L. Riskin

UF Levin College of Law

“In the classroom, Scott personifies mindfulness. He is fully present and truly listens. An entertaining and enlightening teacher, Scott uses unexpected twists and turns to break through our mental conditioning. He literally creates new neural pathways in his audience. The whole process is powerful and exciting. A single session left my students clamoring for more.”

--Professor WIlliam Blatt

UM School of Law

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About Scott Rogers

Scott Rogers is founder and director of the Institute for Mindfulness Studies. He is also Founder and Director of the Mindfulness in Law Program at University of Miami School of Law. He has practiced law for 19 years and mindfulness and other contemplative practices for more than 20 years. His concentration on mindfulness is rooted in his belief that it offers the most effective means of introducing a contemplative practice to attorneys and law students, and to encourage meaningful inner work and growth, both professionally and personally.

In 2003, Scott began developing the mindfulness techniques that form the basis for Jurisight, the mindfulness-based program designed for lawyers. His work with attorneys and law students in both group and individual settings has confirmed the usefulness of these techniques. You can read testimonials from attorneys and law students by clicking here.

Scott received his masters degree in social psychology and his law degree from the University of Florida, graduating summa cum laude. He has chaired the Education Subcommittee of the Dade-County Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee and speaks with law students and lawyers about the mindful practice of law. Scott has served as a judicial law clerk to federal and state court judges at the federal district, appellate and state supreme court levels. He practiced commercial litigation at White & Case LLP, appeared before state and federal courts, and served as general counsel to an Internet company. He also has significant business experience, having spent many years as president of one of the Internet’s more popular local content publishers. The breadth of Scott’s experience across diverse areas of the law allows him to relate to the work and experiences of law students, beginning and seasoned lawyers, educators, and jurists.

In 2003 Scott founded the online community, The Mindful Parent®, located on the Internet at www.themindfulparent.org. The Mindful Parent has been visited by people in over 70 countries around the world. In 2006, Scott published “Mindful Parenting: Meditations, Verses & Visualization for a More Joyful Life” and spoke at the 2006 Miami Book Fair International. Scott has appeared on television, National Public Radio, been interviewed for magazines and newspapers across the world, and speaks to numerous groups on mindfulness. In 2009 Scott published “Mindfulness for Law Students: Applying the Power of Mindful Awareness to Achieve Balance and Success in Law School” and “The Six-Minute Solution: A Mindfulness Primer for Lawyers.

In 2005, Scott began working with therapists, teaching mindfulness in the therapeutic context. In 2007, Scott began working with educators, attorneys, physicians and other professionals. In 2007 he began applying mindfulness practices to dieting and working with people interested in transforming their relationship to food, and he developed a program for integrating mindfulness with exercise and fitness. In 2008 Scott conducted a pilot first year mindfulness program at the University of Miami School of Law which in 2009 was expanded to encompass a comprehensive contemplative practices program for all law students. In 2009 Scott co-developed and taught at UM Law, “Professional Responsibility and Mindfulness,” marking one of the first times mindfulness has been included in a core curriculum class in a law school.

Scott’s training in the area of mindfulness-based practices and its neuroscience underpinnings includes: Workshops with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) founder, Jon Kabat-Zinn (2008, 2005), and Saki Santorelli (2005), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) founder, Zindel Segal (2008); Retreat with MBCT founder John Teasdale (2008); training in Insight Dialogue and Vipassana Meditation with Insight Dialogue co-creator Gregory Kramer (2001), Sharon Salzburg (2005, 2007), and Jack Kornfield (2007); and training in brain wave research exploring high performance brain states with Anna Wise (1999). Scott has devoted many years of personal practice to experiencing the intricacies, nuances, and mysteries inherent in mindfulness practice. For many years he led a mindfulness-based meditation group in Miami Beach. His most personal work has been with Fred Eppsteiner, a much admired mindfulness teacher, who was a student of Thich Nhat Hanh’s and Roshi Philip Kapleau’s.

Scott explores the exciting work of neuroscientists, exploring the relationship between mindfulness practices, changes in the brain’s structure and function, and its influence on behavior, thoughts, and attitudes. In August 2008 he presented his work at an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) applications program in Los Angeles led by Dan Siegel. In March 2009, Scott spoke on the “context-countered” approach to mindfulness, developed by IMS, at the 7th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at U Mass Medical School. In 2010, he began collaborating with cognitive neuroscientist, Amishi Jha, and together they are exploring the enduring brain and behavior changes that may accompany mindfulness training programs.

Scott works with general audiences, parents, educators, lawyers, law students, therapists, and physicians, and provides consulting services and in-house programs to corporations, schools, law firms and law schools, and conducts workshops throughout Florida. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida with his wife and two children.

Twitter:

You can follow Scott on Twitter by visiting http:twitter.com/imindful

Video:

Below you can watch the first part of a Cutting Edge Law interview with Scott Rogers.

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