2010 Lawyer’s Retreat in Santa Fe

Genius is nothing but the power of sustained attention

                                         -- William James

Attention Pays:  From Reactive Brain to Reflective Mind

Friday April 9-11 - Sunday Registration Fee: $749.00

(Early bird $99.00 discount available

through December 31, 2009)

Register Now

The Institute for Mindfulness Studies and Brains on Purpose invite you to participate in a weekend workshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, designed for lawyers interested in developing:

their focus of attention,

and a deeper sense of well-being,

as well as achieving optimal performance

throughout their personal and professional lives.

Program Overview

What You Will Learn.  Our system will teach you practices that combine focused attention and mindful awareness to enable you to reach a new levels of mental clarity and resolve.  As a direct result, you will be less influenced by momentary distraction and more effective at accomplishing that to which you set your mind.

When all is said and done, the lawyer with a laser-like focus is a genius. Distraction does not penetrate their single-pointed concentration nor disturb the beam of their mental flashlight. Like a Samurai warrior, they place their attention where they choose, there it remains fixed, and they are prepared for anything -- harmony and war. 

What Science Will Illuminate.  Science is confirming what experience has long taught -- the development of expert levels of attention is possible and pleasurable.  In this program, attention mastery becomes your mental armor. And, because of the close connection between mind and body, you will explore the ways that the changes you experience improve your health, immune function, and reduces stress.

What Can Change. You have probably run into lawyers who behave like  zombies; they are reactive, a slave to knee-jerk responses, and always putting others on edge.  Perhaps from time to time you’ve noticed in yourself this behavior.  At other times you’ve found yourself acting like a warrior -- supremely confident, competent, and calm.

Journey to Santa Fe this November and reconnect with that Warrior.

Because of their reflective minds (as opposed to reactive brains), Samurai lawyers have many advantages not accessible to zombies.

•Sharp focus

•Equanimity

•Excellent client service

•Highly functional personal and professional relationships

•Precision alertness

•Achievement of goals

•First-rate memory

•Insight into the minds of others

•Awareness of options and choices

•Ability to choose the appropriate option for the situation

Join us in Santa Fe for a groundbreaking “recharge” (it’s really not a “retreat” because Samurai warriors seldom retreat).  You will:

•develop a laser-like focus of attention

•cultivate insight and penetrating awareness

•explore cutting-edge neuroscience.

Where You Will Be. This special event takes place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, nestled in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, at the foothill of the Rockies, and immersed in natural and stunning beauty. Accommodations, meals and gatherings are at Ghost Ranch, Santa Fe, three blocks from “The Plaza” yet quiet and removed from the bustle, nestled in a secluded and beautiful setting.

Workshop Facilitators

The workshop will be conducted by Scott Rogers, M.S., J.D., director of the Institute for Mindfulness Studies and Stephanie West Allen, J.D., founder of Brains on Purpose and author of the syndicated blog, idealawg.com.

You can learn more about Scott and Stephanie by clicking here.

Not only will you experience mind-enhancing professional development, we also will incorporate this unique setting into the program.

We will be in The City Different and the Land of Enchantment, a  setting and location that will enhance the experience and facilitate your learning.

To preserve the quality, space, and spirit of the recharge, we are limiting the number of attendees so we recommend registering soon.

You may register online by clicking here. You may also register by calling 786-239-9318, or faxing a registration form to 305-538-4676.  Group discounts are available.

The registration fee includes lodging and meals:

Meals include:

Dinner on Friday.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Saturday

Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday

Lodging includes:

Rooms beginning with check-in Friday afternoon and evening through checkout approximately noon. Rooms are double occupancy.  You may upgrade to a single room for an additional $50. per night.*

Click here to register:  $749.00.

Early Bird Registration (valid through December 31, 2009): $650.00.  Click here.

If you have questions, send us an e-mail by clicking here.

*If you choose to upgrade to a single room, please let us know in the comments field while registering.  A separate PayPal link will be sent to you to pay the difference.