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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 12, 2020

Do you include acts of self-care on your calendar or to-do lists? Probably not, writes Rosario Lozada, chair-elect of the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Balance in Legal Education and professor of law at Florida International University College of Law. Eight months into her training as a mindfulness facilitator in legal education, Lozada says she now includes activities such as meditation and stretching time on her calendar. Recognizing that lawyers can be reluctant to make these activities a priority, Lozada has come up with 10 steps to overcome any notions that acts of self-care are self-indulgent, weak or unproductive. Read more about her steps in the ABA Journal. Her bottom line? Pick an activity that renews and energizes you and then make it a recurring, high-priority event.