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A Newsletter from the UVA Mindfulness Center

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The Gift of Silence

Incorporating mindfulness into our everyday lives requires practice, and a principal way to practice is by meditating. Taking time for daily meditation is the best foundation for doing this regularly.…

Free One Hour Introduction to Mindfulness Sessions

The UVa Mindfulness Center offers free one-hour Introduction to Mindfulness sessions.   Please contact Karen Rush if you would like to schedule a one-hour session for your group with one of our…

Empathy and Compassion

The relationship between empathy and compassion has received a lot of attention recently as it has become clear that they are related but not the same.  Empathy is the ability…

Feedback From a Recent Mindfulness class!

“…the MBSR course was wonderful. I actually changed a couple of 'habits' I had at work; not only am I noticing the change, so are others. For example… Leaving work…

Mindfulness as a Life-Giving Practice

Mindfulness includes (but is not limited to) training the mind to focus and attend, to consciously shift the attention and to cultivate qualities of friendliness and kindness for ourselves and…

10 Wisdom and Mindfulness Practices for Your Personal and Professional Life

University of Virginia’s marketing professor David Mick teaches a course for business students in the McIntire School of Commerce  called “Wisdom and Well-Being”.  Professor Mick recently outlined 10 wisdom and mindfulness practices…