Mindful Moments – Meditation Group
Integrate a moment of mindfulness into your work schedule with this weekly meditation series. Each of the facilitators is experienced in both law and meditation, offering a community of like-minded individuals. The group opens with a brief introduction followed by a guided practice from the facilitator. There is opportunity at the end for optional discussion and feedback. These sessions are open and available to all members of the legal profession and are hosted on a weekly basis on Fridays from 1:30pm-2:00pm.
Join the series anytime by filling out this brief form: Mindful Moments: Group Registration
Meet your facilitators:
Ann Lapinski has been practicing meditation for over 15 years. After retirement from the practice of law, she completed a 2-year online training program to become a certified meditation teacher. This past fall she completed a second program to become a meditation mentor. Ann guides her own weekly meditation sangha. She is also a licensed “Let Your Yoga Dance” instructor, teaching a weekly class on Zoom. Ann is an active member of the Committee on Attorney Well-Being.
Niti Parthasarathy holds a J.D. from the Wake Forest University School of Law, and has worked with organizations like the New York Mets, the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, and Henry Street Settlement in New York City. In addition to her professional pursuits, she is a certified RYT 500-hour yoga instructor and meditation teacher in the Hindu-Buddhist tradition. As a former concert pianist, Niti loves music and is currently learning to play the organ. In her free time, Niti enjoys gardening, reading, and distance running and is active in the recovery community and is also a member of the Committee on Attorney Well-Being.
Steve Knowlton is a practicing attorney who has had a meditation practice for many years. He was introduced to Zen meditation by his martial arts sensei as a teenager. He has and continues to study both Buddhist and Yogic texts. For many years, Steve was active with a local sangha. Experienced in yoga and meditation, he would teach in-person classes.
Group Contact/Feedback:
Attorney Well-Being Program Manager: Jennifer Clayton – jclayton@nysba.org
Join the weekly group anytime here – Mindful Moments: Group Registration
Previously recorded sessions can be viewed on YouTube:
Mindful Moments: Meditation Playlist: