Psicotools launches its Mindfulness workshop for lawyers in Barcelona

The Psicotools center, one of the reference entities in terms of therapy and psychological assistance in Barcelona, ​​organizes its Mindfulness workshop for lawyers at the beginning of 2020.

This initiative, titled Mindfulness Workshop: An altra form of viure l'advocacia, will take place every Monday afternoon from February 10 to March 2, and on Tuesday March 10, at the Col·legi de l'Advocacia in Barcelona.

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What is the relationship between Mindfulness and the legal profession?

Mindfulness, which is sometimes translated as Full Attention, is a psychotherapeutic practice inspired by vipassana meditation, although it is devoid of all the religious and mystical connotations of this ancient tradition and has been standardized and designed so that its effects are easily investigated by the scientific community.

Since it was developed during the second half of the 20th century, Mindfulness has been applied to many contexts that go beyond beyond the classical field and psychotherapy itself, and in many of them benefits have been observed for their practitioners. One of these contexts is the world of work linked to organizations that work in highly competitive environments and whose workers are frequently exposed to stress. Mindfulness serves, among other things, to manage high levels of stress and facilitate the task of focusing attention on finding practical solutions and achieving goals.

This makes Mindfulness interesting in the world of law, since it Anxiety and excess stress are the second most frequent health problem among lawyers, according to the First Study on Pathologies and Injuries of Lawyers in Spain carried out by the Institute for Research Applied to the Legal Profession Foundation. In addition, a report published by Iberian Lawyer in 2018 points out, based on survey-based research, that anxiety is the most frequent psychological health problem among lawyers.

This kind of evidence on the psychological wear and tear associated with the legal profession reflects the complexity of the profession, always subject to change and the ability to adapt to what is new. Fortunately, Mindfulness is a very practical tool to face the challenges of everyday work from a constructive mindset. Besides, once its theoretical and practical fundamentals have been learned, it is easy to use in a wide variety of situations without needing help. That is why many companies organize Mindfulness in company courses and workshops.

Advantages and beneficial effects at work

Among the advantages that Mindfulness brings to professional performance, the following stand out:

• It helps to focus on the present and attend to real situations, not fears and obsessions.
• Counteracts the effects of anxiety spikes produced by certain experiences of the profession.
• Increases the ability to focus on the task without falling into rumination.
• It favors the fact of having a global vision of the problem, and not focusing only on its parts individually.

Who teaches the Mindfulness for Lawyers workshop?

The Mindfulness for Lawyers workshop is taught by Ferran García de Palau García-Faria, coordinator of the Psicotools center and an accredited Mindfulness instructor and lawyer, as well as a Member of the Wellness Committee of the Mental Health Institute of the Advocacy.

How to sign up?

If you are interested in participating in this workshop, registration It is done through the Internet, on the website of the Col·legi de l'Advocacia de Barcelona.

On the other hand, the contact details of Psicotools are available by clicking here.