The Mindful Trainee - OBGE mindfulness training group

There are many physical and mental health benefits to establishing a mindfulness practice. Given the research you are all doing at Duke as scientists, we are particularly interested in the potential benefits of mental clarity and focus that are improved after meditation training. As scientists, you can enhance your ability to find discoveries and your collaborations through mindfulness. Mindfulness fosters creativity allowing you to bring a unique perspective to your research. This group is intended to be a community for connection, discussion, practice, and learning as well as an opportunity to think critically about the emerging science behind mindfulness.

Meetings will be held weekly on Thursday mornings from 10:30am-11:00am on Zoom for 4 weeks, one week off, then the final 4 weeks. This course is designed to be a guided discussion centered around a scientific peer-reviewed article, chapters from a book, or a podcast. Each week, we’ll begin our meeting with a brief introduction, discuss the reading from the past week, and then end with a guided meditation. All are welcome - whether you are new to mindfulness or an experienced meditator.

For the Fall 2022 semester we will be reading and discussing the book, “Wherever You Go, There You Are” by Jon Kabat-Zinn. The book can be gotten from the library, downloaded on Kindle, etc or purchased.

Contact calla.telzrow@duke.edu with any questions. 

Fall Schedule:

Thursdays, 10:30am-11:00am

Zoom link: https://duke.zoom.us/j/91463981744

Readings -

September 8: Introduction-You Don’t Have to Go Out of Your Way to Practice (pg1-22)

September 15: Waking up-Generosity (pg23-44)    

September 22: You Have to Be Strong Enough to Be Weak-Going Inside (pg45-64)         

September 29: Basic aspects of a formal meditation practice. (pages 65-100)

(no meeting Oct 6)

October 13: Sitting by Fire- Cleaning the Stove While Listening to Bobby McFerrin (pg101-120)

October 20: What is my Job on This Planet with a Capital J-Wholeness and Oneness  (pg121-134)

October 27: Eachness and Suchness-Parenting Two (pg135-153)

November 3: Some Pitfalls Along the Path-Afterword (pg154-166)