About

About Scott Rogers
Scott Rogers is founder and director of the Institute for Mindfulness Studies. He has practiced mindfulness and other contemplative practices for more than 17 years. His concentration on mindfulness is rooted in his belief that it offers one of the most effective means of encouraging meaningful inner work and growth.

In 1999, Scott began developing the mindfulness techniques that form the basis for the different programs developed and taught by the Institute for Mindfulness Studies (IMS). These mindfulness-based programs are context-contoured so that they might be more accessible. Context-countered mindfulness (CCM) involves the use of language and imagery to both communicate fundamental mindfulness principles and to develop mindfulness cues to help people “remember” to be mindful. These exercises and techniques are designed to to help people transform moment-to-moment interactions through the cultivation of greater mindful awareness.

In 2003 Scott founded the online community, The Mindful Parent®, located on the Internet at www.themindfulparent.org. The Mindful Parent has been visited by people in over 70 countries around the world. In 2006, Scott published “Mindful Parenting: Meditations, Verses & Visualization for a More Joyful Life” and spoke at the 2006 Miami Book Fair International. Scott has conducted workshops with parents interested in learning more about mindfulness and its application to their lives as parents.

In 2005, Scott began working with therapists, teaching mindfulness in the therapeutic context. In 2007, Scott began working with attorneys, physicians and other professionals, helping them to clear away the mental chatter that inhabits our busy minds. In 2007 he began applying mindfulness practices to dieting and working with people interested in transforming their relationship to food.

Scott has appeared on television, National Public Radio, been interviewed for magazines and newspapers across the world, and has spoken to numerous groups on mindfulness across a variety of diverse contexts.

Scott’s training in the area of mindfulness-based practices and its neuroscience underpinnings includes: Workshops with Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) founder, Jon Kabat-Zinn (2008, 2005), and Saki Santorelli (2005), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) founder, Zendel Segal (2008); Retreat with MBCT founder John Teasdale (2008); training in Insight Dialogue and Vipassana Meditation with Insight Dialogue co-creator Gregory Kramer (2001), Sharon Salzburg (2005), and Jack Kornfield (2007); and training in Brain Wave Research Exploring High Performance Brain States with Anna Wise (1999). Scott has devoted many years of personal practice to experiencing the intricacies, nuances, and mysteries inherent in mindfulness practice. For many years he led a mindfulness-based meditation group in Miami Beach. His most personal work has been Fred Eppsteiner, a much admired mindfulness teacher, who was a student of Thich Nhat Hanh’s and Roshi Philip Kapleau’s.

Scott explores the exciting work of neuroscientists, exploring the relationship between mindfulness practices, changes in the brain’s structure and function, and its influence on behavior, thoughts, and attitudes. In August 2008 he presented his work at an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) applications program in Los Angeles led by Dan Siegel. In March 2009 he will be speaking on the “context-countered” approach to mindfulness at the 7th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at U MAss Medical School.

Scott works with lawyers, provides consulting services and in-house programs to law firms and law schools, and conducts workshops throughout Florida. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida with his wife, two children, and two hermit crabs, which, it turns, out, are very social and mindful creatures.

Scott works with the lay public, parents, educators, lawyers, law students, therapists, and physicians, and provides consulting services and in-house programs to corporations, schools, law firms and law schools, and conducts workshops throughout Florida. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida with his wife, two children, and two hermit crabs, which, it turns, out, are very social and mindful creatures.

The Institute for Mindfulness Studies offers instruction and consultation in mindfulness- based contemplative practices. Our services are tailored to the individual, small groups, and large organizations.

Scott Rogers

Founder and Director

Contact

Institute for Mindfulness Studies

800 West Avenue, Suite C-1

Miami Beach, Florida 33139

contact@mindfulliving.net

tel: 786-239-9318

fax: 860-239-9312

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IMS Workshops

Mindful Parenting: “Embracing What is Apparent.”

Intro to Mindfulness: “Finding Balance In The Midst Of Life’s Challenges.”

These two-hour workshop take place in Miami Beach on select Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration is $75 and limited to ten participants. Group discounts and scholarships are available.

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Mindfulness for Lawyers

“Worrier to Warrior”

(2.5 CLE’s, including 1 Ethics)

This two-hour fifteen minute workshop takes place in Miami Beach on select Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Registration is $95 and limited to ten participants. Group discounts and scholarships are available.

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testimonials

“I found myself always thinking, analyzing, and planning ahead. This constant activity left me feeling exhausted and sapped me of any ‘joie de vivre.’ Since meeting Scott and incorporating his mindfulness techniques into my everyday life, I feel less anxious and, in short -- Happier.” I am very grateful to Scott and his techniques. I encourage anyone who feels overwhelmed and over-stimulated to meet with Scott. It will change your life.”

-- Ana-Maria Deschapelle

I think the key word is "balance." Through Scott's tremendous help, I have learned to incorporate balance into my life. I really feel great. I have great energy and I actually feel so happy that I am in control of my body. It has been a tremendous experience and one that I recommend to anyone who is fed up with watching their metabolism take over and think there is nothing to do about it. Scott Rogers will change that for you and bring balance into your life.

-- Tammy G., Educator

“Scott has taught me techniques that I can seamlessly incorporate into my day. They're especially useful when the unexpected arises!”

-- Josh Shore, Attorney

“Scott, I wanted to thank you for the mindfulness techniques that you have shared with me over the last few months. They have been a really big help in my very hectic life.”

-- Laura E., Parent

“Scott’s original methods of waking us up to the present moment are easy to understand and a delight to experience.”

-- Melvin Rubin,

“Scott Rogers has the answer to finding harmony in the practice of law. Introducing concepts of mindfulness in my legal career was my answer to feeling fulfilled, balanced and rewarded. Scott has helped me integrate different techniques into my workday - a benefit that has been felt in my personal life as well.”

-- Lori Tashman, Lawyer