Susan Miles, JD, BS
Mindfulness Programs
Education
Catholic Univ., 78
Univ of Maryland, Consumer Economics, 75
Oasis Inst., Univ of Mass Center for Mindfulness
Bio
Susan Miles has been practicing meditation for thirteen years. She served as a Minnesota District Court Judge for 22 years, and held positions as Assistant Chief Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, and as past president of Minnesota District Judges Association, Minnesota District Judges Foundation, and Minnesota Women Lawyers. She is qualified by the University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Mindfulness to teach Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.
Susan has completed the MBSR Teaching Online program offered by Brown University’s Center for Mindfulness, supporting instructors in offering the 8-week MBSR program live online, with skill, ease and interactivity.
Expertise
Vipassana meditation
Judicial ethics
Judicial selection, retention, and performance evaluations
Awards & Recognition
MDJA President's Award, 2014
Tubman/Verizon Hope Line Community Award, 2015
Academic Interests and Focus
Mindfulness skills for the general public and legal professionals