Mindfulness for Uncertain Times with Dr. Lena Adams Kim and Suan Barr-Toman

Join us at Barnes & Noble Philadelphia (1708 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA) for a conversation with Dr. Lena Adams Kim, author of “Unshakable: A Mindfulness Guide for Public Servants in Uncertain Times” and author and mindful writing teacher Susan Barr-Toman. Through personal stories, powerful life lessons, and fascinating brain science, they will explore practical, evidence-backed mindfulness tools to regulate emotions that arise in challenging times. Whether you are new to mindfulness or looking to deepen your practice, you will leave with simple strategies to find calm.

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About Dr. Lena Adams Kim

Dr. Lena Adams Kim is a mindfulness and communications expert with EPA, who specializes in combining mindfulness and environmental justice.

Dr. Kim holds a PhD and two master's degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. Her research has been focused on organizational psychology, communications, and how mindfulness intersects with social and environmental justice.

The founder of Mindful EPA, the EPA’s nationwide employee mindfulness program, Dr. Kim strives to empower others to understand and communicate their best selves - and in doing so, positively impact others, and the environment.

Dr. Kim is a graduate of the Mindfulness Exercises Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program. This episode is an excerpt from a longer interview with Sean Fargo, made available to the students of that program.

About Susan Barr-Toman

Susan Barr-Toman is a workshop leader, novelist and essayist. A Pushcart nominee, her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Offing, and River Teeth's Beautiful Things,among others. Her craft book Breath by Breath: A Mindful Approach to Writing Memoir will be out this fall. For information about upcoming Mindful Writing workshops, visit her at www.susanbarrtoman.com.

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