Hugh Byrne
Mindfulness meditation teacher
Mindfulness Training Institute and Insight Meditation Community of Washington
Education
London University
LL.B.,
1973University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., Political Science
1984Podcasts
0:53:5943: How to Use Mindfulness to Break Bad Habits With Hugh Byrne [Main T4C Episode]
Hugh Byrne has practiced meditation for 30 years and completed a four-year meditation teacher training program with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and other senior Insight Meditation teachers in 2000. Hugh also teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and is a certified practitioner in Somatic Experiencing, a mind-body approach to healing trauma. Hugh..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“We carry a lot of tension in our bodies and our minds tend to be caught up in worry and anxiety. So just having that ability to take a few deeper breaths, just step back, be kind to ourselves, take care of ourselves.”
Best Career Advice
“If you’re going to be effective, you have to cultivate kindness, compassion towards yourself.”
Skills
Stress Management, Meditation, Teaching, Psychotherapy, Nonprofits, Editing, Social Media, NGOs, Mindfulness, Conflict Resolution, Public Speaking, Personal Development, Organizational Development, Training, Workshop Facilitation
Professional Interests
US Government Accountability Office, University of California, Los Angeles, Anglia Ruskin University, Yoga and Meditation
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