Rhonda V. Magee is Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco, and is an internationally-recognized thought and practice leader focused on integrating Mindfulness into Higher Education, Law and Social Justice.

A student of a wide variety of Buddhist and other wisdom teachers, including Joan Halifax, Norman Fischer and Jon Kabat Zinn, she trained as a mindfulness teacher through the Oasis Teacher Training Institute of the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness.

Rhonda is a member of the Board of Advisors of the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness and the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. In 2019, she received the Garrison Institute’s Insight + Impact Award.

Rhonda’s book, The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming our Communities Through Mindfulness was named one of the top ten books released in 2019 by the Greater Good Science Center, and has received similar recognition by Psychology Today and the editors of Mindful.org.

Explore a 7-day course, meditations and daily practices with law professor and mindfulness teacher, Rhonda Magee.

The Healing Power of Self-Compassion

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Allow yourself to feel the joy of resting in the sensations of your body and the flow of your breath.

The Joy of Self-Compassion

This meditation explores how to generate self-compassion in times of distress, anxiety or despair. Discover the gentleness, safety and support of your own friendship.

Pausing for Self-Compassion

This meditation will help you ground into this moment and begin to touch your inherent strength, dignity, and warmth. 

Grounding in the Elements of Self-Care

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Rhonda shares how self-compassion is a loving alternative to the negative voice of the inner critic.

Won’t Self-Compassion and Acceptance Take Away My Ambition to Improve Myself?

Rhonda reflects on the power of self-compassion for bringing healing to our lives. 

How Does Self-Compassion Lead to Healing?

In Self-Compassion, Who Is Offering Compassion and Who Is Receiving Compassion? Am I Just Talking to Myself?

Rhonda shares powerful insights for working with resistance to self-compassion.

When I Practice Self-Compassion, I Feel Resistance. How Do I Work With This?

Rhonda offers insights into building friendship with yourself on a regular basis.

How Do I Become My Best Friend When I Really Don’t Like Myself?

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Rhonda shares her personal story for how these materials will help you cultivate kindness and strength. 

Rhonda Introduces The Healing Power of Self-Compassion

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Rhonda is a law professor at the University of San Francisco, mindfulness teacher, fellow of the Mind & Life Institute, and author of "The Inner Work of Racial Justice" 

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