Our Approach
We work at the intersection of belonging and well-being.
The Still Center is a consultancy focused on raising consciousness through contemplative practices such as mindfulness to address individual, interpersonal, and systemic belonging and well-being issues in the workplace and academic settings. We serve a variety of public and private sector organizations, including law firms, law schools, government entities, and other organizations. We also provide law school admissions coaching for individuals.
Our Services
All our programs are customized to our client’s particular needs.
Educate
Training on Belonging and Well-Being
The Still Center offers educational, training seminars and workshops on a variety of topics, including but not limited to:
· Stress Management
· Automatic Social Cognition
· Resilience
· Inclusive Leadership
· Mindfulness
· Psychological Safety
These programs have been conducted as a part of law school orientation and academic-year programming; summer and new associate training programs; organizational leadership training; firm and organization-wide training; and diversity, equity, and inclusion committee and employee resource group training, to name a few.
DURATION: 60mins lectures to full-day workshops
Assess & Advise
Organizational Cultural Assessments and Strategic Advice
Individual Law School Admissions Coaching
For Organizations
The Still Center utilizes online surveys, focus groups, and bilateral interviews to help organizations gather information from current and/or past employees and leaders to understand their unique engagement challenges and opportunities. After the assessment, The Still Center helps organizations with strategic planning to address the issues uncovered and 'solve for the right problem’ in the implementation of belonging and well-being initiatives.
The Still Center’s strategic advisory services provide unique expertise to guide clients toward solutions to address the most pressing cultural and human capital challenges in the workplace.
These services can range from facilitating listening circles around the impact of social justice issues in the workplace; to advising councils and officers charged with steering an organization’s belonging and well-being efforts; to reviewing select policies and communications for values alignment and market impact.
For Individuals
Applying to law school is one of the most high-stakes admissions processes there is — and the landscape has grown more complex in recent years. The Still Center now offers personalized law school admissions strategy sessions to help applicants navigate that complexity with clarity and intention.
Denise brings to this work the experience of earning a JD from a top law school and evaluating international and domestic applicants for admission to two different T-14 institutions. Whether you're a first-generation applicant, a career changer, or someone seeking guidance in a shifting admissions environment, she can help you develop a strategy that reflects your values, your story, and your goals.
Yoga & Mindfulness
Classes and Workshops
The Still Center offers professionals classes and workshops to teach individuals how to use the contemplative practices of yoga and mindfulness to reduce chronic stress, achieve physical, psychological, and emotional well-being, and promote authenticity. Cultivating these capacities benefit professionals and their organizations in a number of ways, including:
· Promoting intentionality;
· Reducing chronic stress;
· Increasing focus and concentration;
· Interrupting social isolation; and
· Facilitating interpersonal connection.
“What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.”
Mae Jemison - Astronaut