EPISODE · Aug 8, 2019 · 20 MIN
Mainstream Meditation and the Million-Dollar Mindfulness Boom
from The Harvard Religion Beat · host Harvard University
The Rundown00:01 - Jon Kabat-Zinn speaking with Bill Moyers00:36 - Birth and rise of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction02:03 - Mindfulness meditation gains popularity04:25 – Intro to the episode and to guest Chris Berlin, mediation teacher and instructor at HDS05:59 - Mindfulness as a secular approach to traditional meditation practice10:34 – Benefits and how mindfulness meditation has/n't changed over the years12:21 - Explosion of the digital mindfulness landscape and possible downsides14:45 - Whatever works for you17:20 - Anything we do, we can be mindful about it19:23 - Credits, connect with us, and VeritalkFull transcript on the Harvard Divinity School website. | If you don’t already, please follow us on social and subscribe to our e-newsletter!Music credits: Chris Zabriskie; InSpectr (Free Music Archive)
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Today, mindfulness meditation courses can be found everywhere from schools to prisons to sports teams. So why has mindfulness meditation suddenly become so popular? For starters, recent studies show benefits against an array of conditions both physical and mental, including helping to counter stress, chronic pain, and other ailments such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. But are there possible downsides to mindfulness being embraced by the mainstream?
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