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Op-Ed: No, Mindfulness Is Not a Fad

By Ellen Langer — 2017

While it may be tempting to dismiss what some have called “mindfulness culture,” we should not dismiss mindfulness itself.

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Mindfulness in a Busy World: Lowering Barriers for Adults and Youth to Cultivate Focus, Emotional Peace, and Gratefulness

How can we increase the likelihood that people will be able to control their wandering mind, let go of upsetting thoughts and feelings, and apply the wisdom of mindfulness training to their day-to-day lives? Mindfulness in a Busy World offers a bridge between the ancient wisdom of Eastern...

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Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin, Kelsey Maki
2025
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Mindfulness at Work | Scott Shute, David Gelles, Parneet Pal | Wisdom 2.0 2017

Scott Shute, David Gelles and Parneet Pal speak at Wisdom 2.0, 2017 in San Francisco.

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Scott Shute
2017
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Emotional Chaos to Clarity: Move from the Chaos of the Reactive Mind to the Clarity of the Responsive Mind

Despite our best-laid plans, life is difficult, and we sometimes experience anger, anxiety, frustration, and doubt. This emotional chaos can negatively affect the way we live our lives.

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Phillip Moffitt
2025
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How Meditation Impacts the Brain and Implications for Health

How does mindfulness and meditation improve health? Helen Weng, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explains that training our internal mental lives can have positive effects on our minds, health, and relationships.

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Helen Weng
2016
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3 Tips for Mindfulness (Without the Bullsh*T) with Poppy Jamie

British entrepreneur, Poppy Jamie is the founder of the science-backed mindfulness app “Happy Not Perfect.” In this video, she talks us through the functions of the app, and if you skip to a little later on, leads us in an empowering meditation to set our minds straight.

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Poppy Jamie
2019
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Mind Science: Meditation Training for Practical People

The record of a day of meditation instruction with spirited questions from a rationally-minded audience, MIND SCIENCE achieves what most books on meditation rarely do: It’s actually fun to read, and it imparts much useful information without religious or mystical overtones.

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Charles T. Tart
2013
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Experiential Meditation and Q&A Led by Mark Epstein, MD

Mark Epstein, MD, leads those attending PSI's 2019 conference in experiential meditation, and takes questions from audience members.

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Mark Epstein
2019
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Wisdom Research Forum: “The Wisdom of Being Here Now” by Amishi Jha, PhD

The Wisdom of Being Here Now: Strengthening Attention with Mindfulness Training Presentation by Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Contemplative Neuroscience, Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, Amish Jha, PhD from the University of Miami at the University of Chicago Wisdom...

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Amishi Jha
2015
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Walking Meditation: Easy Steps to Mindfulness

Now including online access to complementary audio and video guided meditations, this book features progressive instruction in basic mindfulness techniques such as conscious breathing and walking mindfully in nature, then proceeds to methods for meditative walking anywhere and any time―even in...

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Thich Nhat Hanh, Nguyen Anh-Huong
2019
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Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness

The rewards of mindfulness practice are well proven: reduced stress, improved concentration, and an overall sense of well-being. But those benefits are just the beginning.

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Chögyam Trungpa
2016
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