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Is Mindfulness A Corporate Scam?

Sandy Clarke, mindfulness trainer & co-author of “Mindfulness & Emotions” | Noelle Lim, producer at BFM & Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy trained teacher

29-Aug-19 12:00

Is Mindfulness A Corporate Scam?

In just a few years, meditation went from niche to mainstream: Elementary schools, military units, corporations, even prisons have adopted the practice for its calming, anxiety-relieving attributes and concentration improvement. There’s a lot of money to be made by telling people that they’re responsible for their own problems.

Produced by: Christine Wong

Presented by: Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu, & Arvindh Yuvaraj


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Tags:  meditation,  mindfulness,  buddhism,  Ron Purser,  spirituality, 


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