The Mindfulness Movement Goes Mainstream

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Mindfulness is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis. Its roots are grounded in Buddhist teachings incorporating key principles such as awareness, acceptance, tolerance and compassion. And now mindfulness has gone “mainstream” and is being used by everyone from psychologists to elementary school teachers. So why are people becoming “mindfulness believers” and is this a practice that’s here to stay or a trend that will be replaced by a new fad? Bodhin Kjolhede of the Rochester Zen Center and Judy Zettek of the Mindful Meditation Ministry at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church join the conversation.