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Mindfulness Resources Mindfulness Meditation is an ancient practice that has been taught for over 2,500 years and continues to have relevance in today’s frenetically paced world. Undertaking even a short period of meditation has been shown to have a dramatic and positive effect on personal and professional lives and on health. MEDIA CENTRE:
KEY TRENDS (pdf) MINDFULNESS IN THE CORPORATE WORLD (pdf) SCIENCE OF MINDFULNESS (pdf)
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