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Regular mindfulness practice has been linked to many positive health benefits, including reduced stress and anxiety, better sleep and quicker healing after injury and illness.

A popular New Year's resolution is to take up meditation—specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.

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Different types of meditation can be classified based on how the practitioner’s attentional processes are regulated and directed. 7 It is therefore important to be explicit about the type of ...

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