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I want to get a little bit deeper in mindfulness because I think that's been one of the buzzwords

of the last three to five years, but I don't think many people really have a full understanding

of what it is. So can you tell us a little bit more about that? Yeah, so mindfulness, there's

several definitions out there around mindfulness. The one that I really like is mindfulness is the practice of paying

attention to our present moment experiences with an attitude of openness and curiosity and a willingness

to experience what is. So it's really all about being with our life as it is. And I even like a shorter definition is kind of like making friends with our life in this moment.

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