Meditation is very popular,

especially here in the United States, becoming increasingly popular.

Time magazine had a cover story on meditation.

It said, ohm on the cover.

And many different styles of meditation schools of

meditation have come here to the west Zen was one of the first to come in yogic

meditation of course even before that Hata yoga always had with it with it a

component of meditation then it was Maharshi Mahesh Yogi with the transcendental meditation in the 60s, 70s,

and many other forms of meditation.

Right now the rage is mindfulness,

mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBSR and Right now the rage is mindfulness.

Mindfulness based stress reduction, MBSR.

So mindfulness, even little children are being taught mindfulness.

I was in a summer tour in a place in my host's home, this is little daughter, when she was extra hyperactive,

the mom would say to her mindfulness,

and she has about a 20 second technique or something to be mind,

she'll sit quietly and follow the breath for 20 seconds or 30 seconds.

So mindfulness is all the rage now.

And it's popular all of these techniques and rightfully so.

It converts a lot of benefits.

The benefits of meditation have been talked about, researched, publicized.

It boosts the immune system.

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