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5 reasons to care about mindfulness

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March 18, 2016

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Why do people practice Mindfulness? And what are the potential benefits? Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment and its being increasingly acknowledged as a way of reducing stress and anxiety. In this short film The Open University’s Dr Mathijs Lucassen gives 5 reasons why society should care about mindfulness from an article written by himself and Dr Jonathan Leach from the department of Health and Social care.

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