How Meditation Works

Stay more present. Get more waves. Simple right?

Mindfulness meditation. Chances are that you’ve either heard or seen (or rolled your eyes at) these words in recent months, as studies, celebrity endorsements, and even apps continue to make headlines. Based on Buddhist traditions and described as “the non-judgmental awareness of experiences in the present moment” — a skill which claims to offer inner equanimity once purposefully honed — mindfulness meditation is having a moment in the West.

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