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Key takeaways from The Danger With Mindfulness

The facts about mindfulness no one's talking about.

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Practicing mindfulness when you're not mentally ready, or when you actually need a nap, to eat, a massage, to work, or an important conversation with a loved one can clearly create more difficulties than it's meant to mitigate. References

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