All the rage

Bybobchase37

You know when something is going mainstream when mindfulness gets 2 mentions on Radio 4 for within 12 hrs or so. This morning Vishvapani, during “Thought for the day”, talked about the denizens of our parliament taking it up. On “The Bottom Line”  a publisher mentions that over 100 books  about mindfulness were published last year.

All about something that words actually struggle to describe (maybe that is exactly why so many words?)

I’ll be penning mine soon. MBMH Mindfulness Based Mindfulness Hype. Then if this is how a movement happens in the 21st century.. Who am I to complain.. actually who am I.. mmm?

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