USA Today Piece on Mindfulness in Hospitals and Schools

A recent article in USA Today outlines the growing frequency of secularized "mindfulness" techniques being employed in hospitals and primary and secondary schools across the U.S. The article reports on some relevant stats, highlights the extraordinary work of Jon Kabat-Zinn of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and generally suggests that, based on an increasing number of scientific studies that are showing the positive psychosomatic effect of these techniques, there is a growing acceptance and practice of them in a variety of venues.

"Once thought of as an esoteric, mystical pursuit, meditation is going mainstream. A government survey in 2007 found that about 1 out of 11 Americans, more than 20 million, meditated in the past year. And a growing number of medical centers are teaching meditation to patients for relief of pain and stress."

Marilyn Elias of USA Today has the entire story.