I used to be neurotic. Then I got mindful (TEDx)

Diana Winston (UCLA); Dhr. Seven, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Wisdom Quarterly

The Practice of Mindfulness Meditation

(TEDx Talks, July 4, 2012) Former American Buddhist nun Diana Winston is the director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA's MARC (Mindful Awareness Research Center).

Learn more at dianawinston.com or MARC.

Winston is also the author of several books on mindfulness (sati) and meditation. With more than 20 years in the study and practice of mindfulness, she explains how routinely taking a little time to be in the moment (having presence of mind) has a profound impact on our everyday experience, lives, and relationships.

• UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, Los Angeles (uclahealth.org)

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