Mindfulness is said to help everything from anxiety to overeating. But how does it work? Experts separate fact from fiction
FALSE “Mindfulness is the opposite of ‘emptying the mind’; it is fully immersing the mind in precisely what you are doing,” says neuroscientist TJ Power. “If you were eating a banana mindfully, 100% of your awareness would be focused on the taste and experience.”
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