The Case For Bringing Meditation To Congress

Alena Hall, Huffington Post
Fri, 10/31/2014 - 2:26pm

Jon Kabat-Zinn thinks our leaders in Washington could benefit from some meditation. Kabat-Zinn, one of America's most renowned meditation teachers and advocates, joined HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani today to discuss why mindful practices should be used in politics across the board. "Politics at its best is democracy at work, at least in our country," said Kabat-Zinn.

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