Beyond Descartes: The Mindfulness Revolution Lands In France

Source: Worldcrunch.com

This text was copied from the source above mentioned

PARIS — On a recent evening at the Folies Bergère, the normally raucous Parisian music hall was nearly silent. In its old red seats, 1,700 people sat with their eyes closed, guided by a soothing voice.

"We take the time to focus on the breathing, our breath that comes and goes..." There was no sniggering or eye-rolling. The crowd seemed to be engrossed by the spry man with graying hair leading the meditation.

His name is Jon Kabat-Zinn, a 71-year-old American who for the last 30 years has been the leading spokesman for "mindfulness," known in France as

Continue reading BeyondDescartes: The Mindfulness Revolution Lands In France