The 21st Show

Meditation for the Masses

Produced by Brielle Scullark
 
Senior Director of the NFLPA, Dana Hammonds Shuler, participates in a brief meditation session during Dr. Jason Richardson's presentation at the 2019 NFLPA Joint Conference at the US Grant Hotel on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in San Diego.

Senior Director of the NFLPA, Dana Hammonds Shuler, participates in a brief meditation session during Dr. Jason Richardson's presentation at the 2019 NFLPA Joint Conference at the US Grant Hotel on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in San Diego. (Christy Radecic/AP Images for NFLPA)

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There are elements of mindfulness and meditation that might seem like a fad, but this has been around for millenia. Headspace was created in 2010 by Andi Putticome and Richard Pierson. It began with a mobile app and online services that teach mindfulness through guided meditation, breathing techniques, animation and storytelling. The idea is to make it easier to incorporate a mindfulness practice into everyday life.

Guests:

Morgan Selzer, Headspace Head of Content for Executive Producer of Headspace Guide to Meditation

Christopher Menard, Mindfulness Training Director at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Psychology Clinical Assistant Professor at UIUC

 

Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi

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