I believed the hype and did mindfulness meditation for dumb reasons-- now I'm trying to reverse the damage
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I believed the hype and did mindfulness meditation for dumb reasons-- now I'm trying to reverse the damage Holly Elmore Jul 23, 2021 345 25 Share [This post is in a long beta phase and may change as my reflections on the topic change. Some sections may be under-edited.] I overdid it with mindfulness and meditation. I probably never needed to practice them in the first place. Like yoga, I was drawn to meditation because I was already good at it— I quickly saw the benefits because for me they were easy to reach. I was really flexible, so I quickly got into serious yoga practice. I was very obser
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