A message from Will Arntz: Last week I was in Washington and had the opportunity to meet with Congressman Tim Ryan from Ohio. Representative Ryan has written two books: A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practive Can Help Us Reduce stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit and The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm. We talked about everything under the sun, including ways to find common ground and bring the government back for the extreme polarization that it has become. He said he gets alot of ribbing from his colleagues about the mindfullness book, but is convinced that the practiced of mindfullness (a.k.a. meditation) can help a host of problems we face. In the book he recounts a lot of research done by neuro scientists about the effects of this practice on health, performance and attitude. He even talked to some of the people that I had researched in the preliminary work for BLEEP 2! I found the idea of bringing those principles of expanded awareness based on the findings of modern science and ancient traditions into the government very inspiring. These findings are not just for us, but for everyone! On Sunday 60 Minutes ran a section on Mindfullness. Anderson Cooper talked with some folks at Google, a research scientist, a Mindfullness teacher and Congressman Ryan. It is a very interesting insight into how this practice is worming its way into society and modern life. cbsnews/news/mindfulness-anderson-cooper-60-minutes/
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:23:43 +0000
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