Join Dan Burke and Melissa Elson as they speak with Susan Brinkmann about her book, A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness, to discover the truth about this increasingly popular, but dangerous practice.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• Why was it necessary to enlist the help of experts on Eastern religions to write this book?
• What is mindfulness? Where did it originate?
• Can the Buddhist influence on mindfulness be separated from the practice?
• Why do studies show that mindfulness is helpful for stress reduction and anxiety?
• Why were so many of the studies invalid?
• Is this movement financially motivated?
• What are some of the affects of mindfulness? 
• Why are Eastern meditative practices so attractive to Western cultures?
• What are some of the differences between Christianity and Buddhism?

 Resources:

• Spiritualdirection.com - website
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• Sophia Institute Press
• A Catholic Guide to Mindfulness by Susan Bringkmann, OCDS
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