As highlighted in an article by Samantha Olson, research is showing promising insight on how mindfulness is beginning to help patients heal . Over the course of 12 weeks, participants who were diagnosed with conditions Including generalized, social, and separation anxiety disorder underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans while they practiced mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, a wide range of therapeutic techniques that included meditation, yoga, and learning how to pay nonjudgmental attention to one’s life . READ MORE