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Sep 2022
5m 26s

Why We Practice Meditation

Headspace Studios
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There are many reasons to practice meditation. Today, Eve breaks down the benefits of a consistent practice. Eve Lewis Prieto is Director of Teaching at Headspace, a certified Mindfulness & Meditation teacher and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor. At Headspace, Eve helps to introduce new meditation teachers to the platform and creates and ... Show More
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