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Sep 2022
5m 45s

Dealing with Physical Pain

Headspace Studios
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Eve talks about how meditation and mindfulness can have a real impact on the way we respond to and manage pain. 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 a ... Show More
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