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Sep 2022
6m 46s

The Comparing Mind

Headspace Studios
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Today, Eve shares tips on how mindfulness can help us focus on what we're proud of, instead of comparing ourselves to others.  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 platfor ... Show More
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