Meditation: The Seat Belt Of Mental Health
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Susan Smalley
Susan L. Smalley, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, and is the founder of the Mindful Awareness Research Center, to better understand how increased awareness of one’s interconnectedness to oneself, each other, and nature influences creativity and compassion in shaping a kinder world.
By Susan Smalley
Published on 11/28/2007
We all know that the road of life is bumpy with unexpected drop-offs,
accidents, and only the occasional smooth-sailing highway.
I
believe that meditation -- a practice for increasing awareness -- is
truly a seat belt of mental health, a protection for us on the
hazardous road of life.