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Is Mindfulness Right for You?

This insightful and informative documentary explores the popular world of Mindfulness from the perspective of four people who study and teach it.

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Jeremy Norrie

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- [Manijeh] Usually, I don't
even use the word mindfulness, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

- [Manijeh] Usually, I don't even use the word mindfuln...

- [Eric] But if we go to the root word, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

- [Eric] But if we go to the root word,

To stay mindful of something - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

To stay mindful of something

I remember my brother had an
old GTO that he was rebuilding - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I remember my brother had an old GTO that he was rebuilding

I took it for a drive, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I took it for a drive,

So pushing down of the brake
took a lot more force." - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So pushing down of the brake took a lot more force."

I'm holding one thing, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I'm holding one thing,

So mindfulness as a
meditation practice is, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So mindfulness as a meditation practice is,

So mindfulness is asking you - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So mindfulness is asking you

Can you be aware of this
beautiful, extraordinary, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Can you be aware of this beautiful, extraordinary,

Now to do that, we have to
train informal practices - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Now to do that, we have to train informal practices

And I think it's kind of funny - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And I think it's kind of funny

I loved the feeling of connectedness - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I loved the feeling of connectedness

And so when I was 14 or so - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And so when I was 14 or so

Thankfully, I had a fierce mother - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Thankfully, I had a fierce mother

And it was oddly enough,
easy for me to cut ties. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And it was oddly enough, easy for me to cut ties.

But I will say that - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

But I will say that

- My childhood and my early
adulthood were very difficult, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

- My childhood and my early adulthood were very difficult,

When I was born, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

When I was born,

And it's a congenital foot condition - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And it's a congenital foot condition

My mom saw that my feet were misshaped. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

My mom saw that my feet were misshaped.

And she told the doctor - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And she told the doctor

So my mom took me into the
doctor and they're like, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So my mom took me into the doctor and they're like,

My earliest memories is of
these casts I had to wear, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

My earliest memories is of these casts I had to wear,

The day before, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

The day before,

So my mom told me that - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So my mom told me that

And I'm just six months old, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And I'm just six months old,

Think of how traumatic this is, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Think of how traumatic this is,

And yes, her intentions are well - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And yes, her intentions are well

Another layer was that
also my home environment - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Another layer was that also my home environment

So that was like another layer on top of - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So that was like another layer on top of

So whenever I would swear, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So whenever I would swear,

And as a small kid, having
your parent, your guardian, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And as a small kid, having your parent, your guardian,

I guess, I started to cope through food. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I guess, I started to cope through food.

And eventually, I grew up as a fat kid. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And eventually, I grew up as a fat kid.

And then once I did start going to school, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And then once I did start going to school,

And then I had to wear special
shoes because of my feet. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And then I had to wear special shoes because of my feet.

It's a certain medical
condition called gynaecomastia. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

It's a certain medical condition called gynaecomastia.

So the trauma just continued
outside of the home. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So the trauma just continued outside of the home.

For me, there was so much fear - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

For me, there was so much fear

And I would just put my head down - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And I would just put my head down

I would just come home
and just shove my face - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I would just come home and just shove my face

I would eat to the point
of just getting sleepy. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I would eat to the point of just getting sleepy.

And then I would just play video games, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And then I would just play video games,

I'm very cautious around groups of people, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I'm very cautious around groups of people,

So I have this view that
the world's a scary place. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So I have this view that the world's a scary place.

Mindfulness has really helped me - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Mindfulness has really helped me

I wouldn't say cure myself, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I wouldn't say cure myself,

- I had a really interesting introduction, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

- I had a really interesting introduction,

So some of the people in my mom's sphere - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So some of the people in my mom's sphere

They're focused on me and their
interest in me was palpable. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

They're focused on me and their interest in me was palp...

And because my mom was
struggling with trauma, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And because my mom was struggling with trauma,

Having that kind of attention - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Having that kind of attention

And later on, I found out
these were meditation teachers, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And later on, I found out these were meditation teachers,

They never said,
"Brian, you should really read this book, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

They never said, "Brian, you should really read this bo...

What they did was they embodied curiosity, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

What they did was they embodied curiosity,

And when I found out who they were, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And when I found out who they were,

And I told her that all
these family friends - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And I told her that all these family friends

And she said, "Well,
you have to do it now, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And she said, "Well, you have to do it now,

- I met a man who taught
mindfulness, who was a teacher, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

- I met a man who taught mindfulness, who was a teacher,

So we were dating and he
was teaching meditation. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So we were dating and he was teaching meditation.

So just to be with him, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So just to be with him,

I tell my students so they know
that if it's hard for them, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I tell my students so they know that if it's hard for t...

Maybe in an hour, I was
feeling my breath one time. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Maybe in an hour, I was feeling my breath one time.

- The pain is actually what
brought me to mindfulness. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

- The pain is actually what brought me to mindfulness.

I was going to therapy at
Kaiser, and therapy was helping. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I was going to therapy at Kaiser, and therapy was helping.

It was bringing a lot of
understanding to my past, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

It was bringing a lot of understanding to my past,

I was aware of my symptoms, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I was aware of my symptoms,

So then finally, they suggested, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So then finally, they suggested,

Is it on a thought, what
type of thought is it? - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

Is it on a thought, what type of thought is it?

What is that thought doing to your body? - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

What is that thought doing to your body?

So that gave me something to
do, like to pay attention to - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So that gave me something to do, like to pay attention to

And once I started to
practice mindfulness, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And once I started to practice mindfulness,

- For a long time I thought
maybe I'm not smart enough, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

- For a long time I thought maybe I'm not smart enough,

I just knew that I really
wanted to explore meditation. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I just knew that I really wanted to explore meditation.

I had gone through this process - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I had gone through this process

And I made this business investment - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And I made this business investment

I started taking every opportunity I could - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I started taking every opportunity I could

And out of that arose
a desire to give back, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And out of that arose a desire to give back,

So I came up with an idea - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

So I came up with an idea

And so in 2010, I got
the keys to a gay bar, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And so in 2010, I got the keys to a gay bar,

And 10 years later, I am
now a licensed minister. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And 10 years later, I am now a licensed minister.

I've offered hundreds and hundreds - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I've offered hundreds and hundreds

I lead meditation retreats,
and it was all an accident, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I lead meditation retreats, and it was all an accident,

However, as my career in
television continued to grow, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

However, as my career in television continued to grow,

I felt so alive when I
was teaching this work - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I felt so alive when I was teaching this work

- I did not know what
mindfulness was at all. - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

- I did not know what mindfulness was at all.

I even asked the psychiatrist,
"What is mindfulness?" - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

I even asked the psychiatrist, "What is mindfulness?&qu...

What I learned was that - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

What I learned was that

And when I understood that, - Is Mindfulness Right for You?

And when I understood that,

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This insightful and informative documentary explores the popular world of Mindfulness from the perspective of four people who study and teach it.

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Director: Jeremy Norrie

Writer: Cora Anne, Jeremy Norrie

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

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Released: 08 Jan 2021

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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