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The Mindfulness Movement

When we did thisstudy with ADHD, there was actually astatistical significance that...

When we did this
study with ADHD, there was actually a
statistical significance that mindfulness helped kids
and adults pay attention so much so that the scientists
who reviewed the data looked at it and said, "What medication did
you put them on?" And we said, "No
no, meditation." One of the studies
we did with insomnia, we had older adults with
insomnia and there, again, was pretty good results in
terms of people's ability to fall asleep and less
rumination, less depression

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When we did this study with ADHD,
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there was actually a statistical significance
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that mindfulness helped kids and adults pay attention
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so much so that the scientists who reviewed the data
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looked at it and said,
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"What medication did you put them on?"
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And we said, "No no, meditation."
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One of the studies we did with insomnia,
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we had older adults with insomnia and there, again,
00:00:23.326 --> 00:00:26.286
was pretty good results in terms of people's ability
00:00:26.373 --> 00:00:29.594
to fall asleep and less rumination, less depression.
Duration
30 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:57
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Interesting Stuff Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the emotionally compelling story of four main characters who reveal their personal hardships and explain how mindfulness transformed their lives.
[Narrator] Following his panic attack on live television - The Mindfulness Movement 00:08
[Narrator] Following his panic attack on live television
And my problem at that point was the Buddha, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
And my problem at that point was the Buddha,
Because I was of the view that meditation - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
Because I was of the view that meditation
It's hard for me to sit still - The Mindfulness Movement 00:10
It's hard for me to sit still
When I started to see that there is this science - The Mindfulness Movement 00:11
When I started to see that there is this science
The other thing that really changed my mind - The Mindfulness Movement 00:04
The other thing that really changed my mind
You don't have to sit in a funny position, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
You don't have to sit in a funny position,
[Narrator] Dan was also surprised - The Mindfulness Movement 00:06
[Narrator] Dan was also surprised
One of my colleagues was saying, essentially, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
One of my colleagues was saying, essentially,
"You used to be cool, why are you meditating?" - The Mindfulness Movement 00:18
"You used to be cool, why are you meditating?"
I called the book that and that's grown into a podcast - The Mindfulness Movement 00:11
I called the book that and that's grown into a podcast
I'm struck by the absurdity of it - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
I'm struck by the absurdity of it
In the 10% Happier app we teach you - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
In the 10% Happier app we teach you
It's not magic, it takes work, - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
It's not magic, it takes work,
You should get marginally better at being awake - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
You should get marginally better at being awake
Really to me it's about this meditation cliche - The Mindfulness Movement 00:07
Really to me it's about this meditation cliche
You learn how to respond wisely to things - The Mindfulness Movement 00:04
You learn how to respond wisely to things
[Narrator] Long before singer-songwriter Jewel - The Mindfulness Movement 00:09
[Narrator] Long before singer-songwriter Jewel
[Jewel] I had to develop a lot of strategies - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
[Jewel] I had to develop a lot of strategies
How to rewire a lot of the self-defeating thoughts - The Mindfulness Movement 00:05
How to rewire a lot of the self-defeating thoughts