My Year of Living Mindfully
Release date: 2020-05-27
Votes: 2
Genres: Documentary
Shannon Harvey was working in her dream job as a radio news journalist when, at the age of 24 she was diagnosed with a devastating auto-immune disease. Determined to find a solution, she began researching cutting-edge mind-body medicine. Is it really possible, she wonders, that a simple practice that can be done anywhere, any time, by anyone, can ease suffering and promote physical and mental healing? Synthesizing the work of leading scientists with the ways of mystics, she undertakes a year-long experiment, with herself as the subject. Will meditation revolutionize her health and well-being, or is it just another over-hyped self-help fad? This compelling account of her journey provides fascinating insights about how to be well and happy in the modern world.
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Simon Foster
"A kind of Super Size Me for the psyche..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2020/5/29/my-year-of-living-mindfully.html
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