Roots and Shoots of Mindfulness

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the “roots and shoots of mindfulness.” Authored by Dr. Joel & Michelle Levey, founders of Wisdom at Work, and faculty at University of Minnesota Medical School (CAM rotation in Hawaii). The Leveys offer a insightful and well informed perspective on the modern “mindfulness revolution,” being two of the world first professionals to introduce mindfulness practices into mainstream organizations, medicine, higher education, sports, and government arenas beginning in the 1970s. A wide range of topics are addressed in this article including: the history of the modern day mindfulness revolution; the varieties of mindfulness practices and traditions; shared mindfulness and collective intelligence; encouraging trends in mainstreaming mindfulness; important considerations in secular adaptations of mindfulness; issues regarding certifying qualified mindfulness; source traditions of mindful. A number of mindfulness practice sidebars guide the reader to more deeply comprehend the practice of mindfulness while engaged in reading the article.