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'Professor Giraldi does a masterful job of contextualising this trend by examining all aspects, from its history to its evidence base, and manages to situate it in the broader cultural milieu of contemporary Western commodification. I thoroughly recommend this enjoyable book, to scholars and lay readers alike who have an interest in this subject.'
Chapter 1. Prologue.- Chapter 2. What is mindfulness?.- Chapter 3. The spread of Buddhism from East to West.- Chapter 4: Psychologists and psychiatrists became interested in Buddhism.- Chapter 5. The applications of mindfulness in psychology and medicine.- Chapter 6. The marketing of mindfulness in the United States and Great Britain.- Chapter 7. Methodological flaws and the evidence of efficacy.- Chapter 8: Epilogue.