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The science of mindfulness | CBC Radio Loaded
Quirks and Quarks
The science of mindfulness
We look at the scientific claims in the name of meditation.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2017 5:11 PM EST | Last Updated: January 13, 2017
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A foreign election observer, together with Sri Lankan citizens, meditate during a special public meditation and prayer gathering organised for a peaceful election in Colombo on January 24, 2010. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)
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