Mindfulness in uncertain and challenging times

Excerpt from the fifth edition of Fortune Newsletter by IEEE UniMelb SB.
Article contributed by Vincent Ciccone, Masters student at UniMelb

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. — Kabat Zinn,2013

Mindfulness-based meditation practices to reduce anxiety, stress, and pain have been documented in over 2,700 published articles in the past ten years (Ciccone & Hattie, 2017). Although its origins can be traced back to the Buddha…