The most useful description of attention, for me, comes from the meditation teacher Shinzen Young and his Unified Mindfulness system. As he describes it, attention is composed of three skills working ...

Zoe Michaels spent 15 years in corporate America before turning to freelance writing. She blogs for small companies as well as writing feature articles. When not writing, she loves travelling with her ...

Anita Lambert is an independent journalist and a registered nurse. She lives in Oregon, US.

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