Meditation seems to reduce stress and the risk of certain ailments tamer alkis/istockphoto/getty images
I OPENED Daniel Goleman and Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s Why We Meditate: 7 simple practices for a calmer mind with some scepticism. I am not a regular meditator, and while I have read a few popular books that aim to convince you of its usefulness, I have never been convinced. Questions like “How can I relax and stay focused on work?” and “Isn’t some stress necessary for living during angsty times?” prevented me from accepting meditation as…
