Joanna Cook on her book, Making a Mindful Nation
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691244471/making-a-mindful-nation Bingjing Yang: I thoroughly enjoyed reading your book and have started practicing mindfulness myself to better…
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691244471/making-a-mindful-nation Bingjing Yang: I thoroughly enjoyed reading your book and have started practicing mindfulness myself to better…
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