An earnest, over-stuffed infomercial for the potential and benefits of practicing mindfulness. By Alissa Simon Film Critic An earnest, over-stuffed infomercial for the potential and benefits of practicing mindfulness, multi-hypenate Rob Beemer’s “The Mindfulness Movement” demonstrates the practice, offers an abbreviated history of its growth in the U.S., and cites examples of the therapeutic, scientific, corporate, academic and athletic benefits of living a more conscious life.
After kicking off with celebrity endorsements (Oprah, Patrick Dempsey), the film clunkily interweaves the traumatic stories of people who found mindfulness to be a literal life saver with testimonies from those who incorporated it into their careers, used it to
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