Are Movement and Mindfulness Just Band-Aid Solutions?

Nowadays, movement and mindfulness are big business — the ‘meditation market’ alone, a subset of mindfulness, is expected to be worth US$2.08B by 2022.

Mindfulness is all about bringing our attention on to the present moment, sans judgment, creating the mental space and clarity to voluntarily respond to external stimuli, instead of involuntarily react. This can create the conditions for our navigating more deliberately through the world.

Many Paths to Mindfulness

There are many paths to becoming more mindful, including meditation, philosophy, and working on one’s emotional intelligence. Some might add movement to the list, at least as far as being present and becoming less emotionally reactive are concerned.

The likes of Joe Rogan, pictured below, swear by the emotional clarity that a good workout delivers.

Others, like Def Jam Records founder, Russell Simmons, swear that they “don’t do shit” ‘til they meditate.