Mindfulness: A Proposed Operational Definition
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Scott R. Bishop, University of Toronto Mark Lau, University of Toronto Shauna Shapiro, VA Palo Alto Health Care System Linda Carlson, University of Calgary Nicole D. Anderson, University of Toronto James Carmody, University of Massachusetts Medical School Zindel V. Segal, University of Toronto Susan Abbey, University of Toronto Michael Speca, University of Calgary Drew Velting, Columbia University Gerald Devins, University of Toronto
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