Source: Dallas Morning News
On September 10, 2004 Dallas Morning News reported, "mindfulness books and tapes are frequent bestsellers. Mindfulness training is a staple at seminars, retreats and spas. Hospitals and psychologists are teaching mindfulness as a means to handle everything from chronic illness and addiction to stress and depression... Even corporate America is on board. Some businesses now offer mindfulness workshops to improve concentration, employee relations and ethics. Spiritual trend watchers say mindfulness has become to the 2000s what angels were to the 1990s. Mindfulness is integral to Buddhism, an ancient religion that has enjoyed waves of popularity in America. Many say the seeds for the current mindfulness craze were largely planted by the 1975 book, "The Miracle of Mindfulness" by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk once nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr."