It’s official: mindfulness practice is effective at preventing episodes of depression. For those who choose not to use anti-depressant medication to prevent a relapse into depression, mindfulness practice (meditation) offers a viable alternative. This isn’t all that surprising. Meditation on a regular basis helps us work with the ups and downs of our lives; it increases our capacity to bring a sense of kindness to our experience, it helps us become more precise and increases our attention span, and can actually increase confidence in ourselves.
