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The Buddha Pill – Highlighting the Shadow Side of Mindfulness and Meditation with Dr. Miguel FariasAired Thursday, 4 April 2019, 7:00 PM ETMindfulness and meditation are practiced by millions of people around the world and their benefits are being hailed by everyone from neuroscientists, doctors, and mental health professionals to parents and teachers. The popularity of mindfulness programs has exploded, and they’re being offered in schools and prisons, in workplaces and homes because, of course, everyone knows that mindfulness and meditation can transform our lives and make us happier, calmer, and better people… but is that always true?While there’s little doubt that millions swear by meditation, which is often advocated as a “magic pill,” there’s also a darker side to these activities, for both meditation and mindfulness have been known to have seldom-discussed negative side effects.In his book, The Buddha Pill – Can Meditation Change Us? Dr. Miguel Farias and his co-author Dr. Catherine Wikholm examine 40