As many other cultures have already discovered, meditation is a large part of taking care of our mental health. Mindfulness based cognitive therapy is a practice that can actually affect the structure of our brains, reduce depression and the probability of it coming back, and have many other positive affects. Mark Williams explains this therapy as a way to do ourselves a great favor and become aware of our thoughts. Research and studies of the benefits of this therapy have led to programs such as Mind Up, where kids take 'brain breaks' and practice mindfulness meditation. This practice increases our focus and helps us feel more at peace with all of the things going on around us. After all, all we can do is be in the present moment.
This article uses many reasons, primarily scientific fact and personal experiences, to back up it's claim that mindfulness meditation is an emerging and useful therapy. The argument is based primarily on opinions about what is fact.