![]() As the authors point out, the expectation of feeling calmer may contribute to a placebo effect. It is mainly used for one of its useful side-effects: relaxation. Mindfulness courses are on offer in schools, universities, the workplace, and in NHS hospitals. Millions of people around the world are said to meditate daily. ![]() I had myself come across examples of people whose ability to think and empathise had been shot to pieces by practising meditation. I only persevered with it because I had heard on the radio that it contained research information about the harm Buddhist-inspired mindfulness and meditation practices can do, contrary to the overriding current view that these are harmless and beneficial and that, used therapeutically, they help people that interested me. It’s a poor do because what the book has to say is interesting. The publishers should be ashamed of themselves for letting it go to press like this. The small, faint, sans-serif typeface made the task extremely tiring for my eyes and mind. Ivan Tyrrell reviews "The Buddha Pill: can meditation change you?" by Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm (Watkins Publishing, £10.99).
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