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This tasting meditation involves bringing your full attention to how something sounds, smells or feels; which allows your mind to be in the present and forget about worries and concerns. - iStockPhoto

Exploring taste: a meditation for young people

05/11/2012

This tasting meditation involves bringing your full attention to how something sounds, smells or feels; which allows your mind to be in the present and forget about worries and concerns.

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