Mindfulness is the practice of maintaining an awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations, moment-by-moment through guided and independent exercises like meditation. Though mindfulness has its roots in Buddhism, it has become an increasingly popular method thanks to the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn and his Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, which he launched in 1979. Over the years, thousands of studies have documented the physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness in general and mindfulness therapy in particular.