Jon Kabat-Zinn

From Executive Producers Jewel and Deepak Chopra, comes "The Mindfulness Movement," a feature documentary that examines the growing number of people throughout society who are working to create a healthier, happier world by spreading mindfulness - a peaceful quality of attention anyone can develop by simply focusing on the present moment in a non-judgmental way.

Shannon Harvey was working in her dream job as a radio news journalist when, at the age of 24 she was diagnosed with a devastating auto-immune disease. Determined to find a solution, she began researching cutting-edge mind-body medicine. Is it really possible, she wonders, that a simple practice that can be done anywhere, any time, by anyone, can ease suffering and promote physical and mental healing? Synthesizing the work of leading scientists with the ways of mystics, she undertakes a year-long experiment, with herself as the subject. Will meditation revolutionize her health and well-being, or is it just another over-hyped self-help fad? This compelling account of her journey provides fascinating insights about how to be well and happy in the modern world.

La médiation de pleine conscience promet de diminuer le stress, d’améliorer la concentration et d’augmenter les performances. Rien d’étonnant alors que la «pleine conscience» ait conquis le monde entier – jusque aux plus hauts niveaux hiérarchiques de géants comme Google et SAP. Le film jette un regard derrière la façade de ce phénomène global et donne la parole à un large échantillon de personnalités: du moine bouddhiste à l’entrepreneur en passant par le commercialisateur de la méthode et les critiques de sa commercialisation.