Secular Mindfulness was introduced by Jon Kabat-Zinn, back in the 1970’s. His MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) programme proved highly beneficial in helping patients with depression, anxiety and also those dealing with chronic pain. Still a highly effective and much used tool, Mindfulness has since received great interest and research scrutiny, finding its way into mainstream healthy living and well-being practices. So what is it and why do so many peeps practice it?