Mindfulness, a global workplace wellness trend which is pretty much talked about nowadays, has been the practice of Sri Lankan people for the last several hundred years. With deep roots in the Buddhist heritage of the island, mindfulness (sati) and meditation (bhāvanā) are not new “imports” but are the basic features of the people’s daily lives. Mindfulness practices have, from time immemorial, been part of the daily lives of Sri Lankan people and hence have been present in the temple of the village and even in the tea break at the office.
