of sati (mindfulness). Gethin (2011) recommended that mindfulness serves as a 'watchman', securing the mind/body. Along these lines, every individual recognizes what to do or what to see at the time, so that thoughts, feelings and perceptions do not get in the way or take over the mind. NhâtHanh (2007) noted that the Buddha engaged in mindfulness through daily meditation practice with the intention of developing the ability to live mindfully with a calm, still, and quiet mind open to different perspectives. The mind/body connection stressed in the Buddhist practice of mindfulness promotes a greater ability to focus on the moment in a non-judgmental way. Buddha, which means ‘awakened one’, identified the Four Noble Truths of existence in the
