Here’s why you may not be getting the benefits you expected from mindfulness

Certain mindfulness aspects might support mental health and well-being more than others. But which combinations of mindfulness aspects are better than others, and does your age play a role? (Shutterstock)

You’ve probably seen the word mindfulness everywhere these days, from the news, to magazines, to social media.

Mindfulness is sometimes packaged as a mental health cure-all, and studies do suggest that mindfulness-based therapies support mental health. Your friends or family may even have told you that mindfulness has changed their lives.