Kia Skrine Jeffers

Contemplative Practices: A Strategy to Improve Health and Reduce Disparities.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health October 15, 2018 Marino A Bruce, Kia Skrine Jeffers, Jan King Robinson et al.

Health has many dimensions, and intolerance and lack of compassion may contribute to the poor health and disparities in our nation. Tolerance can convey an inherent paradox or dissonance that can be associated with stress. However, tolerance has a dimension of acceptance, an acknowledgement and acceptance of what "is" at the present moment, that can relieve tension associated with differing...