Russell Simmons wants you to be happy. He wants you to be successful. He wants you to be compassionate. Simmons, the entrepreneur and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and Def Comedy Jam, claims meditation can help you live a calmer, healthier, more mindful, spiritual, and successful life. To what extent is this claim supported by science? Here he talks with neuroscientist David Vago.

Published March 4, 2014
Brainwave

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