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Mindfulness is essentially about waking up to what the present moment offers. It sounds easy, but as most of us know, waking up can be hard to do. It is also challenging to discuss the concept of mindfulness; research on the topic is comparatively new to the field of behavioral science but more deeply, mindfulness concerns consciousness, which remains a demanding area of study (Chalmers, 1995). But it is for such reasons that we welcomed the opportunity in our target article to describe some of the nuances of mindfulness, the manifold benefits associated with it, and the current state of interventions designed to foster it. The challenges of the topic also makes scholarly discussion all the more important to facilitate clarity about mindfulness, deepen our understanding of its operation, and extend the boundaries of what we know about its effects. We are therefore gratified to respond to the thoughtful questions …