The topic of mindfulness continues to remain at the forefront of conversations at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos this week -- and it appears that even the world's most prominent business leaders are embracing its effects.
On Friday, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim praised the benefits of meditation and how it can help top executives around the globe when it comes to improving their leadership. He told HuffPost President and Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington that it's hard to ignore the medical benefits and the testimonies from people around the world who use the technique as a tool to manage stress.
"The thing that is really exciting to me, is it's not just physiological changes in the brain, it's anatomical changes," Yong said. "The relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala fundamentally changes with meditation."
Yong continued to explain how the practice has helped him keep stress to a minimum -- a crucial element when it comes to making business decisions. He explained that it's hard to argue against something that helps you become more focused on a day-to-day basis.
"I think that it's been really helpful to me. I feel like I'm calmer, I'm kinder, I'm more patient the more I do my own meditation," Yong said. "Something that is so fundamentally grounded in science now is something we have to share with the world."
Watch more of Yong's interview about the benefits of meditation above, and read more from Davos below: