I totally agree with you that mindfulness is not the panacea that it is sometimes made out to be.

If you've ever flirted with meditation, as an idea and a practice, mindfulness really isn't much different.

Also, it's not just mindfulness in the context of psychotherapy. I was first introduced to the term of mindfulness by a book called Mindful Knitting. I didn't find the idea very useful for my knitting, but it did make sense to me as a general practice.

Anne