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Tomas Rocha
Tomas Rocha is a research associate at the Mind & Life Institute and a doctoral student at Columbia University.
Chris Helgren/Reuters
The Dark Knight of the Soul
For some, meditation has become more curse than cure. Willoughby Britton wants to know why.
Tomas Rocha
June 25, 2014