Jon Kabat-Zinn

American professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1944 · age 82

Jon Kabat-Zinn is an American professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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2005“A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or some time each day with no purpose.”In their wordsWherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)Read the whole statement

“If you know anything about Buddhism, you will know that the most important point is to be yourself and not try to become anything that you are not already.”In their wordsWherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)Read the whole statement

“Such is the power of mindful, selfless generosity. At the deepest level, there is no giver, no gift, and no recipient…only the universe rearranging itself.”In their wordsWherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)Read the whole statement

“It helps to have a focus for your attention, an anchor line to tether you to the present moment and to guide you back when the mind wanders.”In their wordsWherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)Read the whole statement

“Be a light unto yourself.”In their wordsWherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)Read the whole statement

“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.”In their wordsWherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005)Read the whole statement

1944Born5 June 1944

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Breathe and let be... Give yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is, and allow yourself to be exactly as you are.
2005 · Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (2005), Own words

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Kabat-Zinn was a student of Zen Buddhist teachers such as Philip Kapleau, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Seung Sahn, and a founding member of Cambridge Zen Center. His practice of hatha yoga, Vipassanā and appreciation of the teachings of Soto Zen and Advaita Vedanta led him to integrate their teachings with scientific findings. He teaches mindfulness, which he says can help people cope with stress, anxiety, pain, and illness. The stress reduction program created by Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), is offered by medical centers, hospitals, and health maintenance organizations, and is described in his book Full Catastrophe Living.

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