TAS Quote of the Day - June 12, 2020 (Jon Kabat-Zinn Quote)
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. He is professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he was founding executive director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, and founder (in 1979) and former director of its world-renown Stress Reduction Clinic. He is the author of Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, and co-author, with his wife, Myla, of Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting. His new book, Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness, was published in January 2005. (from WebMD bio)
His work has contributed to a growing movement of mindfulness into mainstream institutions in our society such as medicine, health care and hospitals, schools, corporations, prisons, and professional sports.
I first became familiar with Jon Kabat-Zinn through his fantastic book Full Catastrophe Living. Back in the early 90’s, I went through a very challenging time. The book really helped me get back on course.
Later, I used to listen to the audio of his next book Wherever You Go, There You Are on my long weekend walks. The book is a fantastic introduction into the practice of mindfulness. It will also make you feel quite Zen.
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You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
~Jon Kabat-Zinn
