Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. He gives public talks and workshops throughout the ...

Amid a mental health crisis, Americans are reconsidering what “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” really mean. We are recognizing that a key piece of the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit ...

More than twenty years ago I read a wonderful book the title of which I’ve never forgotten because it states such a profound and obvious truth – Where ever you go – There you are! The book was written ...

For NPR's Life Kit, Shereen Marisol Meeraji speaks with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction, about how to manage stress, uncertainty and difficulties using mindfulness.

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In 1979, a report from the Surgeon General inspired Jon Kabat-Zinn to action. The U.S. "Healthy People" report chronicled Americans' struggles with chronic diseases, connecting poor health with ...

MBSR/Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction - developed at the UMASS Medical Center in the 1970s by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. The program, which teaches skills in Mindfulness, Meditation, and gentle Yoga, is ...

Talk to Dr. Feliciano Yu Jr., about the new mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences he's leading this year and the professor of pediatrics, ...