Beat Stress. Conquer Pain. Achieve Inner Peace.
Imagine what we could achieve, and how good we could feel, if we all just meditated.
But isn’t it difficult for stressed-out people to meditate?
With the help of best-selling author Jon Kabat-Zinn, practicing meditation is not only simple, it is even enjoyable.
His book, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life provides a painless introduction to meditation.
Modern research studies are confirming the health benefits of the ancient practice of meditation.
Read about meditation’s benefits for pain: Meditation Better Than Morphine?
And for depression: Antidepressants or Meditation for Depression Relapse?
While meditation and other mind-body work was once considered alternative, it has been gaining acceptance and moved toward the mainstream of medicine.
The growth of meditation in American and the intense research that it has inspired into mind-body medicine is in large part due to the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn. The leading pioneer of meditation in America, Jon Kabat-Zinn has taught meditation and worked to introduce the practice through his lectures, books and recorded mediation lessons.
With over 750,000 copies sold, Wherever You Go, There You Are has guided and encouraged readers to live a more balanced, integrated and peaceful life.
Praise for Wherever You Go, There You Are
"Meditation is the art of paying attention, of listening to your heart. Rather than withdrawing from the world, meditation can help you enjoy it more fully, more effectively, and more peacefully. In Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn provides access to the essence of meditation and its applications for both the beginner and those who wish to deepen and expand their practice. He embodies what he describes."
- Dean Ornish, M.D.
Author of Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish: 150 Easy, Low-Fat, High-Flavor Recipes and The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health
"Ideally, meditation is not something we do, but is something we live. Wherever You Go, There You Are points the way to this living spirit with clarity, easy and poetry."
- Sharon Salzberg
Author of Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation
"Future historians may well decide that the introduction of meditation into the Western world was one of the significant events of the twentieth century and that Jon Kabat-Zinn was one of its most effective advocates."
- Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D.
Author of Essential Spirituality: The 7 Central Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind
About the Author
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., is founding Executive Director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He teaches mindfulness and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in various venues around the world as a technique to help people cope with stress, anxiety, pain and illness. He received his Ph.D. in molecular biology from MIT in 1971 in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate, Salvador Luria.
He is the author of numerous scientific papers on the clinical applications of mindfulness in medicine and health care, and of books including: Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness
