#223: Jon Kabat-Zinn | Meditation as a Love Affair

Jon Kabat-Zinn has been a key player bringing mindfulness meditation to the mainstream. In 1979, he introduced the now world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, a meditation therapy used to treat a variety of illnesses. In this episode, Kabat-Zinn talks about the importance of awareness and why now, more than ever, having awareness and being present in each moment is vital. He says meditation doesn't end when you get off the cushion. Rather, we should view every moment in life as a meditative practice.

Plug Zone

• Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Website: https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/
• Books: https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/pages/books-by-jon-kabat-zinn
• Previous podcast episode: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/jon-kabat-zinn-75
• Podcast References
• Spaceship Earth by Buckminster-Fuller: https://www.amazon.com/Operating-Manual-Spaceship-Buckminster-Fuller/dp/3037781262
• Calmer Choice on Cape Cod: https://calmerchoice.org/
• MIT Study of mindfulness with middle school children: http://news.mit.edu/2019/mindfulness-mental-health-benefits-students-0826
• Jon Kabat-Zinn Forward for Current Opinion in Psychology: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X19300211?via%3Dihub
• Ram Dass: https://www.ramdass.org/