Talk
The Foundations of Modern Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn (JKZ)
Kabat-Zinn traces the foundations of the modern secular mindfulness movement.
About the teacher
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn founded the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979, developing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as a structured, secular adaptation of Buddhist meditation for clinical use: the programme that effectively launched the modern mindfulness movement in medicine and psychology. His research helped establish meditation as a subject of serious scientific study rather than only a spiritual practice.
Now an emeritus professor, he keeps a limited public schedule of keynotes, media appearances and podcasts rather than a regular teaching calendar, including a retreat with his son Will Kabat-Zinn at Omega Institute and an IMS retreat for MBSR and MBCT professionals.
“Just this moment, just this breath, just this sitting here, just this being human. Just this. Just this.”Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Talk
Jon Kabat-Zinn - Mindfulness, Healing, and Wisdom in a Time of COVID-19
Kabat-Zinn on what mindfulness practice can offer during periods of collective uncertainty.
Path
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Secular attention training
Mindfulness
A secular, evidence-based approach to attention and awareness, developed from Buddhist meditation practice for clinical and everyday use.
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