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- Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris
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- Jan 08, 2024
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- 01:06:12
Kabat-Zinn on the nitty gritty practicalities of starting a practice, being fully present with no agenda, and letting go of “the story of me.”
zinn.com/">Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Back in the 1970s, he came up with something called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR, which is a secular way of teaching Buddhist meditation. He’s written zinn.com/offerings/books/">many books, including Full Catastrophe Living; Wherever You Go, There You Are; and Coming to Our Senses. His latest book is called Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief.
In this episode we talk about:
- The nitty gritty practicalities of starting a practice
- How he’s learned to be more relaxed about his practice—including advocating for meditating in bed
- How to practice being fully present with no agenda
- How investigating your motivations—something most people don’t do— can help you be more mindful
- How to practice letting go of “the story of me”
Related Episodes:
Jon Kabat-Zinn | Meditation as a Love Affair
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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Kabat-Zinn on the nitty gritty practicalities of starting a practice, being fully present with no agenda, and letting go of “the story of me.”
zinn.com/">Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Back in the 1970s, he came up with something called Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR, which is a secular way of teaching Buddhist meditation. He’s written zinn.com/offerings/books/">many books, including Full Catastrophe Living; Wherever You Go, There You Are; and Coming to Our Senses. His latest book is called Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief.
In this episode we talk about:
- The nitty gritty practicalities of starting a practice
- How he’s learned to be more relaxed about his practice—including advocating for meditating in bed
- How to practice being fully present with no agenda
- How investigating your motivations—something most people don’t do— can help you be more mindful
- How to practice letting go of “the story of me”
Related Episodes:
Jon Kabat-Zinn | Meditation as a Love Affair
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/jon-kabat-zinn-2024
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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