Jon Kabat-Zinn – The Heart of Mindfulness [From the Archive]

Enjoy this episode with renowned meditation teacher, author, and creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Jon Kabat-Zinn. This spacious and personal conversation is full of insights on a wide range of topics, including:

• what drew him to meditation;

• his development of and vision for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR);

• the mystery of the line between the inside and outside of any system;

• adapting Buddhist practices for Western audiences;

• how mindfulness has been taken up in society, and science as a main driver;

• moving from "me" to "we";

• the challenges of repeatability in scientific studies of meditation;

• weaving together art and science;

• and how 50+ years of meditation has changed him.

Full show notes and resources (podcast.mindandlife.org/jon-kabat-zinn)