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Through a number of research studies, and through kabat zinn s pioneering work at the university of massachusetts medical school where he is. Check out guided mindfulness meditation, series 1 by jon kabatzinn on amazon music. Medical settings mindfulness meditation is a secular contemplative practice focusing on cultivating an individuals attention and awareness skills. A cd containing guided meditations accompanies the book. Research on mindfulness mindfulness research guide d. Jon kabatzinn download free books online 8freebooks.
This program is now widely known as mbsr mindfulness based stress reduction as the name of his program suggests, mindfulness is at its core. Zinn phd, founder of mindfulness based stress reduction mbsr. We also felt that he deserves to be the first author mentioned in this section. Nonjudging taking the stance of an impartial witness to your own experience. Strongly supported by scientific and medical research. Umass memorial center for mindfulness umass memorial.
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