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Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn is a professor of medicine emeritus and founding director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program in the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is the author of many books, including the best-selling Full Catastrophe Living and Coming to our Senses.
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Videos and Podcasts: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Compassion, Mindfulness, and Well-Being
By Jon Kabat-Zinn | May 2, 2010In this dynamic presentation and Q&A, Jon Kabat-Zinn explains what mindfulness is, what its benefits are, and why Barack Obama may be our first mindful president.
Videos and Podcasts: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Mindfulness
By Jon Kabat-Zinn | May 1, 2010In this dynamic presentation and Q&A, Jon Kabat-Zinn explains what mindfulness is, what its benefits are, and why Barack Obama may be our first mindful president.
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