Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at theUniversity of Massachusetts Medical Center, is perhaps the best-knownproponent of using meditation to help patients deal with illness. (Thesomewhat confusing title is from a line in Zorba the Greek inwhich the title character refers to the ups and downs of family lifeas "the full catastrophe.") But this book is also a terrificintroduction for anyone who has considered meditating but was afraidit would be too difficult or would include religious practices theyfound foreign. Kabat-Zinn focuses on "mindfulness," a concept thatinvolves living in the moment, paying attention, and simply "being"rather than "doing." While you can practice anything "mindfully," fromtaking a walk to cleaning your house, Kabat-Zinn presents severalmeditation techniques that focus the attention most clearly, whetherit's on a simple phrase, your breathing, or various parts of yourbody. The book goes into detail about how hospital patients haveeither improved their health or simply come to feel betterdespite their illness by using these techniques, but thesemeditations can help anyone deal with stress and gain a calmer outlookon life. "When we use the word healing to describe theexperiences of people in the stress clinic, what we mean above all isthat they are undergoing a profound transformation of view,"Kabat-Zinn writes. "Out of this shift in perspective comes an abilityto act with greater balance and inner security in the world." --BenKallen
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Featured on Bill Moyer's PBS specialHealing and the Mind, this practical guideto mindfulness, meditation and healing from theauthor of the bestselling Wherever You Go,There You Are is a classic in the fieldof alternative medicine.
Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at theUniversity of Massachusetts Medical Center, is perhaps the best-knownproponent of using meditation to help patients deal with illness. (Thesomewhat confusing title is from a line in Zorba the Greek inwhich the title character refers to the ups and downs of family lifeas "the full catastrophe.") But this book is also a terrificintroduction for anyone who has considered meditating but was afraidit would be too difficult or would include religious practices theyfound foreign. Kabat-Zinn focuses on "mindfulness," a concept thatinvolves living in the moment, paying attention, and simply "being"rather than "doing." While you can practice anything "mindfully," fromtaking a walk to cleaning your house, Kabat-Zinn presents severalmeditation techniques that focus the attention most clearly, whetherit's on a simple phrase, your breathing, or various parts of yourbody. The book goes into detail about how hospital patients haveeither improved their health or simply come to feel betterdespite their illness by using these techniques, but thesemeditations can help anyone deal with stress and gain a calmer outlookon life. "When we use the word healing to describe theexperiences of people in the stress clinic, what we mean above all isthat they are undergoing a profound transformation of view,"Kabat-Zinn writes. "Out of this shift in perspective comes an abilityto act with greater balance and inner security in the world." --BenKallen
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Featured on Bill Moyer's PBS specialHealing and the Mind, this practical guideto mindfulness, meditation and healing from theauthor of the bestselling Wherever You Go,There You Are is a classic in the fieldof alternative medicine.
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- Mindfulness is bliss
I am fully enjoying what I have read so far in this book and look forward to implementing it in my life.
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- Comme ci, comme ca
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Rating: - This book keystoned a deep and meaningful change in my life
Becoming mindful of the variety of situations life brings is the essense of this book.The process of becoming mindful is richly explained, and a thoughtful chapter on the attitudes of mindfulness deeply valuable.This book can serve as a beginning manual to meditation as well as a clearing of cobwebs for those returning to their practice.
The author evokes a deep empathy for people and their daily struggles.I've meet Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and he is just as kind and present in person ... Read More
Rating: - Full Catastrophe Living
Although Jon Kabat-Zinn can be a little verbose at times, he tells a great story.He's excellent at presenting difficult information in a coprehensible, functional and life altering way.This book is a great guide for the beginning meditator as much as for one suffering with debilitating pain, both physical and emotional. Kabat-Zinn takes you through a journey leaving you with the tools to cope with life's challenges in a more positive and productive way so that you can live a more fullfilled and ... Read More
Rating: - Just what the doctor ordered
I read this book upon my doctor's recommendation after seriouschildbirth injuries years ago.After a recent painful accident I purchased my own copy.It's more than a how-to.It is informative, serious, and humorous.It contains passages of extraordinary beauty, insight, and compassion.
Purchasing the accompanying CDs has allowed me to put this wisdom into practice.
I recommend this book and the guided mindfulness CDs without hesitation.
- Mindfulness is blissI am fully enjoying what I have read so far in this book and look forward to implementing it in my life.
- Comme ci, comme caI'm getting tired of repeating myself. Your service is uniformly good, you charge too much shipping for two or three week delivery, and your products have been completely satisfactory, with the exception of a lousy DVD I bought that didn't work because it had obviously been played a thousand times.What am I supposed to do, incur a three buck charge by sending it back for a refund of $2.99? Keep up the good work, speed up delivery and/or charge less shipping.
- This book keystoned a deep and meaningful change in my lifeBecoming mindful of the variety of situations life brings is the essense of this book.The process of becoming mindful is richly explained, and a thoughtful chapter on the attitudes of mindfulness deeply valuable.This book can serve as a beginning manual to meditation as well as a clearing of cobwebs for those returning to their practice.
The author evokes a deep empathy for people and their daily struggles.I've meet Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and he is just as kind and present in person ... Read More
- Full Catastrophe LivingAlthough Jon Kabat-Zinn can be a little verbose at times, he tells a great story.He's excellent at presenting difficult information in a coprehensible, functional and life altering way.This book is a great guide for the beginning meditator as much as for one suffering with debilitating pain, both physical and emotional. Kabat-Zinn takes you through a journey leaving you with the tools to cope with life's challenges in a more positive and productive way so that you can live a more fullfilled and ... Read More
- Just what the doctor orderedI read this book upon my doctor's recommendation after seriouschildbirth injuries years ago.After a recent painful accident I purchased my own copy.It's more than a how-to.It is informative, serious, and humorous.It contains passages of extraordinary beauty, insight, and compassion.
Purchasing the accompanying CDs has allowed me to put this wisdom into practice.
I recommend this book and the guided mindfulness CDs without hesitation.
