Author | Jon Kabat-Zinn |
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Genre | Self Help |
Publisher | Hachette Books |
Publication date | January 5, 2005 (and earlier in 1994) |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN | 978-0-7868-8070-6 |
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (originally published in 1994) is a non-fiction, self-help book by Jon Kabat-Zinn. [1] [2]
Kabat-Zinn, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Massachusetts, offers his plan for improving mindfulness through meditation. [3] He talks of mindfulness as learning to pay attention moment by moment, intentionally and with curiosity and compassion. [4]
The book explains meditation as a scientifically established practice that can help reduce stress, improve cognitive function, and lead to improved awareness. The exercises in the book can be done by anyone, anywhere, at any time. [3] This self help book is for those coming to meditation for the first time and to longtime practitioners, anyone who wants to achieve mindfulness. [1] [5]
Author | Jon Kabat-Zinn |
---|---|
Genre | Self Help |
Publisher | Hachette Books |
Publication date | January 5, 2005 (and earlier in 1994) |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN | 978-0-7868-8070-6 |
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (originally published in 1994) is a non-fiction, self-help book by Jon Kabat-Zinn. [1] [2]
Kabat-Zinn, a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Massachusetts, offers his plan for improving mindfulness through meditation. [3] He talks of mindfulness as learning to pay attention moment by moment, intentionally and with curiosity and compassion. [4]
The book explains meditation as a scientifically established practice that can help reduce stress, improve cognitive function, and lead to improved awareness. The exercises in the book can be done by anyone, anywhere, at any time. [3] This self help book is for those coming to meditation for the first time and to longtime practitioners, anyone who wants to achieve mindfulness. [1] [5]