Jon Kabat-Zinn

3 weeks ago | lionsroar.com | Melvin McLeod |Jon Kabat-Zinn

Melvin McLeod: When did you start practicing meditation? Jon Kabat-Zinn: My first experience of formal practice—or even learning about it—happened one day in 1965. I was a molecular biology student in the laboratory of Salvador Luria, a soon to be Nobel Laureate, and I was depressed out of my mind over the Vietnam War.

2 months ago | lionsroar.com | Jon Kabat-Zinn |Melvin McLeod

Melvin McLeod: How Do you define mindfulness? Jon Kabat-Zinn: Nowadays, the word mindfulness is used in a lot of different contexts. To some degree, its deep meaning has been obscured through becoming so popular in the mainstream world. That itself is not necessarily a bad thing. But it is best if one’s understanding of mindfulness comes out of one’s attempts to cultivate it in one’s life. The way I use the word, it basically means pure awareness.

Jan 13, 2025 | innerself.com | Beth McDaniel |Inner Selfcom |Thich Nhat Hanh |Jon Kabat-Zinn

In This Article:Why has mindfulness become a tool for productivity? How has mindfulness been shaped by capitalist culture? What are the historical roots of mindfulness? Can we reclaim mindfulness as a personal, spiritual practice? Practical tips to practice mindfulness without apps or subscriptions. How Mindfulness Became a Tool of Capitalismby Beth McDaniel, InnerSelf.comIt was a Tuesday afternoon when I first noticed the irony.

Oct 23, 2023 | innerself.com | Siobhan Byrne |Thich Nhat Hanh |Jon Kabat-Zinn

On Oct. 4, 2023, just days before the Hamas attacks on Israel and the retaliatory Israeli aerial bombardment and siege on Gaza, thousands of Israeli and Palestinian feminist peace activists gathered in Jerusalem and near the Dead Sea. Representing Israeli-based Women Wage Peace and Palestinian-based Women of the Sun, this feminist peace coalition called on political leaders to negotiate an end to the bloodshed and resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Sep 20, 2023 | innerself.com | Robert Jennings |Thich Nhat Hanh |Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness is a concept that most of us may have heard of, but few have fully grasped. This podcast between Paul Rand and Ellen Langer takes us on an illuminating journey through the corridors of mindfulness and its implications for our health, decision-making, and general well-being. The Healing Power of MindfulnessPicture this: you’re grappling with a chronic illness, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson’s disease. The ache is unyielding, the days long.