Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
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| 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]
Overview
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wherever You Go, There You Are". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Mindfulness Is Everywhere. Is It Working For Everyone?". www.wbur.org. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ a b "Books to Read During the Pandemic". Jersey City Times. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ Magon, Lakshmi (12 February 2020). "Mindfulness moves beyond self-help to build community connections". The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994). Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-7868-8070-6.