Tripping Out with a Legend: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Pain vs. Suffering, Rethinking Your Anxiety, and the Buddha's Teaching in a Single Sentence

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>A beautifully weird conversation with the creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. is Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he founded its world-renown Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Clinic in 1979, and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society (CFM), in 1995. He is the author of many books including <em>Full Catastrophe Living</em> and <em>Wherever You Go, There You Are. </em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>His latest book, <em>Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief</em>, illustrates a range of evidence-based mindfulness meditation practices for those suffering with the challenges of chronic pain. </p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <ul> <li>The origins of MBSR and its relation to pain relief</li> <li>Pain vs. Suffering</li> <li>The accessibility of awareness</li> <li>The limitation of mindfulness meditation as a self-improvement practice</li> <li>The quote, "open your mouth and you're wrong" </li> <li>Jon Kabat-Zinn's definition of of healing </li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/jon-kabat-zinn-580" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/jon-kabat-zinn-580 </a></p> <p><br /></p>