Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness

Jon Kabat-Zinn, the creator of mindfulness-based stress reduction, explains how paying attention to the present moment can improve health and well-being. He explores how we can come to our senses, literally and figuratively, by opening up to sight, sound, touch, taste and smell, and by learning to observe our thoughts without judgment. He includes accounts from patients, discussion of research and a broader argument about how mindfulness could affect medicine, education and society.

It is aimed at readers who have tried meditation, or who want a deeper treatment than a how-to. It offers a clear picture of how mindfulness practice works and why the author thinks it matters.

Inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.

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