Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
From the point of view of the meditative traditions the entire society is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Breathing is central to every aspect of meditation training. It's a wonderful place to focus in training the mind to be calm… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgmentally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body,… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“By repeatedly bringing your attention back to the breath each time it wanders off, concentration builds and deepens, much as muscles develop… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as the capacity of your mind to be… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
But when we start to focus in on what our own mind is up to, for instance, it is not unusual to… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness has to do with waking up and living in harmony with oneself and with the world. It is examining who we… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Science is now documenting that it's not the objects of meditation that are important, it's the process of paying attention to them… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Karma is often wrongly confused with the notion of a fixed destiny. It is more like an accumulation of tendencies that can lock us… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Living in a chronic state of unawareness can cause us to miss much of what is most beautiful and meaningful in our lives. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“One practical way to do this is to look at other people and ask yourself if you are really seeing them or just your… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
I thought it was a stroke of genius that Hans Selye used the word stress, because it's true that if you don't know how… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“dwell in stillness and to observe without reacting and without judging.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it. — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Give yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is, and allow yourself to be exactly as you are.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment with using… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
