Mindfulness Quotes by Jon Kabat-Zinn
All Mindfulness quotes Jon Kabat-Zinn’s page
Jon Kabat‑Zinn describes mindfulness as paying attention to each moment without judging it. He says even the smallest experiences matter and should be noticed. He also explains that meditation welcomes every thought or feeling, letting them come and go without preferring one over another.
![“Breathe and let be. [...] [G]ive yourself permission to allow this moment to be exactly as it is, and allow yourself to be exactly as you are.” quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_breathe_breathe-and-let-be-g-ive-yourself-permis_2652663.png)
![“[M]indfulness does not involve trying to get anywhere or feel anything special. Rather it involves allowing yourself to be where you already are, to become more familiar with your own actual experience moment by moment.” quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e03/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_feel_m-indfulness-does-not-involve-trying-to_1883645.png)
![“[W]hat seems to be happening at the moment is never the full story is really going on. [...] [F]or the honey bee, it is the honey that is important. But the bee is at the same time nature's vehicle for carrying out cross-pollination of the flowers. Interconnectedness is a fundamental principle of…” quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_different-level_w-hat-seems-to-be-happening-at-the-momen_2930443.png)
![“Allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling. [...] Let go of the labels. Just feel what you are feeling, all the while cultivating moment-to-moment awareness, riding the waves of "up" and "down," "good" and "bad," weak" and "strong," until you see that they are all inadequate to fully describe…” quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_feel_allow-yourself-to-feel-whatever-you-are_2238305.png)
![“As much as I can, I avoid using the word "spiritual" altogether. I find it neither useful nor necessary nor appropriate in my work at the hospital bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and healthcare, nor in other settings in which we work[.] [T]o my mind, the vocabulary of…” quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/jon-kabat-zinn-1327_mental-health_as-much-as-i-can-i-avoid-using-the-word_411662.png)
