Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

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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]

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
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AuthorJon Kabat-Zinn
GenreSelf Help
PublisherHachette Books
Publication date
January 5, 2005 (and earlier in 1994)
Pages304
ISBN978-0-7868-8070-6

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]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up to:a b "Wherever You Go, There You Are"www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. ^ "Mindfulness Is Everywhere. Is It Working For Everyone?"www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. Jump up to:a b "Books to Read During the Pandemic"Jersey City Times. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ^ Magon, Lakshmi. "Mindfulness moves beyond self-help to build community connections"The Conversation. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. ^ Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994). Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-7868-8070-6.