The landmark work on mindfulness meditation and healing now revised and updated after
twenty-five years Stress. It can sap our energy undermine our health if we let it even
shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression disconnection and
disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program this
classic groundbreaking work which gave rise to a whole new field in medicine and psychology
shows you how to use medically proven mind-body approaches derived from meditation and yoga to
counteract stress establish greater balance of body and mind and stimulate well-being and
healing. By engaging in these mindfulness practices and integrating them into your life from
moment to moment and from day to day you can learn to manage chronic pain promote optimal
healing reduce anxiety and feelings of panic and improve the overall quality of your life
relationships and social networks. This second edition features results from recent studies on
the science of mindfulness a new Introduction up-to-date statistics and an extensive updated
reading list. Full Catastrophe Living is a book for the young and the old the well and the ill
and anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in our fast-paced world. Praise for Full
Catastrophe Living To say that this wise deep book is helpful to those who face the challenges
of human crisis would be a vast understatement. It is essential unique and above all
fundamentally healing. Donald M. Berwick M.D. president emeritus and senior fellow Institute
for Healthcare Improvement One of the great classics of mind body medicine. Rachel Naomi Remen
M.D. author of Kitchen Table Wisdom A book for everyone . . . Jon Kabat-Zinn has done more
than any other person on the planet to spread the power of mindfulness to the lives of ordinary
people and major societal institutions. Richard J. Davidson founder and chair Center for
Investigating Healthy Minds University of Wisconsin Madison This is the ultimate owner s
manual for our lives. What a gift! Amy Gross former editor in chief O: The Oprah Magazine I
first read Full Catastrophe Living in my early twenties and it changed my life. Chade-Meng Tan
Jolly Good Fellow of Google and author of Search Inside Yourself Jon Kabat-Zinn s classic work
on the practice of mindfulness to alleviate stress and human suffering stands the test of time
a most useful resource and practical guide. I recommend this new edition enthusiastically to
doctors patients and anyone interested in learning to use the power of focused awareness to
meet life s challenges whether great or small. Andrew Weil M.D. author of Spontaneous
Happiness and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health How wonderful to have a new and updated version of this
classic book that invited so many of us down a path that transformed our minds and awakened us
to the beauty of each moment day-by-day through our lives. This second edition building on
the first is sure to become a treasured sourcebook and traveling companion for new generations
who seek the wisdom to live full and fulfilling lives. Diana Chapman Walsh Ph.D. president
emerita of Wellesley College
