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Stress Reduction With Jon Kabat
Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn takes viewers to his Massachusetts Stress Reduction Clinic for demonstrations of sitting, prone, and standing meditation, as well as testimonials from stressed-out patients who found some peace through his program. He also discusses Henry David Thoreau's Walden Pond and quotes James Joyce. He discusses a study the clinic conducted augmenting ultraviolet light therapy with meditation for psoriasis patients. Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher who has been instrumental in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine, healthcare, and society. He is a professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the founder of its Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society and of the world-renowned mindfulness-based stress-reduction (MBSR) clinic. He is the bestselling author of several books, including Full Catastrophe Living, Coming to Our Senses, and Wherever You Go, There You Are.