Jon Kabat-Zinn: podcast appearances and interviews

Jon Kabat-Zinn is an American professor emeritus of medicine and a distinguished author and meditation teacher. He is known for developing the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Kabat-Zinn’s background includes study under Zen Buddhist teachers such as Philip Kapleau, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Seung Sahn. He was a founding member of the Cambridge Zen Center. His meditation practice incorporates elements of hatha yoga, Vipassanā, Soto Zen, and Advaita Vedanta, integrating their teachings with scientific research. Kabat-Zinn emphasizes mindfulness as a means to help individuals manage stress, anxiety, pain, and illness. His mindfulness-based stress reduction program, known as MBSR, is widely offered in medical centers, hospitals, and health maintenance organizations. He discussed this approach extensively in his book Full Catastrophe Living.