Status
Available
Library Notes
This book is available from the Mental Health Wellness and Resource Centre (MHWRC) in the Galleria (inpatient side) on Level 2 of West 5th Campus. The MHWRC is similar to the Family Resource Centre, but is geared to support those with lived experience. Please call 905-522-1155 ext. 35406 for more information about how to borrow materials from the MHWRC.
Description
As stress continues to exact a toll on everyday life, people are increasingly turning to meditative methods, tested by science, to relieve its ill effects and become more focused, healthy, and proactive. Kabat-Zinn is a leader of the mind/body revolution in medicine and health care, demystifying it and bringing it into the mainstream. This book offers insight into how to use the five senses -- touch, hearing, sight, taste, and smell, plus awareness itself -- as a path to a healthier, saner, and more meaningful life.
Physical description
9.63 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member WalkerMedia
Kabat-Zinn has been healing countless individuals with intractable chronic pain and depression, and his technique has been a modification of Buddhist meditation. Clearly he has helped many for whom the essence of life was suffering, and I appreciated reading how he put his beliefs to practice.
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not a Buddhist, but I was once drawn to practices from Eastern religion and continue to have discussions with some who are trying to learn its lessons. I agree to this day that a fixation on lack and a demand for change can be destructive forces. Unfortunately this book took a turn in the middle that harmed the credibility of the author somewhat. Once the book turned from self-healing to world-healing, there was a move from mindfulness toward strong aversion. I'm not judging the righteousness of his anger, merely the fit of that anger within his belief system. I didn't get a consistency of philosophy from the beginning to the end of this book. It undercuts the credibility of the author in a serious way. For that, I recommend that others who wish to read his worthy insights begin with another of his works. Show Less
LibraryThing member basile14
The book that needs to be read by everyone without excpetion
Should be teach in every class in every family
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Should be teach in every class in every family
Fantastic
LibraryThing member Your_local_coyote
I enjoyed this book but found it difficult to finish reading. I seemed to have difficulty internalizing the messages.
Original publication date
2005
ISBN
0786867566 / 9780786867561