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| Full Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness Using Mindfulness Meditation | 
 enlarge | Author: Jon Kabat-zinn
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 13188
Media: Paperback
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.7
ISBN: 0749915854
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
EAN: 9780749915858
ASIN: 0749915854
Publication Date: February 22, 2001
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 One of my favourite books:o) October 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had this book approx 2 years and it one of the most significant books that i own and has made a difference to my life.
Jon Kabat Zinn writes beautifully and with inspiration, the book is in accessible chapters. I personally prefer to read a chapter and then put the book down to establish and reflect on what I have learned. It is quite a lengthy book, but for me it was well worth the effort to read it all and I have certainly benefitted from the practice of meditation and yoga which are now an established practice in my life.
I particularly benefitted from learning about the breath and simply 'being' rather than 'doing' as I was often in a rush and under pressure and stress, now I am finally learning to slow things down and enjoy a way of life that allows me to be in the moment and fully experience what is in that moment.
I would recommend this book and hope that if you do decide to purchase it you benefit from it too.
 Could be MUCH shorter! May 19, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I had high hopes for this book, having read the reviews. However, after struggling through the near-500 pages, I felt compelled to place my own review as a counter-balance.
This book could have been a third of the size if Jon Kabat-Zinn didn't wafle so much. As with his CD's, he likes to prattle on, constantly repeating the same points until your mind goes numb from sheer boredon.
He does make a few good suggestions - unfortunately they are lost in all of the waffle. I purchased this book because I thought it might help my insomnia - it did, but only because I got so bored reading it that I fell asleep!
a practical, realistic, inspiring manual on meditation February 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a really excellent book - unpretentious, practical, precise, lucid and realistic. There is no airy waffle or vague spiritual jargon. It gives very clear directions for several meditation techniques using breathing, scanning the body's sensations or simple yoga to cultivate your focus and awareness, and good advice on how to make room for meditation in your day. As said by others, while the title aims the book at those in pain or under stress, I think it is the most practical and useful manual on meditation and valuable to anyone.
A way of Being February 3, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Jon Kabat Zinn has successfully provided an antidote to the go getting, goal driven, materialistic and time pressured world that we all live in. A world that encourages us to judge ourselves and each other without an awareness of who we really are beneath the trappings of thought. We are a society out of touch with our inner being - the being of the present moment, not the construct of the past or future that haunts us all most of the time. JKZ noted with irony how we should be called 'human doings' rather than human beings. It is the being world that JKZ encourages us to cultivate. The sense of being in your body in this moment. Just noticing how you feel, what you are thinking and where you are without clinging or holding on to those thoughts and feelings. Its the holding on according to JKZ, the cognitive components such as labeling, judging, comparing etc that is the root of our suffering. Meditation practice is a chance to let go of these distracting and harmful thoughts but recognising that we are 'not' our thoughts.
This book would be of great value to those who are interested in developing a meditation practice. It is also useful to people who are looking for a complementary and holistic approach to physical and psychological difficulties. It takes practice, but suffering can sometimes be viewed as an opportunity to practice a deeper way of being. This can only be good.
I would also reccommend JKZ's Coming to our senses in order to provide a more scientific and philosophical foundation to the practice of mindfullness.
Take the challenge - it will change your life.
Helpful to understand youself January 26, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Ca two years ago suffered from burn out followed by depression. The book helped to see how simple my life could have been and would be now. Good description how a human body suffers from a constant stress (due to work, relationship and so on)and how we can reduce its impact on our life and health. Just one thing to remember is that the book is still a book. But you need to work a lot with youself despite whatever problem you have. This book gives only helpful guidelines how to "see" your problem and try to solve it. The rest depends only on you and your will to help youself!
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