Jon Kabat-Zinn
Jon Kabat-Zinn (born
Jon Kabat, June 5, 1944) is an American professor emeritus of medicine and the creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the
University of Massachusetts Medical School. Kabat-Zinn was a student of
Zen Buddhist teachers such as
Philip Kapleau,
Thich Nhat Hanh, and
Seung Sahn, and a founding member of
Cambridge Zen Center. His practice of
hatha yoga, Vipassanā and appreciation of the teachings of
Soto Zen and
Advaita Vedanta led him to integrate their teachings with scientific findings. He teaches
mindfulness, which he says can help people cope with stress, anxiety, pain, and illness. The stress reduction program created by Kabat-Zinn,
mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), is offered by medical centers, hospitals, and health maintenance organizations, and is described in his book ''
Full Catastrophe Living''.
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