Mindfulness - Kabat-Zinn, Jon

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Résumé :
In this collection of writings from diverse Buddhist authors, Jon Kabat-Zinn considers how Buddhism and mindfulness can be integrated with scientific research. Mindfulness as an intentional awareness of the present moment can be applied to education, healthcare, psychology, neuroscience, and other major disciplines. Kabat-Zinn explores the use of mindfulness throughout history and its application today, and recognizes fields for potential synergy and potential disjunction.

Los enfoques basados en mindfulness aplicados a la medicina, la psicolog?a, las neurociencias, la asistencia sanitaria, la educaci?n, el liderazgo en los negocios y otras importantes instituciones sociales, se han vuelto habituales. Est?n emergiendo nuevos paradigmas a partir de la confluencia de dos poderosas y potencialmente sin?rgicas corrientes de investigaci?n: una de ellas surge de las tradiciones de sabidur?a de Asia; la otra, de la ciencia emp?rica post-ilustrada. Este libro presenta el trabajo de expertos internacionales de renombre en el campo acad?mico del budismo y la investigaci?n cient?fica, adem?s de examinar las implementaciones del mindfulness en los ?mbitos de la asistencia sanitaria y la educaci?n. Los especialistas que contribuyen a este volumen analizan el uso del mindfulness a lo largo de su historia, reflexionan sobre su significado actual, e identifican ?reas en las que destacan potenciales de sinergia y disyunci?n.

Biographie:
Jon Kabat-Zinn is the founder and director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as well as the founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic. He is the author of several books on mindfulness, including Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. He lives in Boston. J. Mark G. Williams, Ph.D. is professor of clinical psychology and director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre at the University of Oxford, UK. His research focuses on how best to alleviate depression and suicidality. Previous publications include Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World and The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness.