Mindfulness for Life – Interviews with Jon Kabat-Zinn

In honour of John Kabat-Zinn’s forthcoming trip to the UK, I thought I’d post a series of mini-interviews that he recorded back in January 2013. If you want to see him in the flesh there are still tickets available to see him in London on the following dates.

27th March – International Mindfulness in Schools Conference 2013

This is an all day conference for anyone interested in the wellbeing of young people and the role of mindfulness in promoting this, including school teachers, parents, mindfulness teachers, school counsellors and psychologists working with children and adolescents.

Tickets are still available, cost £110 and can be booked through Eventbrite

28th March – An Evening with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Join the host (Action for happiness) for a wonderful evening of wisdom, discussion and inspiration with Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, the internationally acclaimed scientist, author and father of modern mindfulness teaching.

Tickets are still available cost £15 plus optional donation and also can be booked through Eventbrite

Mindfulness for Life – Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jan 2013

For those who can’t make it, this video series, courtesy of PsychAlive, has been edited down into 13 easily digestible segments and gives a great introduction to the world of mindfulness and why the practice is becoming increasingly popular as a therapeutic intervention.

I shall be posting each 3-5 minute segment on a daily basis over the course of the next two weeks. Here is video #1 – What is Mindfulness?