Full Catastrophe Living

Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

By: Jon Kabat-Zinn

Narrated by: Jon Kabat-Zinn

Stress. It is everywhere around us. Even worse, it gets inside us: Sapping our energy, undermining our health, and making us more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and disease. Now, based on Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this groundbreaking audiobook shows you how to use natural, medically proven methods to soothe and heal your body, mind, and spirit. By using the practices described within, you can:

• Learn to manage chronic pain resulting from illness and/or stress related disorders
• Discover the roles that anger and tension play in heart disease
• Reduce anxiety and feelings of panic
• Improve overall quality of life and relationships through mindfulness meditation and mindful yoga

More timely than ever before, Full Catastrophe Living is an audiobook for the young and the old, the well, the ill, and anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in today’s world.

©2007 Jon Kabat-Zinn (P)2007 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A practical guide not only to mindfulness meditation and healing, but daily life." (Joseph Goldstein, author of One Dharma)
"Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn eloquently explains the power of paying attention and increasing awareness. I strongly recommend this book for everyone who wants to begin healing [to] their life." (Dean Ornish, M.D.)

Jon Kabat-Zinn is superb.

If you could sum up Full Catastrophe Living in three words, what would they be?

Jon Kabat-Zinn explains how to begin to practice mindfulness and tells reasons why this practice is beneficial.

Have you listened to any of Jon Kabat-Zinn’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Currently I am listening to Jon's Mindfulness Pain Reduction. This is my favorite since I need knee replacements and pain is constant. I have been able to reduce my pain medication.

At the right time

the beginning of a profound change in my mind and life.... thankful to have found this book... it addresses the very issues that I have been battling but with a simple solution that I never would have imagined .

Great.

Includes a full authentic description of all major mindfulness areas, referring also to the spiritual truth behind.

Very useful

I was recommended this book by my therapist and it has been an eye opener, I’ve already started some exercises every morning it’s too early to see a result but I’m excited to see what’ll offer me in the future.

Wonderful

The most comprehensive and accessible practical guide to mindful living I have ever read. Extremely intelligent, warm-hearted, and deeply human view, acknowledging the beauty of our imperfections and opening doorways to change. Loved every page of it and now using a lot of practical exercises offered in the book on a daily basis.

Inspiring book on living mindfully

Kabat-Zinn states at the end of the book that meditation is just as important as eating to your overall wellness. Practical practices for living mindfully. Very much enjoyed this book. Thx JKZ.

Brilliant

This audio book is in no-nonsense, clear form. Scientific studies related to things like longevity are cited, yet it is not reductionist. Brilliant contribution to humanity.

No guided meditations

I love this book, however I wish the audiobook could also come with the guided meditations that the author recommends on the CD that comes with the paper edition.

Very helpful for our time.

This is a practical approach to meditation and its benefits without the “woo woo” factor. I believe we can all benefit from mindfulness meditation, especially with the incredible stresses and catastrophes this year has brought.

guide for living fully

life changing. if you've been missing something in your life you NEED to read this book and apply it's wisdom!