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When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could have predicted that the book would launch itself onto bestseller lists nationwide and sell over 750,000 copies to date. Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book’s 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience.Amazon.com ReviewIn his follow-up to Full Catastrophe Living–a book in which he presented basic meditation techniques as a way of reducing stress and healing from illness–here Jon Kabat-Zinn goes much more deeply into the practice of meditation for its own sake. To Kabat-Zinn, meditation is important because it brings about a state of “mindfulness,” a condition of “being” rather than “doing” during which you pay attention to the moment rather than the past, the future, or the multitudinous distractions of modern life. In brief, rather poetic chapters, he describes different meditative practices and what they can do for the practitioner. The idea that meditation is “spiritual” is often confusing to people, Kabat-Zinn writes; he prefers to think of it as what you might call a workout for your consciousness. This book makes learning meditation remarkably easy (although practicing it is not). But it also makes it seem infinitely appealing. –Ben KallenFrom Publishers WeeklyKabat-Zinn ( Full Catastrophe Living ), founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, here urges readers to practice “mindfulness,” a more than 2000-year-old Buddhist method of living fully in the present, observing ourselves, our feeling, others and our surroundings without judging them. Free of trendiness, the book presents meditation as a natural activity that can be practiced anytime and anywhere, without props or trappings. Kabat-Zinn explains how to live in the moment by taking up such techniques as “non-doing,” trust and concentration. He shows readers meditation postures and ways to meditate, including visualizing mountains and lakes, and concentrating on walking or standing. Amusing anecdotes illustrate applications of mindfulness in everyday life, including “Cleaning the Stove While Listening to Bobby McFerrin,” “Cat Food Lessons” and two chapters on parenting as a form of meditation (children as “live-in Zen masters”). This warm, witty and wise guide should bring relaxation to stressed-out people. ContentsCover Title Page Dedication Contents Introduction Part One – The Bloom of the Present Moment Part Two – The Heart of Practice Part Three – In the Spirit of Mindfulness AfterwordMindfulness Meditation Practice CDsAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorCreditsCopyrightPaperback: 304 pagesPublisher: Hachette Books; 10 edition (January 5, 2005)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1401307787ISBN-13: 978-1401307783ASIN: B0037B6QSY