Mindfulness for Beginners

Mindfulness for Beginners (2016) teaches wholeness and contentment are qualities present within each of us, accessible through mindful awareness. It serves as both a practical guide to and philosophical exploration of mindfulness.

• Overthinkers who want to step back from unproductive thought patterns
• Self-critics ready to develop a kind relationship with themselves
• Stressed-out professionals who want to replenish themselves by finding inner peace

Jon Kabat-Zinn is a professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He pioneered the integration of mindfulness meditation into mainstream Western medicine through his development of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Through his research, writing, and teaching, he’s played a pivotal role in bringing mindfulness practices to a broad audience.