Jon Kabat Zinn | Golden Age

Jon Kabat-Zinn is a renowned American professor, creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic, and founder of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. With a background in Zen Buddhism, hatha yoga, and Vipassanā, Kabat-Zinn has integrated spiritual practices with scientific findings to develop mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a program now widely offered in medical centers and hospitals. His work has helped countless individuals cope with stress, anxiety, pain, and illness, and has paved the way for a new era of mindfulness in medicine. As a student of prominent Zen Buddhist teachers such as Thich Nhat Hanh and Philip Kapleau, Kabat-Zinn's approach has been influenced by the teachings of Soto Zen and Advaita Vedanta. With experience in teaching mindfulness, Kabat-Zinn continues to teach and inspire a new generation of mindfulness practitioners, including those at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.