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Passion Struck with John R. Miles

Jon Kabat-Zinn on Why You Can’t Heal What You Won’t Feel | EP 619

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

Mental Health, Alternative Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7779 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful episode of Passion Struck, I'm joined by world-renowned mindfulness pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and author of Full Catastrophe Living and Wherever You Go, There You Are.We dive deep into the essence of mindfulness—not as a buzzword, but as a radical invitation to fully feel our lives. Jon unpacks why true healing requires presence, why you can’t bypass your emotions, and how mindfulness isn’t about relaxing—it’s about awakening.show up.Click HERE for the full show notesExplore More: The Ignited Life NewsletterIf today’s episode sparked something in you, you’ll love The Ignited Life—our free Substack newsletter created to fuel your growth between episodes.👉 Subscribe now at TheIgnitedLife.net.Catch more of Jon Kabat-Zinn: https://jonkabat-zinn.com/We also explore:
  • The misunderstood purpose of meditation
  • How to work with pain, fear, and overwhelm
  • The dangers of spiritual bypassing
  • Why being present is the most courageous act of our time
  • The biological roots of connection, compassion, and consciousness

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we already have this superpower called awareness.

0:56.0

And yet when we go to school or we're taught us how to think.

1:00.0

And thinking is a great superpower and it's given rise to science and everything else.

1:04.0

But actually, even a lot of the science comes out of the moments before the thinking sets in

1:10.0

where you have a non-verbal realization

1:12.6

and a ha moment where you see things that no one else has seen up to that point,

1:16.6

then you win a prize or everybody thinks, wow, what a great insight.

1:20.6

And sometimes mindfulness is even called insight meditation, but it's not something you do.

1:26.6

It's something you learn to inhabit that's already yours, but it's not something you do. It's something you learn to inhabit

1:29.2

that's already yours, and that's awareness. Welcome to Passionstruck. Hi, I'm your host, John R. Miles,

1:36.0

and on the show, we decipher the secrets, tips, and guidance of the world's most inspiring people

1:41.9

and turned their wisdom into practical advice for you and

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