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Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Mindfulness is a Radical Act of Sanity | Jon Kabat-Zinn

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, a Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where in 1995, he founded the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society and in 1979, its world-renowned Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Clinic.  

Jon’s research between 1979 and 2002 focused on mind/body interactions for healing, on various clinical applications of mindfulness meditation training for people with chronic pain and/or stress-related disorders, on the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on the brain and how it processes emotions, particularly under stress.

He is the author of 14 books, including the bestsellers Full Catastrophe Living, Wherever You Go, There You Are, and Mindfulness for Beginners

His books and guided meditation programs describe meditation practice in such commonsensical, relevant, and compelling terms that mindfulness meditation practice has become a way of life for thousands of people. 

Jon’s work has contributed to a growing movement of mindfulness into mainstream institutions such as medicine, psychology, health care, neuroscience, schools, higher education, business, social justice, criminal justice, prisons, the law, technology, government, and professional sports. Over 700 hospitals and medical centers around the world now offer MBSR. 

Jon lectures and leads mindfulness workshops and retreats around the world. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend several of them, and I can’t even begin to express the impact Jon has had on my life.

Not only does he teach and guide in a special way, he is a special human being. I’m excited for you all to hear what he has to share.

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Transcript

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At this particular moment, we have to understand that mindfulness is not some kind of a dime-store relaxation technique that will make you feel better, reduce your stress.

0:09.0

It's really maybe the critical factor in whether we survive as a species in any kind of recognizable way.

0:17.0

Okay, welcome. This is the Finding Mastery Podcast. I'm Dr. Michael Jervé. By trade and training, a sport and performance psychologist.

0:33.0

And I am fortunate to work with some of the most extraordinary thinkers and doers across the planet.

0:38.0

Now, the whole idea behind these conversations, behind this podcast, is to learn from people who are challenging the edges and the reaches of the human experience, business and sport and science in life in general.

0:51.0

We are pulling back the curtain to explore how they have committed to mastering both their craft and their minds in an effort to express their potential.

1:01.0

So, through these conversations, you're going to hear their stories and you're also going to hear the habits and practices and mindsets that they use to help them achieve and experience the extraordinary.

1:13.0

We know that our minds are greatest asset. And if you want to learn more about how you can train your mind, this is just a quick little reminder here to check out our online performance mindset training course, where we've pulled together the best practices to meet that unique intersection of the psychology of high performance

1:30.0

and the psychology of well-being. So, we walk through 16 essential principles and skills for you to train your mind in the same way that we train world-class athletes and business leaders.

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And you can find all of that at findingmastery.net forward slash course.

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