How present are you right now? Are you really here? Or is your mind off somewhere else, caught up in thinking and emotions, the past and the future, without being fully aware of that fact? It is all too easy to live focused on the next item on our never-ending to-do list, hoping to get it checked off and feel good for however long that feeling will last. But when, if ever, do we allow ourselves to simply drop into the present moment as it is—to practice residing in awareness, in the domain of being, or if you will, in the domain of “non-doing”? This rotation in consciousness can catalyze an entirely different way of being and acting in the world.
The miracle of mindfulness is that it reconnects us to the inherent richness of life inwardly and outwardly—a richness of embodied wakefulness and possibilities that can only be found and inhabited in this timeless moment we call “now.”
You are invited to open to things as they actually are and become more intimate with and understanding of change and impermanence through mindfulness meditation.
Join Jon Kabat-Zinn as your instructor in
Opening to Our Lives
includes previously recorded Q&A sessions to expand your learning
Explore mindfulness meditation firsthand with Jon Kabat-Zinn—one of the most respected and experienced teachers in the modern mindfulness movement. For more than 40 years, Jon has been teaching people how to apply the principles and practices of mindfulness in their everyday lives.
Across the span of the course’s eight sessions, Jon will guide you in establishing new ways of being in wise and nurturing relationship to your own life—in the stressful and difficult times, as well as in the pleasant and gratifying moments.
The cultivation of moment-to-moment, nonjudgmental awareness (or mindfulness) can help you befriend every aspect of your life, including those that are most difficult, most painful, and most unwanted. Opening to Our Lives provides an essential set of training skills from a master teacher that will form a friendly and reliable foundation for a lifetime of practice. The invitation is to live the life that is yours to live, in alignment with your deepest principles and values.
Experience a greater sense of spaciousness and ease by learning how to skillfully navigate day-to-day stress
Establish a sense of embodied presence, allowing you to weather challenges and setbacks wisely
Illuminate the nature of your thoughts, emotions, and what we commonly call “self,” and how they relate to the larger world and your unique trajectory through life
Explore mindful hatha yoga and movement practices that promote health and well-being at every level
Develop or deepen an ongoing meditation practice tailored to your needs and longings
Open to and befriend the present moment, even in the face of “the full catastrophe” of the human condition
Realize how your own awareness and embodied choices can contribute to healing the world and making it a more just, equitable, and ethical place
Over the course of eight sessions, Jon will guide and encourage you in establishing a robust, disciplined, and daily formal mindfulness meditation practice that will hopefully continue to grow and flower over your entire life going forward.
Disclaimer: Audio content for this course was previously released as Adventures in Mindfulness: A Program to Cultivate the Wisdom of Your Body, Mind, and Heart. All video content is newly produced for this course.
Jon responds to past student questions focused on their most pressing concerns about their meditation practice.
“Lovingkindness Meditation” – An audio session in which Jon leads you through a potent meditation for cultivating kindness and appreciation for the well-being of others as well as yourself
“What to Do in Difficult Times” – A brand-new video clarifying how these methods can help you rise to the major challenges we are facing in society and across the globe
Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief – A two-hour audio program that details how mindfulness can be harnessed to manage chronic pain
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If you are not 100% satisfied for any reason, simply return it for a full refund for up to one year.
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If you are not 100% satisfied for any reason, simply return it for a full refund for up to one year.
Disclaimer: Audio content for this course was previously released as Adventures in Mindfulness: A Program to Cultivate the Wisdom of Your Body, Mind, and Heart. All video content is newly produced for this course.
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