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Books by Jon Kabat-Zinn mentioned on podcasts
Jon Kabat-Zinn's book Wherever You Go, There You Are was featured and discussed on several popular podcasts, including Huberman Lab, Pod Save America, and On Purpose with Jay Shetty. On Huberman Lab, host Andrew Huberman shared that he was first introduced to meditation through this book during high school as part of a program, noting that Kabat-Zinn was among the first individuals to popularize meditation. Huberman also cited the book when discussing specific mindfulness exercises, such as a meditation practice where an individual focuses all their attention on eating a single almond. Guest Rick Rubin likewise named Wherever You Go, There You Are as his favorite book on meditation during appearances on Huberman Lab and On Purpose with Jay Shetty, describing it as a wonderful introduction and reminder about mindfulness and health. Other hosts, such as Tommy Vietor on Pod Save America, mentioned reading the text in the context of exploring mindfulness meditation practices. Additionally, on No Stupid Questions, Angela discussed reading another of Kabat-Zinn's works, Meditation is Not What You Think, sharing her experience of engaging with mindfulness literature as part of an effort to better manage her personal expectations, though she expressed initial skepticism about its immediate effectiveness.
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn is a foundational guide to mindfulness meditation that encourages individuals to cultivate present-moment awareness in their everyday lives.
Discussed“they're kind of like a push pull and if you were to say do the um you know in the book wherever you go there you are John katzin talks about this meditation practice that's different than most meditation prct ractic is where you eat one almond and you focus all of your attention on the Almond”
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Meditation is Not What You Think
Discussed“I don't know; I'm like reading this book on meditation and mindfulness, and I'm like, okay, maybe if I read this book, I'll be better at like not having these ridiculous expectations, but so far it hasn't worked!”
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