Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn
- By Rick Sidorowicz
- Published 07/4/2008
Rick Sidorowicz
Rick Sidorowicz is the Publisher and Editor of The CEO Refresher, moderator of The Mindful Network, Minister of Culture of High Performance Retail, and Editor of 1001 Ways to Wow Your Customers. He also works with T4G Limited as a Business Strategist and Consultant developing innovative solutions for retailers and financial services organizations. His profile and contact information are @ www.ricksidorowicz.com .
Here is a very interesting video of Jon Kabat-Zinn leading a session on mindfulness at Google. Please accept these words from mindfulness.com as an introduction.
"When I take a moment to observe myself having thoughts, I am no longer the thoughts. I get to be and observe at the same time. That's why if I continue to come back to my breath which always occurs in the here and now, it draws me into the present. From that vantage point I can observe as past and future attempt to draw me away from the moment. This paying attention to the here and now, to the breath, to the observing one's thoughts without being critical or judgmental is what many people call Mindfulness."
"When I take a moment to observe myself having thoughts, I am no longer the thoughts. I get to be and observe at the same time. That's why if I continue to come back to my breath which always occurs in the here and now, it draws me into the present. From that vantage point I can observe as past and future attempt to draw me away from the moment. This paying attention to the here and now, to the breath, to the observing one's thoughts without being critical or judgmental is what many people call Mindfulness."