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    Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
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    Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
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    Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

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    Stress. It is everywhere around us. Even worse, it gets inside us: sapping our energy, undermining our health, and making us more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and disease. Now, based on Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn's renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this groundbreaking book shows you how to use natural, medically proven methods to soothe and heal your body, mind, and spirit. By using the practices described within, you can learn to manage chronic pain resulting from illness and/or stress related disorders…discover the roles that anger and tension play in heart disease… reduce anxiety and feelings of panic…improve overall quality of life and relationships through mindfulness meditation and mindful yoga. More timely than ever before, Full Catastrophe Living is a book for the young and the old, the well, the ill, and anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in today's world.


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 11, 2007
    ISBN9780739358597
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    • 4/5
      Though there was a lot in this book that I skimmed over, there were a lot of true gems that will particularly be useful in developing a practice of mindfulness and meditation. Some of the information helped me to overcome some of the blocks I've formed and approach in a different way.I will admit that the title initially made me wary -- not one I wanted to be reading in public, but in the intro, the author relates the story behind it:In groping to describe that aspect of human condition that patients in the stress clinic and, in fact, most of us, at one time or another, need to come to terms with and in some way transcend, I keep coming back to one line from the movie of Nikos Kazantzakis;s novel Zorba the Greek. Zorba's young companion turns to him at a certain point and inquires, "Zorba, have you ever been married?" to which Zorba replies (paraphrasing somewhat) "Am I not a man? Of course I've been married. Wife , house, kids, everything..the full catastrophe!"It was not meant to be a lament, nor does it mean that being married or having children is a catastrophe. Zorba's response embodies a supreme appreciation for the richness of life and the inevitability of all its dilemmas, sorrows, tragedies, and ironies. (pg 5)That's a view of catastrophe I can live with.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Incredibly helpful
    • 3/5
      i understand what some may like abt this, how it may help some pplthe chapters on dealing w pain were particularly good, and its nice that it gives relatively simple and direct instructions for different sorts of meditationbut there r far better sources for such instructions, and i far prefer the traditional tibetan approach to meditating with painthe book claims to partake in a revolution in modern science/psychology, but remains trapped in its positivistic reductive outlook, claiming that a "systems view" will save the coherence of scientism. ultimately though, it has nothing but mild platitudes to offer to the making of such a so-called "paradigm shift"
    • 3/5
      I liked the message, but thought it was rather longwinded. Bit of a mixed bag, but it got me started on yoga and meditation, which I like doing.
    • 4/5
      I read this book when I was bedridden with a very serious chronic illness, and it went a long way helping me learn to accept what was happening, and use the power of my attitude to cope.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Life can be crazy and hectic. It seems like there are never enough hours in the day and that 'To Do' list grows ever longer. So it sounds pretty crazy to dedicate 45 minutes of an overly scheduled day to yoga and meditation. But Kabat-Zinn gives compelling evidence that we really do need to clear our minds, not only for our sanity, but for our physical well being. I am convinced that he is right. But, still have not incorporated either into my life... Another thing to add to that To Do list.
    • 4/5
      Let's start with the bad news. I listened to this on audio while driving to and from work. Not a good idea. When the cd would finish and start again at track one I wouldn't notice for a few moments. I wouldn't notice for two reasons. One, there was nothing in the way of a fictional plot to make me say, "hey, I've heard this before" and two, the book was so repetitious I wasn't sure if the cd was starting over again or if Kabat-Zinn was just repeating himself again. The other reason why I shouldn't have listened to this on cd is the fact I wasn't paying full attention to his words. Pretty ironic since that's what his whole premise is about, being mindful of everything you do. I couldn't be 100% mindful of what I was listening to without giving some attention to the automobile I was operating. The good news is this - I learned something. I took away huge chunks of Kabat-Zinn's lessons. There are two parts that really resonated with me: seeing your mind as an ocean. On the surface the waves are choppy, chaotic and stressful. But, if you drill down to your very essence you will find a calmness, a serenity that should be tapped into each and everyday. Kabat-Zinn's parallel example is the ways in which we used to live by nature's rhythm. Before electricity we rose with the sun and worked for as long as there was natural light. We slept when it was dark. Modern conveniences have pushed us out of those rhythms, allowing us to keep working long past dark. The second ah-ha moment was the connection to food. I never thought about the what, where, when, why, how, and with whom aspect of eating. The psychological attachments to what we eat, when we eat, why we eat, how we eat and with whom we eat is profound and I never thought about it that way before. It changes my relationship with food. All in all, despite the repetitive nature of the book I enjoyed Full Catastrophe Living. Next time I will read the book!
    • 2/5
      I picked up this book on advice from my doctor and it took months to read. While the ideas make sense somewhat I found it constantly repeating itself over and over as if he said the word "mindfulness" enough then you'd be automatically swayed into accepting everything he said. Maybe I should be and am just too much of a cynic? I am still debating whether or not to actually put into practice the mediations to the extent he wants and that could be the problem I have connecting to the material. I found it was more for those experiencing physical illness than those w/ psychological illness. It would have nice if he explored that more. The mention of people having personal robots in the future and cellphones on their body was cute as well.

      1 person found this helpful