not your typical self-helper 2010-10-03

Reviewer: Michael J. Smith

As a rule, I do not like self-help books. I feel that they are money making schemes that manage to work for a select few, and these few are then touted as proof that the author's method works. Kabat makes few such promises, and I have found that his methods deliver more results than anything you can buy anywhere else on the market. He tells you how meditation and mindfullness works, not where it will get you in life. Instead of selling large and radical adjustments to your life, he advocates for small changes, most of which are a shift in one's perception of how to approach one's internal life. He gives methods and ideas that enable one to step aside from one's self and one's daily regiment in life while not becoming detached from the emotions entalied therein (a far cry from other self-help authors). Resistance to the dynamics within oneself are discouraged; rather, one is encouraged to embrace all that one feels throughout the day and while in meditation. I have struggled personally for all of my life, since childhood, and I can honestly say that this book has worked for me. In fact, I have found the author to be so helpful that I need only read at most 20 pages about every one or two weeks. I started this book at the beginning of 2010. It is now October, and I still have maybe 100 pages to go. All the while I have managed to stay afloat some terrible moments and to struggle through them to find hope. This book deserves some credit for helping me get through these times. That's what I call getting your money's worth.

Wherever you Go, There you are 2010-09-20

Reviewer: Saber

To whom it may concern,

I am still waiting to receive my book. I think i've been rather patient

John Wallace

where ever you go there you are written by jon kabat zinn 2010-08-24

Reviewer: grandma

I purchased this book as a gift for my granddaughter, I already own a copy. It is an excellent book offering great insite and helpful viewpoints to living a full life. Easy to read and understand.

The Fourth Wall 2010-08-11

Reviewer: Carla Fair-Wright

When Kabat-Zinn wrote "Wherever You Go, There You Are" he exposed the reader to the fifth wall of mindfulness. What is the fifth wall? Having an actor in the family is quite educational. You learn things you might never know otherwise like the concept of the fourth wall. The fourth wall is the invisible boundary between the audience and the actors. The fifth wall takes it even further. How do I mean? Well, television has been described in the Encyclopedia of Television as the fifth wall because we can see beyond the four walls. On television, we can observe the wings of a bee moving in 'slow' motion.

Kabat-Zinn's book inspired me to gear down. What I got from the book was simple. If I focus hard even and I am still enough in my thoughts, I can see beyond the four walls of my mind's chatter. I can observe the tiny imperfections in the tile and I can taste the cold water on a hot day that seems so refreshing and enjoyable. I have meditated off and on for many years. I even studied with a "master" for a brief time. Unlike Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom or Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening this book is more of a guide. It takes a simple, clear path to the concept of meditation.

Excellent classic. 2010-08-02

Reviewer: Slynn Clark

Zinn continues to touch the lives of individuals who are fortunate enough to encounter his work. I originally became familiar with this work years ago, but in my several moves, I had lost my copy of Wherever You Go, There You Are. Not only had I lost this work, but I had gotten away from my mindfulness journey. I am now back on track with this excellent classic.Wherever You Go, There You Are (ROUGH CUT)