Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness (6 page)

I am indebted to Hor Tuck Loon of Malaysia, Dharma friend who I have yet to meet, for the concept, design, and execution of this book.

I am indebted to Zareen Jaffery of Hyperion for her enthusiastic editorial embrace of this project and her conscientious and good-natured shepherding of it to completion.

And finally, I am indebted to Bob Miller of Hyperion for his initial suggestion to pursue this format, and for his friendship and collegiality over our long years of association around books, life, and love.

—
Jon Kabat-Zinn

August 2007

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
, is founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as well as professor of medicine emeritus. Dr. Kabat-Zinn’s work has contributed to a growing movement of mindfulness into mainstream institutions in our society such as medicine, psychology, health care and hospitals, schools, corporations, prisons, and professional sports. He leads workshops on stress reduction and mindfulness for doctors and other health professionals, business leaders, and professional and lay audiences worldwide.

Excerpts from COMING TO OUR SENSES © 2005 Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD.

ARRIVING AT YOUR OWN DOOR © 2007 Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD.

Photographs by Hor Tuck Loon. © 2007 Hyperion

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