Find quiet reflective moments in your life—and reduce your stress levels drastically—with this classic bestselling guide updated and featuring a new introduction and afterword.
When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could have predicted that the book would launch itself onto bestseller lists nationwide and sell over 1 million copies to date. Thirty years later, Wherever You Go, There You Are remains a foundational guide to mindfulness and meditation, introducing readers to the practice and guiding them through the process. The author of over half a dozen books on mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn combines his research and medical background with his spiritual knowledge to help readers find peace and change their lives.
In this new edition, readers will find a new introduction and afterword from Kabat-Zinn, as well as factual updates throughout to address changes in research and knowledge since it was originally published. After the special tumult of the last few years, as well as the promise of more unrest in the future, Wherever You Go, There You Are serves as an anchor for a whole new generation of readers looking to find their center and achieve their true self.
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17 reviews for Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
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Michael Lesser –
This was a valuable opportunity for learning meditation more thoroughly. After almost 40 years it helped give me a start.
Evangelina –
Dicen que cuando estás listo, el maestro aparece. Esta ha sido mi experiencia con este libro de Jon Kabat-Zinn. Llegó en el momento perfecto de mi vida. Una guía práctica y profunda sobre mindfulness que transforma tu relación con el presente. Lectura esencial.
Anna Maria Mannini –
Fluent and very interesting to me. I’ve learnt how important is to slow down and dedicate some time just listening to yourself still and in silence.
L. Quido –
a way to slow the pace of your busy world, Jon Kabat-Zinn can express the “out of body” concepts of meditation in a way that no one else can.
You get to choose: “Wherever you go….” is a book that can be explored over and over, that can start you on a path to a new habit to find within yourself what you need to survive today’s busy world; that can help you find a new habit to renew the life you lead. Or, utilize its message just as a brief “chapter read” to jump start the positive if you are not looking for a lifelong habit.
It is very difficult to express, in words, the inner activities that result in becoming comfortable in your own skin. Kabat-Zinn writes thoughtfully and honestly about how he has accomplished this, and what things might work for you. There are many treasures in this book. For me, his ability to describe the rewards one gets from practiced patience, and to impress upon the reader the simplicity of the “body scan” and how it can lead to the habit of lying down meditation are two examples of things that readers can take away at any given time from his book.
Many self-help readers today are looking for the “quick fix” or some small coping practice they can employ to keep their days positive. In some ways, in addition to helping you understand why meditation works and why it can change your life, Kabat-Zinn writes a poetic and illuminating version of the “one minute help” chapters that the “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” series provided to these readers in the busy working world.
When you couple his vision and ideas with the lovely verse that liberally sprinkles his book (Kabir, Thoreau and Whitman are favorites) you have a quiet and inspirational message that can do more to help you understand and eliminate your stress than can all the meditation, control and organizational techniques advocated in today’s America could ever do.
Read “Wherever you go, there you are” and learn how mindfulness can change the course of your daily life for the better. It works.
Aaron M –
Had a lot of practical issues with this book teaching me how to be mindful. YT vids much of JKZ much more helpful
Jordan –
Amazing book
Manu –
Bu ürünün satışında yanlış yönlendirme mevcut. Kitabın imajı özel basımına ait kapak fakat siparişim eski basım olarak geldi.
GMLA –
I read “Wherever You Go, There You Are” many years ago and it had a great positive influence on me and others around me. The book went to a friend a long time ago and I just stumbled upon this fantastic sale in kindle format. I can’t hold a book anymore so this was a fortuitous stumble.
One thing I’ll always remember: K-Z emphasized that we are part of the world and wrote something like, “When we change ourselves, we change the world.”
That sentence made me a calmer, happier and less judgemental person. I had tried to make the world a better place, My Way, and wanted others to change themselves. Now I demonstrate by words and deeds how I want the world to be and offer support for those who might want to do or think as I do. My personal space is now a wonderful place.
Amazon Customer –
Best book of mindfulness , so far I came across. Clears out all the questions one might have about the practice, being and related confusions.
TakomaJim –
This is a classic. Great introduction to mindfulness and meditaton. I did a retreat once with the author and he was fabulous. It’s easily accessible with a set of teachings, followed by exercises that you can easily spread out to do daily or weekly. Great way to start, but you probably want to join an in-person class at some point to learn more and get the fellowship/motivation offered by a group. I found getting involved in the Shambhala meditation community was very good for both classes, friendliness, weekend trainings and occassional social events. When a friend or family member is struggling with something, I often give this book as a gift. Reciepients always say they find it helpful. Another good starter book on mindfulness is Pema Chodron’s ‘When Things Fall Apart.
RLSinSF –
I really enjoyed this book and it motivated me to get back to my meditation routine. The practical advice is clear. As a longtime reader of Buddhism, I also appreciated the sprinkling of Buddhist philosophy and principles. I’ll also say that as compared to some of the Buddhist “word salad” texts I’ve waded through, this is fairly clear and straightforward. (Buddhist teachings are not supposed to be easy, but they’re also not supposed to be impenetrable. This book hits the mark.)
The author does have some writing “tics” that are annoying. If you’re a rhetoric purist, they may bother you as they did me.. The short-chapter format felt a little random and…not really lazy, but too easy and not in service to the reader. The transitions from chapter to chapter are rough or non-existent. The author has a habit of writing “pun intended” or “no pun intended” when there is no pun. (Maybe he doesn’t know what a pun is? An editor could have helped with things like this.) There are many sentences that are run-ons — one had 87 words and two digressions, and I had to reread it several times to get the gist. (Again…editor!) The introductory section (forward) is over-long, and the afterword is WAY too long and has a bunch of material that frankly could have just been included in the main text. I can overlook these minor flaws because the content is solid, but in some respects the book feels like it was cranked out without respect to flow.
Finally, a note on the Kindle version: Paragraphs are randomly formatted. In some chapters, paragraphs are are flush left with a space between them, in other chapters they are spaced between and first tabbed except the first paragraph (?), in others the paragraphs are first-sentence-indented but no space between paragraphs. This is careless and distracting. Come on, Kindle, your version costs the same as the print one — it should be consistently formatted.
THOMAS A. CONLEY –
Should be a Buddhist follower.
Marty Best –
Amazing. This magical book takes you gently on the path of self awareness and mindfulness like no other. Be sure to listen to Zinn’s meditation tapes along the way too.
L. Quido –
a way to slow the pace of your busy world, Jon Kabat-Zinn can express the “out of body” concepts of meditation in a way that no one else can.
You get to choose: “Wherever you go….” is a book that can be explored over and over, that can start you on a path to a new habit to find within yourself what you need to survive today’s busy world; that can help you find a new habit to renew the life you lead. Or, utilize its message just as a brief “chapter read” to jump start the positive if you are not looking for a lifelong habit.
It is very difficult to express, in words, the inner activities that result in becoming comfortable in your own skin. Kabat-Zinn writes thoughtfully and honestly about how he has accomplished this, and what things might work for you. There are many treasures in this book. For me, his ability to describe the rewards one gets from practiced patience, and to impress upon the reader the simplicity of the “body scan” and how it can lead to the habit of lying down meditation are two examples of things that readers can take away at any given time from his book.
Many self-help readers today are looking for the “quick fix” or some small coping practice they can employ to keep their days positive. In some ways, in addition to helping you understand why meditation works and why it can change your life, Kabat-Zinn writes a poetic and illuminating version of the “one minute help” chapters that the “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” series provided to these readers in the busy working world.
When you couple his vision and ideas with the lovely verse that liberally sprinkles his book (Kabir, Thoreau and Whitman are favorites) you have a quiet and inspirational message that can do more to help you understand and eliminate your stress than can all the meditation, control and organizational techniques advocated in today’s America could ever do.
Read “Wherever you go, there you are” and learn how mindfulness can change the course of your daily life for the better. It works.
Kay Baty –
Very insightful reading. My psychiatrist suggested the book and I’m reading it for the second time. I find something new and valuable each time. Do yourself a goodness and check it out. Written in straight-forward simple language, the author brings up many, many extremely points about successful every day living. Gifted it to one of my granndsons and we discuss the bool often.
J. Gregory – Colorado Springs –
Amazing book. One of the best books on mindfulness meditation I’ve ever read!
GMLA –
I read “Wherever You Go, There You Are” many years ago and it had a great positive influence on me and others around me. The book went to a friend a long time ago and I just stumbled upon this fantastic sale in kindle format. I can’t hold a book anymore so this was a fortuitous stumble.
One thing I’ll always remember: K-Z emphasized that we are part of the world and wrote something like, “When we change ourselves, we change the world.”
That sentence made me a calmer, happier and less judgemental person. I had tried to make the world a better place, My Way, and wanted others to change themselves. Now I demonstrate by words and deeds how I want the world to be and offer support for those who might want to do or think as I do. My personal space is now a wonderful place.