Everyday Mindfulness with Jon Kabat-Zinn

How can we be mindful in everyday life?
Mindfulness has entered the mainstream in recent years, but most of us still think of it more as a meditation practice than a way of living.
At this special event, the legendary "father of modern mindfulness" Jon Kabat-Zinn will help us reconnect with how to cultivate moment-to-moment awareness - the essential life skill which helps us pay deeper attention to our mind, body and heart.
Rather than seeing mindfulness as an occasional practice, Jon will help us recognise that life itself is our meditation practice. And you can learn to make this the way you actually live your everyday life.
Jon will share how to be more "at home with yourself", starting with a simple willingness to stay in the present moment and just see what happens. Because every single precious moment is the only moment you actually have.
This awareness helps you to 'befriend' your mind, let go of negative self-talk and recognise that "there's more right with you than wrong with you". You can then also discover that there is no such thing as "myself" in isolation. We are all part of something bigger.
By joining this unique live conversation with Jon, you'll learn that you're a remarkable human being with amazing capacities for love, wisdom, connection and contributing to making the world a better place - or for whatever it is that you most love.
This conversation with Dr Mark Williamson was recorded at an Action for Happiness live event on the 8th of May 2024 actionforhappiness.org

[@nath1284]

The best hour and 3 mins I spent today and deep gratitude for the clear and vital message to humanity. May this travel the world 🙏❤️

[@colinrobinson6954]

I was lucky enough to attend the live stream on Wednesday evening, something that even during Covid I avoided doing as I just did not feel able to connect with.
I signed up for the live stream with the intention to join, but also accepting the likelihood I would find some excuse not to.
I don't know if it was because of the lovely weather Cornwall was treated to yesterday or because more generally life has been good recently, but as the time to join approached and the reminders were received, the usual excuses to join 'next time' didn't signal their arrival.
So at a minute to 7pm GMT I found myself logging on, first to the world clock link which comically confused me for a moment or three, then to the actual zoom link further down the reminder email.
What followed was an informal, instructive, entertaining, challenging and surprisingly intimate hour and a bit reflecting and meditating on life, the universe and all things mindfulness with Mark and Jon (and a thousand plus others... and I think all of us sent at least one message in the chatbox :) ! ).
I really enjoyed the experience.
So much so, I actually looked up my local group and filled in the joining form.
Thanks for hosting this event with the legendary JKZ and thanks also for the nudge to look for likeminded people near to where I call home.
I look forward to taking more opportunities to action happiness whenever I can :)

[@nath1284]

Such a beautiful comment. Way to start a ripple 🙏❤️

[@mayapinto8435]

Peace and ❤ from israel

[@debslloyd9409]

Thank you Mark and Jon & all the questioners for a truly inspiring and heartwarming discussion. I’m a fully signed-up Mindful Living practitioner & so it’s not surprising that I enjoyed the content so much. It is heartwarming to be part of such a wonderful global organisation which is willing to take its place even in the most challenging of situations for humanity. Thank you 🙏🕊️

[@Ryan-Dempsey]

Love this!

[@mokkontai]

Thank you for this conversation. I have listened to this till the end!

[@samanthadixon5329]

Inspiring. I often feel passionate and yet powerless to do anything about the troubles in this world. This gave me an insight into how I can on some level contribute to peace, at least it could be a start. Thank you Axtion For Happiness and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

[@anjaschaar801]

2.7k now and I am watching it now as I was working at the time. I still feel the community and the desperation of the need for peace and calmness in this world. Thanks for putting this online for everyone to access this as they can.

[@richarddavies7685]

Wonderfully expressed thank you 🙂