The Person Who Teaches Mindfulness

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The person who teaches mindfulness can make a big difference if they are an expert in the subject. However, it is important that the messenger of mindfulness has a unique voice. A dopey yoga instructor could do more harm than good. Even a self-guided meditation app can be ruined by a dummy teacher. Jon Kabat-Zinn, a physician and meditation teacher trained at MIT, has been putting mindfulness in a scientific context since 1979. He also founded the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and has conducted dozens of studies to support the effectiveness of mindfulness.