Mindfulness for All: The Wisdom to Transform the World
About this product
More than twenty years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn changed the way we thought about awareness in everyday life with his now-classic introduction to mindfulness, Wherever You Go, There You Are. He followed that up with 2005's Coming to Our Senses, the definitive book for our time on the connection between mindfulness and our well-being on every level, physical, cognitive, emotional, social, planetary, and spiritual.
Now, Coming to Our Senses is being repackaged into 4 smaller books, each focusing on a different aspect of mindfulness, and each with a new foreword written by the author. In the fourth of these books, Mindfulness for All (which was originally published as Part VII and Part VIII of Coming to Our Senses ), Kabat-Zinn focuses on how mindfulness really can be a tool to transform the world--explaining how democracy thrives in a mindful context, and why mindfulness is a vital tool for both personal and global understanding and action in these tumultuous times. By "coming to our senses"--both literally and metaphorically--we can become more compassionate, more embodied, more aware human beings, and in the process, contribute to the healing of the body politic as well as our own lives in ways both little and big. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon and Goodreads feedback suggests this book has a thoughtful, ambitious premise, with readers appreciating Jon Kabat-Zinn’s focus on mindfulness as a way to improve both personal life and society. Goodreads reviewers also describe it as political, reflective, and intellectually interesting, though several say it can feel dry, abstract, or less engaging than his more practical books.
Some readers wish it included more everyday exercises and hands-on guidance, while others praise its ideas about democracy, compassion, and collective well-being. Audiobook and review-site coverage similarly frames it as wide-ranging and centered on mindfulness as a tool for transformation.
- Amazon reviewers appear limited or unavailable in the available results, so the strongest customer opinions come from Goodreads and related review pages.
- On Goodreads, the most common praise is for the book’s insight and social vision; the most common criticism is that it can feel dense and not especially practical.
- Review sites describe it as serious, reflective, and focused on applying mindfulness to larger societal questions.
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Specifications
| Topic | Mindfulness |
Product Details
| Publisher | Balance |
| Publication date | February 5, 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 192 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0316411779 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0316411776 |
| Item Weight | 6.4 ounces |
| Reading age | 13 years and up |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 0.46 x 8.25 inches |
| Book 4 of 4 | Coming to Our Senses |
| Grade level | 8 and up |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,052,000 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,855 in Healing #5,123 in Mental & Spiritual Healing #6,196 in Meditation (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (104) |
