An intelligent fusion between science, poetry, and spirituality, this book focuses on the transformative power of mindfulness in everyday life, both at an intimately personal level and at a more social one. It describes how to confer true value to the present moment with the practice of meditation. Readers will learn how to endure stress and pain through mindfulness in meditation.

Una fusión inteligente entre la ciencia, la poesía y la espiritualidad, este libro se enfoca en el poder transformador de la atención plena en la vida diaria, tanto a un nivel íntimamente personal como a uno más social. Describe cómo conferirle verdadero valor al momento presente con la práctica de la meditación. El lector aprenderá cómo sobrellevar el estrés y el dolor a través de la atención plena en la meditación.

Jon Kabat-Zinn is the founder and director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as well as the founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic. He is the author of several books on mindfulness, including Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. He lives in Boston.