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Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn Discusses Meditation and Mindfulness.

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn is a pioneer in the area of behavioral medicine. Since 1979 he has used Eastern "mindfulness meditation" techniques in treating chronic pain, stress, and life-threatening disease. He founded the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Mass. His clinic was featured in Bill Moyer's PBS series, "Healing and the Mind." Kabat-Zinn's new book is "Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life." (Hyperion).

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Other segments from the episode on January 4, 1994

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 4, 1994: Interview with McGeorge Bundy; Interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn; Review of Bob Dylan's album "World Gone Wrong."

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