“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”

— Jon Kabat-Zinn · Calm quote

“You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”

— JON KABAT-ZINN

Professor and mindfulness teacher · born 1944

Jon Kabat-Zinn is an American professor emeritus of medicine who founded the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts in 1979 and developed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). His books include 'Full Catastrophe Living' and 'Wherever You Go, There You Are'.

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