2003-04-26
... ? Integrative Medicine | Mindfulness MeditationWhen Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, started the Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program as a pilot project at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (now UMass Memorial Medical Center) in 1979, he wondered if people would come to a stress-reduction program based on the principles and practices of Buddhist meditation. “After 20 years and 11,000 medical patients, I think it’s fair to say that the program has struck a certain chord,” says Kabat-Zinn.
