Full Catastrophe Living is a manual for developing your own personal meditation practice & learning how to use mindfulness to promote enhanced health & healing in your own life. It is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's highly acclaimed stress reduction programme at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre, where he uses mindfulness to help thousands of people cope with stress, anxiety, pain & illness. This book will enable you to develop your own stress management programme. It provides easy-to-follow meditation techniques, a detailed eight-week practice schedule, dozens of success stories, plus the latest research findings. This new edition has been revised & updated to include the latest research in support of mindfulness-based programmes & their effectiveness for stress reduction, symptom regulation & emotional balance. It is a practical guide for anyone, well or ill, who seeks to transcend their limitations & move towards greater levels of health & well being.