Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition) : Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

«فاجعه‌ی تمام‌عیار زندگی» (Full Catastrophe Living) عنوان کتابی است از جان کابات-زین، استاد برجسته‌ی پزشکی و بنیان‌گذار برنامه‌ی کاهش استرس مبتنی بر ذهن‌آگاهی (MBSR). این اثر که پس از بیست و پنج سال در نسخه‌ای بازبینی‌شده در سال ۲۰۱۳ منتشر شده، نه فقط یک کتاب، بلکه راهنمایی جامع برای رویارویی با درد، بیماری و فشارهای روانیِ دنیای مدرن به شمار می‌رود و بر پایه‌ی علمی و تجربیات بالینیِ گسترده، مسیری کاربردی برای دست‌یابی به تعادل و شفابخشی ارائه می‌دهد.

دربارهٔ کتاب —

«فاجعه‌ی تمام‌عیار زندگی» فراخوانی است برای تغییر نگاه ما به رنج‌ها و تنش‌های روزمره. عنوان کتاب برگرفته‌ از فیلم «زوربای یونانی» است و به معنای پذیرش تمام فراز و نشیب‌های زندگیست. کابات-زین در این کتاب، برنامه‌ی هشت هفته‌ای خود را که طی دهه‌ها در کلینیک کاهش استرس دانشگاه ماساچوست به کار گرفته شده، به زبانی ساده و در عین حال علمی تشریح می‌کند. او با تکیه بر تمریناتی همچون اسکن بدن (Body Scan)، مدیتیشن نشسته و یوگای ذهن‌آگاهانه، نشان می‌دهد که چگونه می‌توان با آگاهی از لحظه‌ی حال، از چرخه‌ی واکنش‌های استرس‌زا خارج شد و به جای آن، پاسخی آگاهانه و آرام به چالش‌ها داد. این کتاب از پیوند عمیق ذهن و بدن سخن می‌گوید و با پشتوانه‌ی پژوهش‌های معاصر در علوم اعصاب، تأثیر ذهن‌آگاهی بر مغز، سیستم ایمنی و کاهش اضطراب را مستند می‌کند. کابات-زین با بیانی دقیق و سرشار از همدلی، فضایی امن برای مخاطب فراهم می‌آورد تا بدون قضاوت، به کاوش در تجربیات درونی خود بپردازد. او مدام بر این نکته تأکید می‌کند که «ما خودِ افکارمان نیستیم» و می‌توانیم با مشاهده‌ی آن‌ها، از قدرت ویرانگرشان بکاهیم. این اثر مرجع، با بهره‌گیری از داستان‌های واقعیِ بیمارانی که از دل بیماری‌های مزمن و فشارهای روانی، به آغوشی از آرامش و پذیرش دست یافته‌اند، قدرت دگرگون‌کننده‌ی تمرینِ مداومِ ذهن‌آگاهی را به تصویر می‌کشد.

دربارهٔ نویسنده

جان کابات-زین، دکترای زیست‌شناسی مولکولی از مؤسسه‌ی فناوری ماساچوست (MIT) است. او استاد بازنشسته‌ی پزشکی در دانشکده‌ی پزشکی دانشگاه ماساچوست و بنیان‌گذار و مدیر سابق کلینیک کاهش استرس (Stress Reduction Clinic) و مرکز ذهن‌آگاهی در پزشکی، بهداشت و جامعه در این دانشگاه است. کابات-زین با تلفیق علم روز و حکمت‌های شرقی، نقش محوری در ورود ذهن‌آگاهی به جریان اصلی پزشکی و روان‌شناسی غرب داشته است. کتاب‌های او به بیش از سی زبان ترجمه شده و جوایز متعددی از جمله جایزه‌ی «پیشگام در پزشکی تلفیقی» و «جایزه‌ی ذهن و مغز» را از آنِ خود کرده است. مقدمه‌ی این نسخه نیز توسط تیک نات هان، راهب و معلم مشهور بودایی، نوشته شده است.

چرا باید «فاجعه‌ی تمام‌عیار زندگی» را بخوانید؟

• مدیریت علمی و عملی استرس: می‌آموزید که به جای واکنش کورکورانه، چگونه با آگاهی به عوامل استرس‌زا پاسخ دهید و از تأثیر مخرب آن بر سلامت جسم و روان بکاهید.
• کاهش دردهای مزمن و علائم جسمانی: با تمریناتی مانند اسکن بدن و یوگا، رابطه‌ی خود را با درد تغییر داده و کیفیت زندگی خود را بهبود می‌بخشید. این رویکرد در درمان دردهای مزمن و بیماری‌های روان‌تنی بسیار مؤثر است.
• کاهش اضطراب، تنش و هراس: با شناخت الگوهای ذهنیِ ایجادکننده‌ی اضطراب و استفاده از تکنیک‌های تنفس و مدیتیشن، می‌توانید آرامش را به زندگی خود بازگردانید.
• ارتقای کیفیت روابط و عملکرد اجتماعی: ذهن‌آگاهی، ارتباط شما را با خود و دیگران عمیق‌تر می‌کند و باعث می‌شود در تعاملات اجتماعی، با حضور و شفقت بیشتری حاضر شوید.
• برخورداری از یک منبع علمی و به‌روز: این نسخه‌ی بازبینی‌شده شامل جدیدترین یافته‌های علمی درباره‌ی تأثیرات ذهن‌آگاهی بر مغز، سیستم ایمنی و فرآیندهای سلولی مرتبط با پیری است.

این کتاب برای چه کسانی مناسب است؟

این کتاب برای همه‌ی انسان‌هاست؛ از جوان تا پیر، از فرد کاملاً سالم تا کسی که با بیماری دست‌وپنجه نرم می‌کند. «فاجعه‌ی تمام‌عیار زندگی» برای هر کسی که در دنیای پرشتاب امروز به دنبال زندگی‌ای سالم‌تر، متعادل‌تر و آگاهانه‌تر است، نوشته شده است. چه با دردهای جسمانی، اضطراب، فشارهای شغلی و یا صرفاً دغدغه‌های روزمره دست‌وپنجه نرم می‌کنید، این کتاب ابزارهای قدرتمندی را در اختیارتان قرار می‌دهد تا سفری دگرگون‌کننده را به درون خود آغاز کنید.

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آیا این کتاب صرفاً جنبه‌ی معنوی دارد یا علمی است؟

این کتاب بر پایه‌ی برنامه‌ی علمی و بالینی «کاهش استرس مبتنی بر ذهن‌آگاهی» (MBSR) بنا شده که در مراکز درمانی معتبر جهان به کار گرفته می‌شود. نویسنده، با تکیه بر پیشینه‌ی علمی خود و ارائه‌ی شواهد پژوهشی از علوم اعصاب و پزشکی روان‌تنی، رویکردی کاملاً علمی و غیرمذهبی را ارائه می‌دهد.

آیا برای استفاده از مطالب کتاب، به پیش‌زمینه‌ای در زمینه‌ی مدیتیشن نیاز دارم؟

خیر، این کتاب دقیقاً برای مبتدیان طراحی شده است. کابات-زین با بیانی گام‌به‌گام و روشن، تمامی تمرینات از جمله اسکن بدن و مدیتیشن نشسته را آموزش می‌دهد و هیچ پیش‌نیازی برای شروع کار وجود ندارد.

آیا این کتاب برای افراد مبتلا به بیماری‌های سخت و مزمن نیز مفید است؟

بله. بخش زیادی از کتاب و برنامه‌ی MBSR در اصل برای کمک به بیماران مبتلا به دردهای مزمن، سرطان، بیماری‌های قلبی و سایر شرایط سخت پزشکی طراحی شده است. کتاب به این افراد می‌آموزد که چگونه با تغییر نگاه خود به بیماری و درد، کیفیت زندگی و حس بهزیستی خود را به طور قابل‌توجهی افزایش دهند.

**The landmark work on mindfulness, meditation, and healing, now revised and updated after twenty-five years**Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this classic, groundbreaking work—which gave rise to a whole new field in medicine and psychology—shows you how to use medically proven mind-body approaches derived from meditation and yoga to counteract stress, establish greater balance of body and mind, and stimulate well-being and healing. By engaging in these mindfulness practices and integrating them into your life from moment to moment and from day to day, you can learn to manage chronic pain, promote optimal healing, reduce anxiety and feelings of panic, and improve the overall quality of your life, relationships, and social networks. This second edition features results from recent studies on the science of mindfulness, a new Introduction, up-to-date statistics, and an extensive updated reading list. __Full Catastrophe Living__ is a book for the young and the old, the well and the ill, and anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in our fast-paced world. **Praise for __Full Catastrophe Living__**“To say that this wise, deep book is helpful to those who face the challenges of human crisis would be a vast understatement. It is essential, unique, and, above all, fundamentally healing.”**—Donald M. Berwick, M.D., president emeritus and senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement** “One of the great classics of mind/body medicine.”**—Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of __Kitchen Table Wisdom__** “A book for everyone . . . Jon Kabat-Zinn has done more than any other person on the planet to spread the power of mindfulness to the lives of ordinary people and major societal institutions.”**—Richard J. Davidson, founder and chair, Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin–Madison** “This is the ultimate owner’s manual for our lives. What a gift!”**—Amy Gross, former editor in chief, __O: The Oprah Magazine__** “I first read __Full Catastrophe Living__ in my early twenties and it changed my life.”**—Chade-Meng Tan, Jolly Good Fellow of Google and author of __Search Inside Yourself__** “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s classic work on the practice of mindfulness to alleviate stress and human suffering stands the test of time, a most useful resource and practical guide. I recommend this new edition enthusiastically to doctors, patients, and anyone interested in learning to use the power of focused awareness to meet life’s challenges, whether great or small.”**—Andrew Weil, M.D., author of __Spontaneous Happiness__ and __8 Weeks to Optimum Health__** “How wonderful to have a new and updated version of this classic book that invited so many of us down a path that transformed our minds and awakened us to the beauty of each moment, day-by-day, through our lives. This second edition, building on the first, is sure to become a treasured sourcebook and traveling companion for new generations who seek the wisdom to live full and fulfilling lives.”**—Diana Chapman Walsh, Ph.D., president emerita of Wellesley College** The landmark work on mindfulness, meditation, and healing, now revised and updated after twenty-five years Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this classic, groundbreaking work--which gave rise to a whole new field in medicine and psychology--shows you how to use medically proven mind-body approaches derived from meditation and yoga to counteract stress, establish greater balance of body and mind, and stimulate well-being and healing. By engaging in these mindfulness practices and integrating them into your life from moment to moment and from day to day, you can learn to manage chronic pain, promote optimal healing, reduce anxiety and feelings of panic, and improve the overall quality of your life, relationships, and social networks. This second edition features results from recent studies on the science of mindfulness, a new Introduction, up-to-date statistics, and an extensive updated reading list. Full Catastrophe Living is a book for the young and the old, the well and the ill, and anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in our fast-paced world. Praise for Full Catastrophe Living "To say that this wise, deep book is helpful to those who face the challenges of human crisis would be a vast understatement. It is essential, unique, and, above all, fundamentally healing."--Donald M. Berwick, M.D., president emeritus and senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "One of the great classics of mind/body medicine." --Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom "A book for everyone ... Jon Kabat-Zinn has done more than any other person on the planet to spread the power of mindfulness to the lives of ordinary people and major societal institutions." --Richard J. Davidson, founder and chair, Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin--Madison "This is the ultimate owner's manual for our lives. What a gift!" --Amy Gross, former editor in chief, O: The Oprah Magazine "I first read Full Catastrophe Living in my early twenties and it changed my life." --Chade-Meng Tan, Jolly Good Fellow of Google and author of Search Inside Yourself "Jon Kabat-Zinn's classic work on the practice of mindfulness to alleviate stress and human suffering stands the test of time, a most useful resource and practical guide. I recommend this new edition enthusiastically to doctors, patients, and anyone interested in learning to use the power of focused awareness to meet life's challenges, whether great or small." --Andrew Weil, M.D., author of Spontaneous Happiness and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health "How wonderful to have a new and updated version of this classic book that invited so many of us down a path that transformed our minds and awakened us to the beauty of each moment, day-by-day, through our lives. This second edition, building on the first, is sure to become a treasured sourcebook and traveling companion for new generations who seek the wisdom to live full and fulfilling lives." --Diana Chapman Walsh, Ph. D., president emerita of Wellesley College From the Trade Paperback edition The landmark work on mindfulness, meditation, and healing, now revised and updated after twenty-five years Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this classic, groundbreaking work—which gave rise to a whole new field in medicine and psychology—shows you how to use medically proven mind-body approaches derived from meditation and yoga to counteract stress, establish greater balance of body and mind, and stimulate well-being and healing. By engaging in these mindfulness practices and integrating them into your life from moment to moment and from day to day, you can learn to manage chronic pain, promote optimal healing, reduce anxiety and feelings of panic, and improve the overall quality of your life, relationships, and social networks. This second edition features results from recent studies on the science of mindfulness, a new Introduction, up-to-date statistics, and an extensive updated reading list. Full Catastrophe Living is a book for the young and the old, the well and the ill, and anyone trying to live a healthier and saner life in our fast-paced world. Praise for Full Catastrophe Living “To say that this wise, deep book is helpful to those who face the challenges of human crisis would be a vast understatement. It is essential, unique, and, above all, fundamentally healing.” —Donald M. Berwick, M.D., president emeritus and senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement “One of the great classics of mind/body medicine.” —Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom “A book for everyone . . . Jon Kabat-Zinn has done more than any other person on the planet to spread the power of mindfulness to the lives of ordinary people and major societal institutions.” —Richard J. Davidson, founder and chair, Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin–Madison “This is the ultimate owner’s manual for our lives. What a gift!” —Amy Gross, former editor in chief, O: The Oprah Magazine “I first read Full Catastrophe Living in my early twenties and it changed my life.” —Chade-Meng Tan, Jolly Good Fellow of Google and author of Search Inside Yourself “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s classic work on the practice of mindfulness to alleviate stress and human suffering stands the test of time, a most useful resource and practical guide. I recommend this new edition enthusiastically to doctors, patients, and anyone interested in learning to use the power of focused awareness to meet life’s challenges, whether great or small.” —Andrew Weil, M.D., author of Spontaneous Happiness and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health “How wonderful to have a new and updated version of this classic book that invited so many of us down a path that transformed our minds and awakened us to the beauty of each moment, day-by-day, through our lives. This second edition, building on the first, is sure to become a treasured sourcebook and traveling companion for new generations who seek the wisdom to live full and fulfilling lives.” —Diana Chapman Walsh, Ph.D., president emerita of Wellesley College The Landmark Work On Mindfulness, Meditation, And Healing, Now Revised And Updated After Twenty-five Years. Stress. It Can Sap Our Energy, Undermine Our Health If We Let It, Even Shorten Our Lives. It Makes Us More Vulnerable To Anxiety And Depression, Disconnection And Disease. Based On Jon Kabat-zinn's Renowned Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program, This Classic, Groundbreaking Work--which Gave Rise To A Whole New Field In Medicine And Psychology--shows You How To Use Medically Proven Mind-body Approaches Derived From Meditation And Yoga To Counteract Stress, Establish Greater Balance Of Body And Mind, And Stimulate Well-being And Healing. By Engaging In These Mindfulness Practices And Integrating Them Into Your Life From Moment To Moment And From Day To Day, You Can Learn To Manage Chronic Pain, Promote Optimal Healing, Reduce Anxiety And Feelings Of Panic, And Improve The Overall Quality Of Your Life, Relationships, And Social Networks. This Second Edition Features Results From Recent Studies On The Science Of Mindfulness, A New Introduction, Up-to-date Statistics, And An Extensive Updated Reading List. Full Catastrophe Living Is A Book For The Young And The Old, The Well And The Ill, And Anyone Trying To Live A Healthier And Saner Life In Our Fast-paced World.--publisher Description. Stress, Pain, And Illness : Facing The Full Catastrophe -- The Practice Of Mindfulness : Paying Attention. You Have Only Moments To Live ; The Foundations Of Mindfulness Practice : Attitudes And Commitment ; The Power Of Breathing : Your Unsuspected Ally In The Healing Process ; Sitting Meditation : Nourishing The Domain Of Being ; Being In Your Body : The Body-scan Meditation ; Cultivating Strength, Balance, And Flexibility : Yoga Is Meditation ; Walking Meditation ; A Day Of Mindfulness ; Really Doing What You're Doing : Mindfulness In Daily Life ; Getting Started In The Practice -- The Paradigm : A New Way Of Thinking About Health And Illness. Introduction To The Paradigm ; Glimpses Of Wholeness, Delusions Of Separateness ; On Healing ; Doctors, Patients, And People : Moving Toward A Unified Perspective On Health And Illness ; Mind And Body : Evidence That Beliefs, Attitudes, Thoughts, And Emotions Can Harm Or Heal ; Connectedness And Interconnectedness -- Stress. Stress ; Change : The One Thing You Can Be Sure Of ; Stuck In Stress Reactivity ; Responding To Stress Instead Of Reacting -- The Applications : Taking On The Full Catastrophe.working With Symptoms : Listening To Your Body ; Working With Physical Pain : Your Pain Is Not You ; More On Working With Pain ; Working With Emotional Pain : Your Suffering Is Not You...but There Is Much You Can Do To Heal It ; Working With Fear, Pain, And Anxiety ; Time And Time Stress ; Sleep And Sleep Stress ; People Stress ; Role Stress ; Work Stress ; Food Stress ; World Stress -- The Way Of Awareness. New Beginnings ; Keeping Up The Formal Practice ; Keeping Up The Informal Practice ; The Way Of Awareness. Jon Kabat-zinn, Phd. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The landmark work on mindfulness, meditation, and healing, now completely revised and updated after twenty-five years Stress. It can sap our energy, undermine our health if we let it, even shorten our lives. It makes us more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, disconnection and disease. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this classic, groundbreaking work--which gave rise to a whole new field in medicine and psychology--shows you how to use medically proven mind-body approaches derived from meditation and yoga to counteract stress, establish greater balance of body and mind, and stimulate well-being and healing. By engaging in these mindfulness practices and integrating them into your life from moment to moment and from day to day, you can learn to manage chronic pain, promote optimal healing, reduce anxiety and feelings of panic, and improve the overall quality of your life, relationships, and social networks. This... 609 pages. Like War and Peace, but without a plot.